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Monday January 14, 2008

Evangelists Lament Calvinism
An interesting article at Baptist Press–“[Calvinism] gives them an excuse not to do evangelism.”


There is Hope
What can you say about this?


Russian Couple Reunited After 60 Years
An interesting story out of Russia about a couple who were married but were forced apart only to rediscover each other by change sixty years later.


Reasons to Read
Colin gives you lots of reasons to read good books.


I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up
Phil Johnson begins a promising series dealing with human depravity. “Again and again we see that those who have embraced these truths of original sin and human depravity have been used by God in tremendous ways, while those who have resisted or rejected these truths have made shipwreck of the faith.”


  • Parents

    You’re Their Mom or Dad, Not Their Pastor or Evangelist

    One of the most difficult circumstances any family will face is when some love the Lord and others reject him. Sometimes it is Christian parents whose child knowingly rejects and turns away from the faith their parents had taught and modeled. Sometimes it is a Christian spouse who watches their husband or wife reject Christ…

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    A La Carte (October 29)

    A La Carte: Female culture is being pornified / Betrayed by my king / Brokenness and the beauty of sex / The wrong kind of person is turning up at church / Teens and sports / and more.

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    A La Carte (October 28)

    A La Carte: When pleasing our kids becomes idolatry / Christian thinking about dating and marriage / Everyday hospitality / Ministry doesn’t have to be a spectacle / A theology of the bed / Kindle, commentary, and Bible sales.

  • Thy Will Be Endured

    Thy Will Be Endured

    To pray “Thy will be done” means more than “Thy will be endured.” It is more than a promise that we will grit our teeth and bear whatever his providence dictates. It will involve endurance, to be sure, but it must involve more than that. It must also involve submission and commission.

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    A La Carte (October 27)

    A La Carte: The age of the algorithm / Why we become prayerless / The king prays with the pope / Hollywood’s misstep on men’s mental health / Glory in getting old / A huge Kindle sale / and more.

  • Church

    The Church Is There

    A well-known pastor was once asked whether he was offended that a new church near his had taken on the same name. “Are you offended that they are also calling themselves Grace Church?” “No,” he replied. Then said something like, “I’m not bothered that they are calling themselves ‘Grace.’ I’m bothered that they are calling…