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A La Carte (7/31)

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Pray For Your Wife – Listen up, husbands! Mike Leake wants you to join his 31-day challenge of praying for your wife every day. Your wife will love you for it.

The Pope, the Press, and the Predicament – Al Mohler looks at the breathless headlines about the Pope’s new position on homosexuality and declares that the Pope is still Catholic.

Your Technology and Your Spiritual Life – What will happen when we begin to closely integrate our spirituality and technology? John Dyer explores some interesting and perplexing questions.

Borrego Stardance – If you enjoy timelapse videos, you may want to give this one a look. It’s kind of on the trippy side!

Is Eric Metaxas the next Chuck Colson? – From the Washington Post: “Before evangelical leader Chuck Colson fell ill at a conference last year, crumbling at the podium and later dying at the hospital, it was Eric Metaxas who introduced him. At the time, Metaxas seemed primed and ready to become the next Colson — a key leader in the evangelical movement, known for his prison ministry, but also credited with keeping Christians engaged in politics and culture through books, radio and other outlets.”

Souvenirs and Postcards – This week only Andrew Osenga is giving away his EP Souvenirs and Postcards.

The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray.

—George Muller

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    A La Carte (November 21)

    A La Carte: Lessons from Trump’s and Harris’s social media campaigns / What is my spiritual gift? / The messages we receive / 10 mistakes I’ve made in preaching / Big Kindle and book sales / and more.

  • Finn

    I’m a Grandfather!

    Yesterday Abby and Nathan welcomed their first child into the world: Finnegan Safir Nicholas Elfarrah. Because they live just minutes away, Aileen and I were able to be there shortly after his birth to rejoice with them and to meet our first grandchild. We are thrilled beyond measure. And he is cute beyond belief. They…

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    A La Carte (November 20)

    A La Carte: Pray till you pray / Do children need to consent to puberty? / Pleading for Sodom / A thought experiment / 10 mistakes when reading the Bible / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (November 19)

    A La Carte: Good night, my son / The longing for justice following sexual assault / Daughter of encouragement / Mistakes I made as a theological student / The dangers of disordered love / Kindle deals / and more.

  • What Grieves the Heart of God

    What Grieves the Heart of God?

    What pleases God? What delights his heart? And what displeases God? What grieves his heart? If asked, I think most of us would assume that if we ever grieve the heart of God it will be through denying the gospel or committing a grave moral scandal. Or if we do so as a local church,…