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7 Ways to Get in the Word – Here are seven ways for busy moms to get into God’s Word every day, even with all of their distractions and responsibilities.

Seven Sutherland Sisters – I love quirky stories from days gone by. Collectors Weekly has the tale of the seven Sutherland sisters and their 37 feet of hair.

Preaching that Increases Sin – Jared Wilson warns that your preaching might actually increase sin in those who hear it. “We tread lightly here, but I fear we vastly underestimate the spiritual damage inflicted on our churches by ‘How To’ sermons without an explicit gospel connection.”

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made – This is quite a powerful series from Russ Ramsey who writes about being diagnosed with and treated for a serious illness.

How to Serve Families With Disability – Serving families with disability is an area where many people struggle, so read this article from John Knight.

Our Make-Believe Parents – “In Sunday School rooms across a wide spectrum of churches, you will find Bible storybooks that, around page one, display pictures of Adam and Eve, … It’s the beginning of our story, and the beginning is sometimes as important as the end. But that reality, and more importantly our first parents’ existence, has been and continues to be challenged and denied by some voices even within the church.”

The Prince of the power of the air seems to bend all the force of his attack against the spirit of prayer.

—Andrew Bonar

  • Questions To Ask a Man Who Would Like To Marry Your Daughter

    Questions For the Man Who Wants To Marry Your Daughter

    It is the conversation every father of daughters anticipates having at one time or another—the conversation with the young man who has expressed interest in securing her hand in marriage and who now seeks dad’s permission. Apart from those few men who have been blessed with many daughters, most of us have just one or…

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    A La Carte (December 13)

    A La Carte: Why I am not Catholic / Mastering your self / The Reformation moment is our moment / Is living together before marriage really a sin? / What if we let the Bible form us in 2025? / and more.

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    A La Carte (December 12)

    A La Carte: Christmas words and phrases you didn’t want to admit you didn’t understand / Godliness is attainable / Does God hate the sin but love the sinner? / Odd Christmas phrases / Quick to strategize and slow to pray / and more.

  • New Years Resolution

    Now’s the Time To Consider a New Year’s Resolution

    The Bible says nothing about New Year’s resolutions. It does, however, say a lot about resolutions in general—about the determination and resolve to improve our character, to sharpen our habits, and to live better in the future than we did in the past. In other words, the determination and resolve to be more like Christ.

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    A La Carte (December 11)

    A La Carte: Best Christian music of 2024 / Top theology stories of 2024 / The woke left and right show no mercy / The seven “P”s of prayer / Wrap up some stuff this Christmas / and more.

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    A La Carte (December 10)

    A La Carte: Take heed lest you fall into an affair / Empty ritual is the enemy / Will I suffer my singleness forever? / Come all the not so faithful / The art of getting out of the way / Kindle deals / and more.