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A La Carte (9/26)

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Earning for God’s Glory – I quite agree: “It never ceases to amaze me that algebra is required in school but personal finance is not. We desperately need to hear what the Bible says about personal finance.”

Prepare Your Public Prayers – This is very, very helpful counsel from D.A. Carson. “If you are in any form of spiritual leadership, work at your public prayers. It does not matter whether the form of spiritual leadership you exercise is the teaching of a Sunday school class, pastoral ministry, small-group evangelism, or anything else: if at any point you pray in public as a leader, then work at your public prayers.”

Do You Know Talkative? – Chris Brauns introduces us to Talkative, a character from Pilgrim’s Progress. But you may know him. You may even be him.

A Beautiful Mess – This mom writes about being imperfect and learning to accept that though she is imperfect, she is still exactly the mother her children need.

An Addendum to Crazy Busy? – David Murray offers a few thoughts on what has reduced busyness in his own life.

Astronomy Photographs of the Year – Australian photographer Mark Gee has beaten more than a thousand amateur and professional photographers from around the planet to win the title Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013. His work, along with the various runners up, are incredible.

To cover up the sun would be easy work compared with the covering up of sin.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    Weekend A La Carte (January 4)

    A La Carte: What does the Bible say about remarriage? / Are you your spouse’s biggest cheerleader? / What is a man and what is a woman? / For the most part, we need to stop the claims of government overreach / Find purpose in mundane work / and more.

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    To Be a Woman

    I sometimes wonder what future generations will make of the modern West here in the early decades of the 21st century. I sometimes wonder what they will think of us when they discover that one of the defining questions of our age is also one of the most straightforward: What is a woman? Yet an…

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    A La Carte (January 3)

    A La Carte: 10 benefits to reading your Bible every day / Lonely in a crowd / You’ll have to be patient / Knowing Christ in the new year / You never know / Logos deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (January 2)

    A La Carte: Keep Bible reading from being rude / Roman Catholic apologetics targeting Evangelicals / Five vows I have made / Are we trying to be too clever? / The new year’s prayer challenge / and more.

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    A La Carte (January 1)

    A La Carte: The best seats at church / Soul-health questions for a new year / The ministry of presence / Parental regret and moving forward when you’ve let down your children / Pastoral burnout / and more.

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    A La Carte (December 31)

    A La Carte: Unpacking “new year, new you” / What the Bible says about divorce / A man at church thinks we should marry / Missing what was not meant to be yours / Growing in your understanding of biblical theology / and more.