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A La Carte (April 14)

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The Final Days of Jesus – This is from the Crossway blog: “In this week’s video series, well-known New Testament scholars explore the background and significance of the history-shaping events that occurred during Jesus’s last week on earth.”

I Will Praise You In This Storm – You ought to read this one. “Tornado watches and warnings are relatively frequent in eastern North Carolina. We pay attention to them, but don’t let them upset our routine too much because nothing ever comes of them, or they are always somewhere else.”

Going for Blood – “…I’m lost. I am distraught. Last night I couldn’t help it—I needed to see blood, so I scratched myself with my razor. Just a tiny bit of blood. A tiny scratch….” Ed Welch writes about cutting and other self-inflicted pain.

Did You Read About Reading? – Last week I linked to an article about reading and skimming. Here’s a follow-up which analyzes how many people actually read the whole article on reading. Answer: not very many.

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? – This fascinating video explains what the disease is and how it progresses.

China’s Church Demolition Campaign – “Communist Party in Zhejiang rejects claims of campaign against Protestant churches but one official describes Christianity’s growth as ‘excessive’.”

Welch

Confess sin. It always helps you to see the cross of Jesus more clearly.

—Ed Welch

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    Either/Or or Both/And?

    It is sometimes difficult to know how to follow Jesus. It is sometimes difficult to encounter a situation, look to Scripture, and know how to live in a distinctly Christian way. Often it seems there are two options before us that appear to stand opposite one another. Do we respond by expressing truth or by…

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