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A La Carte (April 2)

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A Fixation with a Sky Pixie – “In a culture that prizes sophistication, non-judgmentalism, irony and detachment, [Christianity] is to declare yourself intolerant, naive, superstitious and backward.”

Peddlers vs. Pastors – Are you a peddler of God’s word or a pastor of the Word? Here’s how you can tell.

Men for God Conference – If you’re in the Vancouver area, you might be interested in the Men for God conference which I will be speaking at in June.

The Truth of the Cross – The audiobook of R.C. Sproul’s excellent The Truth of the Cross is a free download this week.

Redeeming RapThe Atlantic covers Christian rap and profiles Trip Lee.

Death Has Been Swallowed Up by Death – TGC continues their series on doctrine with a look at the Apostle’s Creed and the trick phrase, “He descended into hell.”

An Unlikely Convert – This month’s issue of Tabletalk magazine has an interview with Rosaria Butterfield.

Spurgeon

Morality may keep you out of jail, but it takes the blood of Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    A La Carte: Why women use pornography / I want God’s wrath on my enemy / Looking at photos with my mum / 10 things you should know about your conscience / I love being a pastor / and more.

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    This week the blog is sponsored by P&R Publishing. In the newest release by Leland Ryken, A Treasury of Nature, he joins great works of poetry, hymnody, prose, and art with accessible literary analysis. As Ryken says in the Introduction to his book: “The overall goal of this anthology is to enable nature to be…

  • Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Yesterday marked four years since Nick went to heaven. I find myself calling him “Nicky” more often now—a name I hadn’t used for him since he was a child. I wonder if it reflects that in some ways he is becoming dearer to my heart and younger to my mind. After all, I keep aging…

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    A La Carte (November 4)

    A La Carte: A reassured heart / Alistair Begg with biblical wisdom for voting / Unveiling the true nature of grumbling / Kevin DeYoung on double predestination / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Educated, Free, Wealthy, and Privileged

    We are an educated people with high standards of literacy. We are a free people who enjoy religious liberty. We are a wealthy people with unlimited access to a nearly infinite quantity of Bibles. We are a privileged people who may not realize how blessed we are.

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    Weekend A La Carte (November 2)

    A La Carte: Coldplay’s prayer in Melbourne / Zombies, Heath Lambert, and gatekeeping biblical counseling / Keep the Feast (a new song) / Stop playing the numbers game / Squandering security / and more.