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A La Carte (August 12)

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So How Did It Go Sunday? – This is a question every pastor faces. H.B. Charles Jr. offers some guidance on measuring Sunday’s sermon.

7 Marks of Healthy Accountability Relationships – Brad Hambrick provides 7 marks of healthy accountability relationships.

FactChecker: Is ISIS Beheading Children? – Joe Carter does some fact-checking on the story that ISIS is beheading children in Iraq. “As Christians, we have a duty to champion the truth.”

Periodic Table of the Bible – A while back Josh Byers and I did an infographic that displayed the books of the Bible as a periodic table. That graphic is now available in Spanish and Chinese.

Is Oral Sex Okay? – I appreciate John Piper’s careful handling of this question.

How Will Gay Marriage Impact Your Marriage? – We can introduce a whole new definition of marriage without it somehow impacting traditional marriage. Denny Burk explains.

Biblical Theology – The newest issue of the 9Marks Journal covers biblical theology, calling it “the guardian and guide of the church.”

Watson

Satan loves to fish in the troubled waters of a discontented heart.

—Thomas Watson

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