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A La Carte (August 20)

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Ask R.C. Live – Today at 4 PM EST, R.C. Sproul will be answering questions via Twitter. You can click the link to get more information.

What Are Gospel Issues? – D.A. Carson takes on a phrase we may use a little too freely: “gospel issues.”

The Funniest Joke – Here’s the funniest one-liner of the year: “I decided to sell my Hoover … well it was just collecting dust.” You can read the other finalists as well.

See The Conqueror – This is a great hymn, and I do believe we may soon be singing it at Grace Fellowship Church (sans the bridge).

College Doesn’t Change Your Heart – College doesn’t change your heart; it reveals it. Sammy Rhodes writes from the perspective of a campus minister.

The Heart of Family Worship – This looks like it will be an interesting series on family worship–one of those topics where we can always use a refresh.

Welch

Sin is guerrilla warfare that is deadly. Just when you think you are in control, it seeks to devour you.

—Ed Welch

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    Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

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