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A La Carte (December 12)

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Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good titles by John Piper as well as some other good picks.

Logos users will want to check out the 12 Days of Logos sale that begins today.

The Christmas Present in Lot’s Cave

“The cave seemed like the perfect hiding place but soon it became the setting for one of the most heinous scenes in all of the Bible. But even here amid the darkness of depravity God was laying the tracks for an especially shocking revelation on Christmas morning.”

A Survivor of the Killing Fields

WORLD tells “How a Cambodian Christian overcame tragedy and horror thanks to the love, faith, and courage God gave him.”

Big Bother Is Watching

If you’re a Slack user, you may be interested in this look at the highs, lows, and future of Slack.

The Christmas Miracle of the Incarnate, Omnipresent Word

This is important: “In the end, the Incarnation is not for analysis but for worship.”

This Day in 1808. 198 years ago today the Bible Society of Philadelphia was organized, the first of its kind in America. Its purpose was to promote and distribute the Scriptures. *

Live, for the Moment

I found this an interesting (and concerning) article: “The pressure is on for extreme athletes to be constantly producing content, and it’s getting some of them killed.”

When God Changes Your Plans

You may enjoy this: “When Herod published his genealogy, it was missing anyone who was at all shady — and you know a guy like that had to have some crooked relatives that he took after.” That’s very different from Jesus’ genealogy!

The Story Behind “Silent Night”

Here’s the story behind a Christmas favorite.

Flashback: It Changed My Life!

I am convinced that I have been shaped more by one thousand regular sermons than by any one spectacular conference message; I have been shaped by five hundred very ordinary Lord’s Suppers more than any one powerful moment of worship.

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Alas if our children lose the crown of life, it will be small consolation that they have won laurels of literature or art.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • 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.

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    Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

    This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week.  Yesterday was Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the sixteenth-century recovery of the biblical gospel. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today…

  • Daily Liturgy Devotional

    Why Not Use a Daily Liturgy for Your Devotions?

    Trends come and go. Certain habits or interests rise for a time, wane, then rise again, often at unexpected moments. One of the recent trends I have found particularly surprising and also particularly interesting is the rise (or re-rise, if you prefer) of liturgy. This may be liturgy within formal worship services of the local…

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    A La Carte (November 1)

    A La Carte: When a Berkeley feminist had three sons / The tragedy of IVF / What if I don’t feel forgiven? / Piper on how not to respond to suffering / What sola scriptura protects us against / Kindle deals / and more.

  • New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

    New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

    As October draws to its close, I wanted to ensure you know about at least some of the most notable books it brought our way. I did not see quite the quantity of new books I have seen in some previous months, but there were still some special ones. For each, I’ve provided the publisher’s…