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A La Carte (February 10)

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Al Mohler on Strange Fire – In his Ask Anything program, Al Mohler talks about the Strange Fire book and conference. I appreciated his perspective.

Only Two Pastoral Problems – This is a short quote, but a good one. It comes from John Owen via Sinclair Ferguson via R.W. Glenn.

Who Is Fittest? – So of all these athletes competing at the Olympics, which are fittest? Discovery provides an answer (though not a particularly satisfying one).

But there Is a Problem – Carl Trueman talks about evil and suffering and the way Calvinists may not speak rightly about them.

Lessons from a Lifetime of Pastoring – In this video Sinclair Ferguson gives lessons he has learned from a lifetime of pastoring.

Reaching the Poor with the Gospel – Here are just a few tips on reaching the poor with the gospel (and, having worshiped at this church, I can tell you that they are succeeding at this very thing).

Smith

Love is fundamentally a Person — a who, and not a what.

—Winston Smith

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