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A La Carte (February 11)

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Marriage in America – “This week Americans celebrate National Marriage Week, a collaborative campaign to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture. Here are nine things you should know about marriage in America.”

What Can Miserable Christians Sing? – Carl Trueman reflects on an old article titled “What Can Miserable Christians Sing?”

Truth and Tone – Erik Raymond looks to John Newton to encourage pastors to remember that truth and tone go hand-in-hand.

Addicted to Social Media – Kids are addicted to social media, but it’s not their fault. It’s your fault! And here’s why.

Growing Pains – Tim Chester (with some help from Tim Keller) writes about some of the growing pains that come with bigger churches.

They Do It Better – Tim Brister learned some discipleship lessons from someone who seems to be doing it quite a bit better than most Christians. It’s worth thinking about!

Spurgeon

I will not believe that you have tasted of the honey of the gospel if you can eat it all by yourself.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    This weeks giveaway is sponsored by Truth78. Are you wondering how you can help lead the children growing up in your church or home to a saving faith in Christ?  Zealous, written by Truth78 executive director David Michael, is for parents and ministry leaders, and anyone who wants to be inspired with biblical vision and…

  • Deconstruction

    Walking Through Deconstruction

    I suppose by now we all know a least a few people who have begun the process of deconstructing their faith. Meanwhile, we have undoubtedly heard of many more who are doing so in a public way—celebrities who have decided to rigorously examine the faith they once professed and to reject much of what they…

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  • Quiet Time

    The Quiet Time Kickstart

    We are all people of habits. To some degree, we are always battling to establish good habits while battling to supplant bad ones. This is true of us in many different areas of life and most certainly true in our spiritual lives. In fact, some have argued that when we describe the way we relate…

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    A La Carte: Why don’t we read the Bible more? / Did David rape Bathsheba? / To (almost) die is gain / Learn to pray the Bible / When you’re close to burnout / Called to freedom / and more.

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    How To Obtain a Plenary Indulgence in 2025

    I think we can sometimes fool ourselves into believing that the Reformation caused the Roman Catholic Church to abandon some, most, or all of the doctrine that was so concerning to the Reformers. We can sometimes believe that the Catholicism of today is materially different from that of the 16th century or that it has…