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A La Carte (January 14)

Raising Up Encouragers

“What can we learn from Barnabas to encourage us to become more able encouragers? What characterizes the life of an encourager?” Here are 5 important characteristics.

What I’ve Learned About the Bible

Tim Keller: “Today, as never before, the character of the Bible is publicly attacked as cruel and oppressive, and those who uphold the historic view of its truthfulness are seen in the same light.”

From a Clump of Cells to a Baby

Adam4d explains, in his inimitable way, how a clump of cells changes into a baby.

#TheologyNight with R.C. Sproul and Derek Thomas

Here’s one to put on your calendar for tomorrow. “We are pleased to announce that on Friday, January 15 at 7pm ET, Dr. Sproul will be joined by Ligonier teaching fellow Dr. Derek Thomas for a relaxed and informative evening of theology and dialogue.” It will go out live via the Internet.

The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Now Hardest To Be a Christian

These are the nations where we ought to be focusing our prayer efforts as we pray for the persecuted church.

This Day in 1875. 141 years ago today, “theologian, medical missionary, organist, musical historian, and winner of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize, Albert Schweitzer is born.” *

Legalism, Antinomianism, and the Gospel

Westminster Books has a sale on a couple of great books.

Germany’s Brutal Immigrant Awakening

“The mass assaults in Cologne on New Year’s Eve, in the shadow of Germany’s most historic and beautiful cathedral, are destined to become a defining moment in the immigration debate that is tearing Europe apart.”

New-Generation Animators

This is a neat video showing old-style animators doing amazing new work.

Sanders

Salvation comes from the Trinity, happens through the Trinity, and brings us home to the Trinity.

—Fred Sanders

  • The Dark Shadow on the Short Grave

    The Dark Shadow on the Short Grave

    As the great Friend of children stooped down and leaned toward the cradle, and took the little one in his arms and walked away with it into the bower of eternal summer, your eye began to follow him, and you followed the treasure he carried, and you have been following them ever since. And instead…

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 3)

    A La Carte: When the world seems to be winning / Carson, Keller, Piper / Honesty over performance / Those who walk with sorrow / Why God allows temptation to remain / Failing and falling / and more.

  • Schools of music

    The Three (or Four) Schools of Singing

    I have heard it said that there were traditionally three different schools of singing: French, German, and Italian. I lack the musical knowledge to confidently distinguish between them, but my understanding is that the French school values vocal clarity and agility, the German school values vocal power and drama, and the Italian school values clear…

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    A La Carte (May 2)

    A La Carte: Porn shaped Gen Z men / When God speaks / The devil hates context / Being a witness to suffering / A strange aversion to white guy monologues / Biblical ministry / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (May 1)

    A La Carte: Write what’s been written / The dangers and benefits of revival / Some of my best friends are inside that book / What happened in Canada / What is covenant theology? / New Kindle deals / and more.