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A La Carte (January 16)

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Change For Struggling Marriages – This is a helpful article written by a couple who were both Christians when they were married, but who had significant relationship struggles in the first few years.

The Boy Who Didn’t Come Back From Heaven – This is big news: One of the bestselling heaven tourism books has been taken out of print because the child now says it was all a bunch of nonsense. Phil Johnson explains in more depth.

What Did You See in Heaven? – Speaking of which, Adam4d pokes some fun at the heaven tourism books.

9 Things You Need to Know About Widows – “Here are nine things you need to know about the ever-increasing member of society, the widow…”

Our Father Is not Like Our father – “We all have the tendency to project a concept of fatherhood upon God instead of to receive the image that he projects.”

A 67th Book? – In 1 Corinthians 5:9, Paul alludes to an earlier letter to fellow believers in Corinth. If we found that letter, would it become part of Scripture? Should it?

SPURGEON

The existence of hypocrites does not prove the non-existence of true believers.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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  • What Grieves the Heart of God

    What Grieves the Heart of God?

    What pleases God? What delights his heart? And what displeases God? What grieves his heart? If asked, I think most of us would assume that if we ever grieve the heart of God it will be through denying the gospel or committing a grave moral scandal. Or if we do so as a local church,…