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A La Carte (January 29)

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From Massive to ‘Meh’ – Here’s how the iPad went from massive to “meh” in just a few short years.

The Rise of Trip Lee – A Q&A with Trip Lee on pastoring, porn, and John Piper.

A Word to Famous Pastors – Todd Pruitt has some good words to say to famous pastors.

The Moral Argument – This video provides an answer to this question: Can we be good without God?

Lessons from the School of Prayer – D.A. Carson provides 8 lessons from the school of prayer.

Why Love Is More Absurd Than Cruelty – Here is a sweet reflection on ultimate love. ” It’s fairly easy to complain about the absurdity of suffering, but it’s another thing to have the wits to complain about the absurdity of God’s love for us.”

15 Worship Decisions We’ll Regret – Short and to the point.

Harvey

Our failures are never big enough to interrupt God’s plans for us.

—Dave Harvey

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  • Not a Complimentary Gospel

    It Is Not a Complimentary Gospel

    I think we have all felt the temptation to modify the gospel, to preach a gospel that is inaccurate or incomplete. I think we have all felt the desire to avoid the reproach that may come upon us when we preach the whole gospel and true gospel—the gospel that is so very bad before it…

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    A La Carte: Why women use pornography / I want God’s wrath on my enemy / Looking at photos with my mum / 10 things you should know about your conscience / I love being a pastor / and more.

  • A Beautiful 40-day Illustrated Devotional of Classic Literature

    This week the blog is sponsored by P&R Publishing. In the newest release by Leland Ryken, A Treasury of Nature, he joins great works of poetry, hymnody, prose, and art with accessible literary analysis. As Ryken says in the Introduction to his book: “The overall goal of this anthology is to enable nature to be…

  • Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Four Years After Our Hardest Day

    Yesterday marked four years since Nick went to heaven. I find myself calling him “Nicky” more often now—a name I hadn’t used for him since he was a child. I wonder if it reflects that in some ways he is becoming dearer to my heart and younger to my mind. After all, I keep aging…