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A La Carte (January 6)

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Domino Chain Reaction – “A domino can knock over another domino about 1.5x larger than itself. A chain of dominos of increasing size makes a kind of mechanical chain reaction that starts with a tiny push and knocks down an impressively large domino.”

Attracted to Men, Marries a Woman – From NPR of all things: “Allan Edwards is the pastor of Kiski Valley Presbyterian Church. … He’s attracted to men, but he considers acting on that attraction a sin. Accordingly, Edwards has chosen not to act on it.”

10 Out Of 10 People Die – Here’s a mini-documentary about Ray Comfort.

5 Reasons to Pray for Other Churches – It’s true: “many local churches are tempted to conduct themselves as if they didn’t know any other local evangelical churches existed around them.”

That Immodest Girl – Here is some guidance on how to respond to that immodestly-dressed girl at church.

The Joys of Ellipsis – Mounce’s column on Greek translation never fails to fascinate.

Gurnall

Never venture near the door where sin dwells, lest you are dragged in.

—William Gurnall

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    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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    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…

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