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A La Carte (July 24)

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5 Reasons to Keep the Kids In – This article largely describes my preference when it comes to children and worship services.

The Coming of the Age of Gibberish – Carl Trueman highlights the kind of ridiculous statement that is suddenly becoming so common.

Logic on Fire – You may have heard of the excellent documentary Logic on Fire which looks at the life and ministry of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The DVD is being offered at quite a discount.

How Boa Constrictors Kill – So maybe boa constrictors aren’t actually killing their prey by suffocation.

The End of Christianity in the Middle East – The New York Times magazine shows how the last vestiges of Christianity are being stamped out in the Middle East.

The Great Work Taking Place in Our World – Rick Phillips reminds us of the great work that is taking place in our world.

Plan B – I was sorry to read this story, about Washington State forcing objecting pharmacists to dispense Plan B.

Spurgeon

All the preaching in the world cannot make a man see the truth so long as his eyes are blinded.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    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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    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…

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