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A La Carte (July 7)

Today’s Kindle deals include a handful of deals on Christian books.

Want to get caught up in your church history? Ligonier will send you Robert Godfrey’s massive video series for a donation of any amount.

Spiritual Growth Comes From Community

Solid advice: “My encouragement to young moms, or busy students, or stressed businessmen and women is this: put yourself in a role that will require you to show up at your local church week after week.”

4 Principles for the Exercise of Christian Liberty

Sinclair Ferguson offers instruct in an important area.

How To Spot a Misleading Graph (Video)

We are easily manipulated.

Rutherford Monument Funding

Here’s an appeal to save a monument to Samuel Rutherford before it collapses. Maybe someone out there is interested in making a donation.

What Is the Purpose of Fasting? (Video)

Donald Whitney provides an excellent answer.

Dashing Little Ones Against the Rock

Paul Carter interacts with a difficult verse: “Sooner or later every honest Bible reader finds herself asking some version of that question. These verses are – beyond a shadow of a doubt – among the very hardest verses of the Bible to accept as Christian Scripture.”

Relationships in Heaven

Randy Alcorn: “One of the most frequent questions I’ve been asked about Heaven over the years is about the nature of marriage there. As I share in my book Heaven, there will be one marriage in Heaven, not many. That marriage will be what earthly marriage symbolized and pointed to, the marriage of Christ to His bride. So we will all be married—but to Christ.”

Flashback: Why I Am Not Continuationist

Here I explain why I am not continuationist or, if you prefer, charismatic.

I live in the spirit of prayer; I pray as I walk, when I lie down and when I rise, and the answers are always coming.

—George Muller

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    A La Carte (April 22)

    A La Carte: Pope Francis / Yes, Jesus was crucified with nails / The mystery of “the call” / Just a little bit / The last of the four / John outran Peter / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Will You Be a Pillar?

    How do we lead in a culture shaped by performance, individualism, and platform? Platforms to Pillars by cultural commentator Mark Sayers offers a biblical alternative to the platform mentality that dominates our society. Drawing from the ancient world, Sayers challenges Christians to become pillars—people who provide strength and support for others, who live with character…

  • The Tallest Trees

    The Winds Blow Hardest Against the Tallest Trees

    Through the weekend had many questions about Christian leaders who fall. And I expressed that just as the winds blow hardest against the tallest trees, so temptations may press hardest against the leaders who rise the highest. Just as floods press against shallow roots, so seductive desires rise up against those whose fall would bring…

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    A La Carte (April 21)

    A La Carte: Toxic servant leadership / Taking our stress to the Lord / The problem with habits / Is it wrong for Christians to choose cremation? / Why does your church meet in a house? / Big book and Kindle deals / and more.

  • Expectations

    Why We Ask So Little of God

    Most Christians expect little from God, ask little, and therefore receive little, and are content with little. Though the Bible calls us to pray and though it promises that “the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working,” we can still have very modest expectations of what God will accomplish through…

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 19)

    A La Carte: Why man needs God / Why nails matter / Kids’ picture books / MLK’s famous letter changed a DC church / How to mentor / A tearless eternity / and more.