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A La Carte (June 10)

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A Day Late, A Dollar Short – Carl Trueman comments on Tony Campolo as he becomes the latest Christian leader to declare for gay marriage. (Al Mohler comments as well.)

The Fallen of World War II – This video brilliantly displays the scope of the devastation of World War II.

Augustine and Miracle Reports in Church History – Nathan Busenitz responds to questions about Augustine’s claims about miracles in the early church.

Update from Athens – Daniel Wallace is in Athens digitizing New Testament manuscripts. That may sound rather boring, but his update was actually quite fascinating.

New from Tim Keller – Westminster Books is offering a great deal on Tim Keller’s latest (for which I have heard near unanimous praise).

The Lost Sermons of Charles Spurgeon – Brandon Smith interviews Christian George about his discovery of some long-lost sermons by Charles Spurgeon.

Farewell to a Friend – You’ll enjoy reading Conrad Mbewe sweet farewell to a dear friend.

It is a good thing God chose me before I was born, because he surely would not have afterwards.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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    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)

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  • 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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  • Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

    This weeks Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of their best-selling Good Book Guides that are designed to guide your head and your heart through God’s word. Each Good Book Guide includes a concise leader’s guide in the back.  The Bundle includes: Giveaway Rules: You…

  • A Light on the Hill

    A Light on the Hill

    In early 2020, CHBC, along with almost every other church in the world, was forced to contend with the opening days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time Caleb Morell was working as Pastor Mark Dever’s personal assistant. Dever tasked him with finding out how the church had responded to the Spanish flu epidemic a…