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A La Carte (June 29)

Today’s Kindle deals include just a few minor deals.

Westminster Books is offering a deal on a little new book by Kevin DeYoung. It’s a free download if you’d like the electronic version.

An Incredible Spider (Video)

This BBC video highlights a spider with an incredible ability.

Does God Love Everyone?

You can read or watch R.C. Sproul’s answer to a common question.

Forgive Us Our Debts

Here’s an important one for students and their parents. “Recent student loan trends have left some Christian college grads feeling the economic impact for decades. Meanwhile, financial counselors are desperate to improve financial understanding within a system that makes lending an easy default.”

Why I Need My Friends to Judge Me

“The other day I was on a drive through a part of my city that I have not been to in a while and saw a billboard for a church. In bright letters, their sign said something like ‘Where you are always loved and never judged.’” Not good…

What Every Parent Needs to Know About the Updated Instagram

If your kids use Instagram, you may want to read these article. It’s good to be informed!

Turning Pain Into Hope

“Thousands of women were raped during Rwanda’s genocide. Now their kids are coming of age.”

80th Anniversary

Here’s a couple who have just celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary! That’s got to be some kind of a record.

Flashback: How Much Television Do You Actually Watch? Way Too Much

How much television do you think you watch? No, honestly, how much? And how much time do you give to other screens—your mobile phone, your tablet, and whatever it is you use to watch Netflix? A study from Nielsen suggests that it is a lot.

If offense is to be taken at the gospel, let it be because of the gospel, not the one who proclaims it.

—Sam Storms

  • 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.

  • 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…

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    A La Carte (April 18)

    A La Carte: John Piper on being a loner / Snapchat is harming children / The most radical thing / How not to be secular / Three commentary mistakes / Jesus, your sorrow-bearer / and more.

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    A La Carte (April 17)

    A La Carte: The vibe shift / The Jurassic Park principle of Christian freedom / This is what power looks like / Don’t stay in the puddles / The awkwardness of Easter / Kindle deals / and more.