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A La Carte (May 16)

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Looking Back – Is looking back to past relationships a good idea? Here’s some simple advice.

Stung by Joy – Christianity Today profiles Matt Chandler.

Die As a Christian – Denny Burk shares a story of a Nigerian Christian man who was shot by Boko Haram terrorists for refusing to renounce his Christian faith.

Gratitude for Schaeffer – Ray Ortlund shares three reasons he is grateful for Francis Schaeffer.

Love in the Face of Evil – “Even when life is ‘easy’ it is hard to show mercy to our fellow sinners. When enjoying order, safety, and congeniality, serving others can still be a challenge. But when you are drowning in poverty, murder, violence, lawlessness, sickness, injustice, pain, and desperation, showing mercy to sinners amplifies the sin in yourself.”

Spurgeon

Sin has been pardoned at such a price that we cannot henceforth trifle with it.

—C.H. Spurgeon

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