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A La Carte (May 21)

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Headed for a Crash – Jamie Brown attended “the National Worship Leader Conference, hosted by Worship Leader Magazine, featuring many well-known speakers and worship leaders.” He spotted a disturbing worship trend that we all need to guard against.

The Trauma of Abuse – Wendy Alsup writes about the trauma of abuse and the blessing of repentance.

Tom Nettles – Tom Nettles, historian and professor at SBTS, has just announced his retirement from full-time teaching. Here’s an interview with him.

To Set the Captives Free – Tullian announces that he has left the Gospel Coalition site as his blogging platform. Question for my readers: Do you understand the context behind this? Do you understand the law/grace distinction behind this battle? I’m thinking of trying to clarify it in my own mind and perhaps write about it.

Are Youth Groups Bad? – Ed Stetzer asks and answers.

The Least Popular Book – Apparently Obadiah is the least popular book in the Bible. David Murray gives you 6 motives to give it a study.

Elliot

Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.

—Elisabeth Elliot

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    Lest We Drift

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