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A La Carte (November 10)

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Today’s Kindle deals include quite a lot of titles that range from new guys to the older guys.

Do You Sleep Less Than Jesus?

“Of his thirty-plus years dwelling here bodily, God himself spent roughly one-third of that time asleep. He not only ate, drank, cried, and celebrated, like every other human, but he also became tired, ‘wearied as he was from his journey’ (John 4:6), just as we become tired and weary. And it was no sin, fault, or failing in the God-man that he became tired. It was human.”

Did the Apostle Paul Really Write All His Letters?(Video)

Dr. Thomas Schreiner answers, “Did the Apostle Paul really write all his letters?” His answer probably won’t surprise you.

From Matilda to Eleven, These Actors Found Fame But Risk Losing Their Childhood

This isn’t easy to read but is important, I think. “To enter show business, a space that skews much older than they are, children are often forced into artificial personas that skew the same way—the price of entry, in other words, is their childhood.” This is just one more thing for Christians to consider as we examine our relationship to Hollywood.

Biblical Counseling Videos

Here are a couple of helpful videos on biblical counselling by David Murray.

The Men Who Make Tetzel Look Tame

“Have you ever been conned? Most of us have, to varying degrees, experienced the sense of violation at being ripped off or extorted. Even more egregious are the actions of those who swindle people in God’s name—breaking the fourth commandment—blasphemy—in their efforts to break the eighth—theft.”

Physics Marble Track (Video)

Here is some homemade science with Bruce Yeany. I wish my science teachers had done stuff like this…

Wildlife Comedy

Here are the best entries in this year’s wildlife comedy photography contest. Just try not to laugh…

TGC Canada National Conference

On October 29–31, 2018 TGC Canada will host its first national conference in Mississauga (ON). Save the date!

Flashback: Set an Example in Your Purity

The Bible never allows youth to be an excuse for sexual impurity or for any other lack of holiness.

One single soul saved shall outlive and outweigh all the kingdoms of the world.

—J.C. Ryle

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger: A Short Film For You

    Based on a true story and inspired by the truth that character comes before competence, “The Stranger” is an honest, light-hearted and meaningful picture of what it means to truly serve others.

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    A La Carte (July 9)

    A La Carte: The singer who changed the course of my life / Stay on the line / Incompatible thick communities / Lulla-Bible? / The solution is not megachurch / Who were the Anabaptists? / and more.

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    A La Carte (July 8)

    A La Carte: 15 ways to discern false teaching / The queering of history / The best part of my day / 6 kinds of hearers of God’s Word / Countering Muslim attacks on the Bible / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The Wonder of the Human Face

    The Wonder of the Human Face

    Then there are the wonders of human ingenuity: the machines, the inventions, the works of art. One lifetime is not nearly enough to explore or appreciate even the smallest fraction of them all.

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    A La Carte (July 7)

    A La Carte: A Christian patriot and his wayward nation / Outprinting the prosperity gospel / The organic church / A stranger in my homeland / Friendship’s faithful wounds / Sharing the gospel with someone who keeps rejecting it / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Pray Until You Feel Like It

    It is wise to set aside a time and place to pray—to build the habit and to then maintain it. But creating the habit may not always create the desire.