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A La Carte (November 6)

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May the Lord be with you and bless you today.

Today’s Kindle deals include some notable books like Tim Chester’s Into His Presence and Rush Witt’s I Want To Escape.

A Warning About Having Children

“The surgeon general recently issued a new public health advisory. Forget pandemics or toxic substances; this time the source of this warning is likely sleeping under the same roof as you. The culprit: your own kids. According to the surgeon general’s report, the mental toll of raising children is ‘an urgent public health issue.’” Jessica Burke responds to it.

Be Perfect

This is a helpful look at what the Bible means when it uses the word “perfect.” “In our time, ‘perfectionism’ is rightly treated as a kind of low-level pathology. It comes with certain benefits, of course, but most seem to agree that the perfectionist lifestyle is unsustainable. … And yet Jesus comes along and tells us to be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. So we should be perfectionists? Perhaps.”

Leave Church a Little Tired: Serving the Saints on Sunday Morning

I love that idea: leaving church a little tired.

Making Virtues Out of What Isn’t Virtuous

Stephen addresses our tendency to make virtues out of what actually isn’t virtuous.

Is the Exodus a Myth?

Titus Kennedy: “The Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is a major narrative referenced throughout the Bible, and it’s known by millions around the world. But many question whether the exodus really happened, due to a presumed absence of archaeological evidence and general skepticism about the historical reliability of biblical narratives. It’s often viewed as a myth or a legendary compilation constructed from segments of different historical events spanning various periods, all merged into one edited story.”

A Theology of Leisure

Reagan Rose provides something you may not have read before: a theology of leisure.

Flashback: What the Mightiest Man Could Never Do

Her weakness had proven to be her strength and now the strongest of all was soothing and tending the weakest of all.

None can build a beautiful, shining character upon covered sins. Joy is part of a complete Christian life, and no one can be joyous with sins concealed in his heart.

—J.R. Miller

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    Three Levels of Sermon Introduction

    Though every sermon necessarily needs a beginning, it does not necessarily need a formal introduction. Though it has to begin somewhere, there is no rule that it must begin with some kind of story or illustration. A preacher can jump straight into his text if he so desires. Some do.

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    The Most Pleasant Show on Television

    I rarely review, recommend, or even mention movies and television programs. I rarely do so because I am aware that tastes vary and so too do family rules and personal consciences. Not only that, but I am not very adept at understanding the themes or messages in visual media and wouldn’t wish to inadvertently lead…

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