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A La Carte (October 1)

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3 Ways to Avoid the “Children’s Church” Ditch – Sean Sawyers has some wise and winsome comments about children’s church and having children in the worship services.

Norway – This is a beautiful time-lapse of Norway. Full-screen and HD it if you can!

Worship At A Crossroads – This is great stuff from Jamie Brown: “This is about a fundamental distinction between two models of worship leading (irrespective of the style of music). The first model views the congregation’s engagement as integral. The second model views the congregation’s engagement as incidental.”

The Week Dominator – A few times I’ve featured the NeuYear calendar; the people behind that calendar have a new product on Kickstarter: The Week Dominator.

Calvin for Everyone – This week’s deal from Westminster Books is a good one and may finally be what you need to get into Calvin’s Institutes.

3 Truths about Spiritual Gifts – Here is a brief article addressing some misconceptions about spiritual gifts.

Spurgeon

Mercy is God’s Benjamin; the last born and best beloved of His attributes.

—C.H. Spurgeon

  • Prayer

    Spread Too Thin

    With so much to do, we can easily begin to wonder whether prayer is an appropriate use of scarce time. Wouldn’t it be better to give my attention to something that would let me cross something off my to-do list?

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    Weekend A La Carte (July 12)

    A La Carte: Where art thou Rob Bell? / The case against in vitro fertilization / Praying and weeping for those suffering in Texas / Greet each other with a holy hug / The example of Jimmy Swaggart / and more.

  • Thriving Marriage

    Thriving Marriage

    I have often wondered about the best time to write a book about marriage. When a couple is young, there is so much about marriage they have not yet experienced. They can still impart wisdom and teach lessons, of course, but there is so much of marriage that remains unknown to them. Yet when a…

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    A La Carte (July 11)

    A La Carte: Falling out of repentance / Tattoos as confession / The Epstein List and secret sins / Teaching generosity / Lessons from a former youth pastor / Bedbugs in the bowels of the city.

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    A La Carte (July 10)

    A La Carte: Questions for a maturing marriage / The lesbian seagulls that weren’t / But mommy, why? / A time to be tired / The modern rise of Stoicism / and more.

  • 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.