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A La Carte (October 17)

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Grace and peace to you.

Today’s Kindle deals are all about Francis Schaeffer.

(Yesterday on the blog: What You Can Take With You Into Eternity)

The Case For Kids

Kevin DeYoung makes the case for kids. “The most significant thing happening in the world may very well be a thing that is not happening: Men and women are not having children. The biblical logic has been reversed, and the barren womb has said ‘Enough!’ (Prov. 30:16). The paradigmatic affliction of the Old Testament is now the great desire of nations. If Rachel wanted children more than life itself (Gen. 30:1), our generation seems to have concluded that nothing gets in the way of life more than children.”

Spirit of Light

“The Reformers placed tremendous stress on the gifts of the Spirit to the whole body of Christ. John Calvin himself has rightly been described by B.B. Warfield as ‘the theologian of the Holy Spirit.’ Yet Reformed Christians always have been given a ‘bad press’ for their views on the gifts of the Holy Spirit.” But this should not be!

What Is Eastern Orthodoxy? A Reformed Perspective and Response

This article explains some of the key distinctions between Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism.

Are There Many Ways to God? Most “Evangelicals” Say Yes. (Video)

This video from Ligonier explains.

The Birth of Narnia and Why Tolkien Hated It

Here’s why Tolkien hated Narnia. “His criticism went beyond evaluation and suggestion to the level of insult.”

How Is the Trinity Vital for My Christian Life?

Danny Hyde explains why understanding the Trinity is vital for a healthy Christian life.

Flashback: What I Want From the News

It’s gotten so I almost hate the news. I want to know what’s going on in the world, but I’ve lost confidence that there’s as much as a single organization out there communicating it in a trustworthy way.

It is not hard to deceive ministers, relatives and friends. But it is impossible to deceive Christ.

—J.C. Ryle

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    What is your church really made of? Or perhaps better said, who is your church really made of? This is something we all do well to ponder from time to time, for there are good ways and bad ways, better ways and worse ways to fill a church.

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    A La Carte: Wisdom for online dating / Anything can be an idol / The great danger / Unconfessed sin / Sins we love to ignore / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Quality Time

    Quality Time

    People of all faiths pray. Some pray to gods, some to ancestors, some to nature, and some to the universe, but all speak out words, all utter desires, all hope to be heard. But Christians pray differently and Christians pray confidently, for we pray to a Father. We alone “have received the Spirit of adoption…