A La Carte: Holiday blues / Biblical justice requires strong rules of evidence / Christmas used to be perfect (then I grew up) / Praise God for boring days / What did Mary know? / In awe of the aged / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (December 20)A La Carte (December 17)Weekend A La Carte (September 7)
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This week the blog is sponsored by Into the Word and is written by Pastor Paul Carter. No matter how you plan to read the Bible in 2025, Into the Word wants to help! Into the Word began in 2017 with a simple mission: to help people read, love and live the whole counsel of God. Toward that end, we try to provide “pastor level” guidance to our listeners, as we walk together, verse by verse and chapter by chapter through whole books of the Bible. As of December 1st, 2024 we have covered 563 chapters, or approximately 47% of the Bible. God willing, we will pass through the 50% mark in 2025. Each chapter episode is between 15-25 minutes in length, depending on the number of verses in the text. I typically read 4-5 commentaries on the book in question and then prepare the transcripts. I record the episodes, and after a bit of light editing from our tech team, we release them on the date they appear in the RMM Bible Reading Plan, but of course, you can use the episodes with any reading plan, or with no plan at all. The entire library of episodes can be found on the Into the Word app or on the Into the Word website. Recently released episodes can be found on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. People ask me from time to time, why in the world I am doing this. I am a full-time pastor. I’ve got 5 kids.…See AlsoDevotionals I Recommend For a New Year12 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2025Motives Matter
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With 2024 quickly waning, many of us are beginning to think about a devotional approach for the year ahead. Some are looking for a resource that will serve as the main component of their devotions and others for something that will be merely supplementary. Either way, I’ve collected some of the resources I most recommend and hope you find something here that will serve you as you devote yourself to reading the Word of God in 2025.See AlsoNow’s the Time to Prepare to Prepare for ChristmasEveryday GospelDevotionals I Recommend for a New Year
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A La Carte: Christmas as crisis / How not to use AI / What gifts would wise women bring? / 5 habits that changed my life / Beauty and brokenness / Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoWeekend A La Carte (December 21)A La Carte (December 12)A La Carte (November 25)
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We must always pray that we would conform ourselves to the Word rather than conforming the Word to ourselves. We must always pray that we would allow our desires to be changed according to the Bible rather than allowing the Bible to be changed according to our desires. We must guard ourselves against looking to the Bible for confirmation of our longings rather than looking to the Bible for truth that may contradict our longings.See AlsoMotives MatterTo Fail in Our CommitmentA La Carte (August 22)
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