A La Carte: Please don’t weaponize good-faith disagreement / we are defined not by our failures, but by Christ’s victory / did Jephthah kill his daughter to fulfill a vow to God? / younger Christians are looking for older saints / where does the Gospel of Mark end? / 7 ways to fight poorly / Kindle deals / new book series on sale / and more.
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Blessings to you on this fine day. The Growth of Good Theology in Africa This is an excellent article from TGC as they profile Ken Mbugua and tell about his work in Kenya. Do you need to go to deliverance ministries? And speaking of good theology in Africa (in general) and Kenya (in particular), here’s an article from Kuza about deliverance ministries. Studying the Bible is not Code Breaking “Some Christians act like the Bible is written in a mysterious …
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This sponsored post was provided by Burke Care which invites you to schedule care today with a certified biblical counselor. Bonnie Tyler had a way with words, “I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong, and he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight” What a song. During danger, trials, and trauma the yearning for a hero emerges. There’s a recognition that change can’t happen apart …
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I am taking a week’s vacation with my family, so you will find only A La Carte updates at the blog this week. Original content articles will resume again next week. Westminster Books has deals on a good number of new and noteworthy books released this spring. Today’s Kindle deals include a nice selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Deeper Than Our Deepest Need) Admitting Your Views Have Changed Is Better Than Pretending Everyone Else Is Crazy Yes, indeed! …
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We are so prone to make such a mess of our lives—so prone to be wasteful with the good gifts that God has given us. And then life in this world has its ways of grieving and harming us even apart from our own sin. George H. Morrison once reflected on all this as he considered the words of 1 Peter 5:10, which read as follows: “But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory …
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