• Are Masks a Conscience Issue? Erik Raymond writes “I do not believe that conscience is a valid reason for refusing to wear a mask to church. Christians should save the conscience for conscience issues. Instead, call this what it is: civil disobedience.”
• The FAQs: What You Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines. Joe Carter shares this helpful information about the COVID-19 vaccines that were recently approved and should be available soon.
• The FAQs: Are Fetal Cells Being Used in COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments? Joe Carter writes “Here is what you should know about fetal tissue cells and the ethical concern about using them to develop therapeutics and vaccines.”
• The Role of Technology and Media in the Sexual Revolution. Watch this short video from Carl Trueman, related to his acclaimed new book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.

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• Blessed Even in the Worst. Nancy Guthrie writes “To be blessed is to be joined to Christ so securely that we have an ever-increasing sense that we are being kept by and for God.”
• 5 Popular Lies About Family Discipleship. Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin write “As you think about what family discipleship isfor your household, here are five critical reminders—five lies we’re tempted to believe—about what family discipleship is not.”
• Why Mentoring Is Better Than Asking Alexa. Melissa Kruger writes “We need one another in the Christian life. Take the time to pursue older believers. Seek their wisdom, enjoy their presence, and invite their pursuit. Life is better when we grow together.”
• Grace-Fueled Obedience Is Absolutely Necessary for Christlikeness. Steven Lawson writes “Many who profess Christ today emphasize a wrong view of grace that makes it a free pass to do whatever they please. Tragically, they have convinced themselves that the Christian life can be lived without any binding obligation to the moral law of God.”
• The Surprising Ministry of Encouragement. Ray Ortlund writes “Encouragement is what the gospelfeels like as it moves from one believer to another. The ministry of encouragement, therefore, isn’t optional or just for people with a knack for it.”

• Is There Anything Wrong with Using the “Sinner’s Prayer”? Should Christians avoid using the so-called “sinner’s prayer”? From one of the Ask Ligonier events, Stephen Nichols directs us to be intentional with the words we use in prayer.
• What is the Fruit of Repentance? Genuine repentance leaves true and lasting effects on the life of a Christian. From one of the Ask Ligonier events, Steven Lawson describes the fruit of lifelong repentance.
• When God Created the World, Did He Know It Would Be Corrupted by Sin? When God made the world, did He know that it would be marred by sin? From one of Ligonier’s Ask C.events, R.C. Sproul discusses how sin and evil relate to the Lord’s glorious plan for His creation.
• Can I ‘Name It and Claim It’?” On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “How do you respond to the ‘name it and claim it’ theology?”
• Was the Lord’s Day Sabbath Revoked by Jesus? The teaching of Jesus and the pattern of the New Testament church plainly demonstrate that one day in seven is to be set apart for the worship of God. From one of the Ask Ligonier events, Derek Thomas expresses the importance of the Lord’s Day.
• Why Should All Women Learn to Study the Bible? In this episode of the Gospel Coalition Q&A podcast, Taylor Turkington and Jen Wilkin address the question, “Why should women learn to study the Bible?”
• Does the Old Testament Teach the Doctrines of Grace? Can we find the doctrine of unconditional election and the other doctrines of grace in the Old Testament? From one of the Ask Ligonier events, Steven Lawson shows that the sovereign grace of God is a reality that permeates all of Scripture.

• How Does God Speak to Christians? In this short video, Sinclair Ferguson explains how God does and does not speak to Christians.

 

• Albert Mohler YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the new Albert Mohler YouTube Site, which includes his sermons, Thinking in Public podcast and more.
• Leadership Forged in War: A Conversation With Historian Andrew Roberts. On this episode of the Thinking in Public podcast, Albert Mohler visits with Andrew Roberts about his most recent book Leadership in War: Essential Lessons from Those Who Made History.
• David Wells: Voice in the Evangelical Wilderness. In this episode of The Gospel Coalition Podcast, TGC senior writer Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra interviews theologian David Wells.
• 2021 Gospel Coalition National Conference. Registration is now open for the 2021 Gospel Coalition National Conference, to be held in person in Indianapolis and also online April 12-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme of the conference is Jesus Is Greater: Christ’s Supremacy in a Chaotic World. The conference features a wonderful lineup of speakers including Bryan Chapell, John Piper, Tim Keller, Scott Sauls and many more.
• The Triumph of the Modern Self: A Conversation with Theologian Carl Trueman. On this episode of the Thinking in Public podcast, Albert Mohler visits with Carl Trueman, author of the acclaimed new book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution.
  

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• Being charitable and gracious and speaking the truth in love to those you disagree with isn’t liberalism, it’s Christianity. Burk Parsons
• Living in the Spirit means a daily commitment to please Christ and not to please self. Sinclair Ferguson
• Give more functional power over your heart to the One who will never remember your sins against ou (Heb. 8:12), than to those who choose never to forgive you. Scotty Smith
• People don’t reject the Bible because it contradicts itself; they reject the Bible because it contradicts them. Following Jesus and following Scripture are inseparable endeavors. Scott Sauls
• Because of Jesus—there is always hope, even in the darkest moments of your life. Tim Keller
• That baby in the manger had a tree in his future, not beautifully decorated, no, this tree would be stained with his blood. Paul Tripp
• If you want to know the lessons you need to learn the most, pay attention to the verses in Scripture that you don’t underline. Scott Sauls
• Prayer must not be our chance work, but our daily business, our habit and vocation. Charles Spurgeon
• God doesn’t accept me just as I am, he loves me despite how I am, he loves me just as Jesus is. David Powlison