• What Encouragement Do You Have for Parents Whose Children Have Left the Christian Faith? All Christians long for their children to follow the Lord. What should we do if a child leaves the faith? From one of Ligonier’s live events, Steven Lawson gives words of encouragement to brokenhearted parents.
• Do You Have Advice for Someone Who is About to Enter Seminary? Seminary is a formative period for those seeking to enter the ministry. What should someone know before beginning these years of focused study? From one of the Ask Ligonier events, Sinclair Ferguson offers thoughtful advice to future seminarians.
• What Encouragement Can You Offer Christians Facing Hardship and Suffering? What consolation can Christians find in times of suffering and adversity? From one of the live Ask Ligonier events, Stephen Nichols reminds us to look to the goodness of God.
• Where is the Best Place to Start When We’re Sharing the Gospel with Someone? When we have an opportunity to share the gospel with someone, where should we begin? From one of our the live Ask Ligonier events, Burk Parsons explains why it is beneficial to start with God Himself.

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• Stream for Free: Ligonier Ontario Conference. You can now stream for free Ligonier’s 2023 Ontario Conference “Salt and Light”. Speakers included Burk Parsons, Steven Lawson, Derek Thomas, and Robert Godfrey.
• “I’m Grateful for the PCA’s 50-Year History”. I appreciated this article from Sean Michael Lucas about the Presbyterian Church in America, the denomination I am a part of. He writes “As we reflect on the PCA’s beginnings in this golden anniversary year, there are four areas of our founding for which we might be thankful—and they chart the pathway for our future.”
• My Top Ten Theological Stories of 2023. Collin Hansen shares his top ten theological stories of 2023.
• Editor’s Choice: The Best of 2023. Collin Hansen shares his annual list of the best videos, articles, and podcasts from The Gospel Coalition in 2023.

• Music and Meaning. “Music and Meaningis a captivating, cinematic podcast written and hosted by Grammy Award–winning music producer Charlie Peacock.”
• How to Study the Bible on a Topic. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question that can be summarized as “At what point does our seeking to be accepted by people compromise our faithfulness to God?”
• Why Ligon Duncan is Still Building Institutions. I enjoyed Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra’s profile of Ligon Duncan.

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• There is ultimately no such thing as unanswered prayer. If the answer at first is “no” or “not yet,” it is because he gives us what we want in ways better than we asked. Tim Keller
• Your prayers are all filed in heaven, and if not immediately answered they are certainly not forgotten, but in a little while they will be fulfilled to your delight and satisfaction. Do not allow despair to make you silent but continue to present your requests to God. Charles Spurgeon
• Reconnecting with family is a genuine joy of retirement. For many, serving kids, grandkids, and aging parents is central to a sense of vocation in this season of life. Jeff Haanen
• His mercy is so great that it forgives great sins to great sinners after great lengths of time and then gives great favors and great privileges and raises us up to great enjoyments in the great heaven of the great God. Charles Spurgeon
• God is always preparing us through our present successes and failures. Tim Keller
• It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian. Alistair Begg
• People either fear God or hate Him. There is no middle ground. Steven Lawson
• If God is not sovereign, God is not God. R.C. Sproul
• The way of blessing is the way of Jesus. Live your life in Jesus, for Jesus, following Jesus. That’s the best, blessed, most delightful way to live. Kevin DeYoung
• Better is that sin which humbles me, than that duty which makes me proud. Thomas Watson