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Prayer, the World Cup and common grace, family worship, vacation, the credibility of Christianity, the reliability of the Gospels, and some thoughts on time are featured in this week’s online picks!
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BCL Online Picks — October 9, 2025
The Christian life isn’t meant to stay in the study but instead to step into the world. This week’s online picks call us out of comfort zones and into Christlike courage: forgiving, proclaiming, trusting, and standing firm in gospel truth.
Is Your Pastor Preaching the Gospel or Something Else?
The church proclaims the way to be saved from the wrath of God because of sin. What happens when pastors focus on social justice and politics instead of preaching the gospel?
10 Questions a Christian Man Should Ask Himself Before Making a Marriage Proposal
Deciding whether to marry a woman is one of the biggest decisions a man will ever make. Here are 10 questions, along with corresponding Bible passages, a Christian man should ask himself before making a marriage proposal.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
When God Doesn’t Tell Us Why
Why does God sometimes allow suffering that seems to have no explanation? The stories of Job and the man born blind help us find confidence in God when the answers don’t come.
Does Satan Know Our Thoughts?
When temptations confront us in moments of weakness, it can feel as though Satan knows our thoughts. Is this true?
How Do We Cast Our Burdens on Jesus?
The Bible urges us to take our burdens and to put them into Jesus’ hands. How exactly do we cast our cares upon Jesus?
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