A La Carte (01/16)

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Monday January 16, 2006

Wow: A dollhouse maker has created quite an amazing replica of Bag End, the home of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.

Emergent: Ed Stetzer writes an article entitled “Understanding The Emerging Church.” He covers it under three headings: Relevants, Reconstructionists, Revisionists.

Quote: “Many nonbelievers know only two kinds of Christians: those who speak the truth without grace and those who are very nice but never share the truth. What they need to see is a third type of Christian – one who, in a spirit of grace, loves them enough to tell them the truth.” (Randy Alcorn)

Humor: Suburbun Auto Group has created the latest in automoative innovation. If you haven’t yet seen the trunk monkey it’s time to take a look.

A La Carte (6/3)

Music in RecessionA look at Christian music in tough economic times. “Consider the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. Now, think of the Christian music industry as the camel. As the economy continues to falter, might the straw be upon us even now?” Education in RecessionAnd speaking of recession, it is offering a lot…

Jun 3, 2009

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A La Carte (May 18)

A La Carte: The case for ditching your smartphone (from someone who has never owned one) / attention, affection, authority / faithful truth + literary grace / believe it or not: one day drag queen story hour will be a drag / the Spider-man fallacy fallacy / what is Christian science? / finding rest on…

May 18, 2023

A La Carte

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A La Carte (11/09)

Thursday November 9, 2006 Books: Tony Reinke of The Shepherd’s Scrapbook has finagled a 35% discount on any or all 16 volumes of the Works Of John Owen from Banner of Truth until December 15. Click here for details. Pastors: Paul has completed a practical and helpful series of posts on pastoral visitation. Church: Bob…

Nov 9, 2006

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A La Carte (April 23)

A La Carte: Climate anxiety paralyzes, gospel hope propels / Living what God has written / How should I engage my rebellious child? / Satan hates your pastor / How to navigate our spiritual highs / The art of extemporaneous preaching / and more.

Today

A La Carte

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The Path to Contentment

I wonder if you have ever considered that the solution to discontentment almost always seems to be more. If I only had more money I would be content. If I only had more followers, more possessions, more beauty, then at last I would consider myself successful. If only my house was bigger, my influence wider,…

Yesterday

Articles

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A La Carte (April 22)

A La Carte: Why my shepherd carries a rod / When Mandisa forgave Simon Cowell / An open mind is like an open mouth / Marriage: the half-time report / The church should mind its spiritual business / Kindle deals / and more.

Yesterday

A La Carte

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It Begins and Ends with Speaking

Part of the joy of reading biography is having the opportunity to learn about a person who lived before us. An exceptional biography makes us feel as if we have actually come to know its subject, so that we rejoice in that person’s triumphs, grieve over his failures, and weep at his death.

Apr 21

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (April 20)

A La Carte: Living counterculturally during election season / Borrowing a death / The many ministries of godly women / When we lose loved ones and have regrets / Ethnicity and race and the colorblindness question / The case for children’s worship services / and more.

Apr 20

A La Carte

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The Great Rewiring of Childhood

I know I’m getting old and all that, and I’m aware this means that I’ll be tempted to look unfavorably at people who are younger than myself. I know I’ll be tempted to consider what people were like when I was young and to stand in judgment of what people are like today. Yet even…

Apr 19

Book Reviews

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How I’ll Be Reading the Bible in 2024

Speaking broadly, there are two approaches to daily Bible reading: reading for intimacy or reading for familiarity. Intimacy with the Bible comes by slow, meditative reading that focuses on small portions—deep study of books, chapters, and verses. Familiarity with the Bible comes through faster reading of larger portions—the entire sweep of the biblical narrative. Both are perfectly good…

Dec 28, 2023

Articles

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New Year, New Joys, New Sorrows

As the calendar turns from December to January and as 2023 gives way to 2024, a new year is laid out before us. We may have already drawn a few lines and circles on some of the dates—appointments here, vacations there. We may have slotted in a few dreams and plans for certain days and…

Jan 1

Articles

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The Happiest Year You Will Ever Know

There are some hymns that disappear because they are simply not very good. There are some hymns that disappear because they are too tied to a particular niche. And there are some hymns that disappear because their language becomes antiquated. I think this hymn/poem by John Newton spans the latter two categories. It is closely…

Dec 31, 2023

Quotes

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I Feel At Home in Your Church

It is one of the realities of the Christian faith that skeptics love to criticize—the reality that there are a host of different denominations and a multitude of different expressions of Christian worship. But while believers have become accustomed to responding to this criticism with a sense of shame, I choose to see it in…

Jan 10

Articles

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8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at Porn

We know that pornography is an ugly and harmful sin. We know that those who indulge in porn have committed the sin of lust, but there is so much more to it than that. When you open your browser and begin to look at those images and videos, you are sinning in ways that go…

Apr 25, 2017

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