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Band of Bloggers 2009
Band of Bloggers 2009 will be held at the Gospel Coalition Conference. Timmy Brister gives all the details.


What You Could Buy with a Trillion Bucks
That trillion dollar figure is almost impossible to wrap your mind around. This article offers at least a little bit of perspective.


Flight 1549 Tapes
The FAA has released the tapes from Flight 1549. If you’re as big a geek as I am, you’ll probably find them fascinating.


Dialog with Darwinists
As Darwinists celebrate the 150th anniversary of their hero’s breakthrough book, Marvin Olasky offers “Key themes to remember on the birthday of ‘On the Origin of Species.’”


An Entertaining Saboteur
Mark Galli writes about Facebook. “But let’s stick to Facebook as the prime example and admit that, in the end, Facebook actually sabotages our ability to genuinely connect with others. But it is an entertaining saboteur.”


Free Games from Amazon
Amazon has recently opened a store selling downloadable games. Here are three they offer for free. I can’t vouch for the quality, but the price is right…


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    A La Carte (March 19)

    A La Carte: How to know if you’re using God / The soul-poison of the little word ‘should’ / True, false, or heresy? / Truthful thinking is greater than positive thinking / Unless the seed dies / and more.

  • The Phrase that Altered My Thinking Forever

    This week the blog is sponsored by P&R Publishing and is written by Ralph Cunnington. Years ago, I stumbled repeatedly on an ancient phrase that altered my thinking forever.  Distinct yet inseparable. The first time I encountered this phrase was while studying the Council of Chalcedon’s description of the two natures of Christ. Soon after,…

  • Always Look for the Light

    Always Look for the Light

    For many years there was a little potted plant on our kitchen window sill, though I’ve long since forgotten the variety. Year after year that plant would put out a shoot and from the shoot would emerge a single flower. And I observed that no matter how I turned the pot, the flower would respond.…

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    A La Carte (March 18)

    A La Carte: God is good and does good—even in our pain / Dear bride and groom / Sin won’t comfort you / Worthy of the gospel / From self-sufficiency to trusting God’s people / The gods fight for our devotion / and more.

  • Confidence

    God Takes Us Into His Confidence

    Here is another Sunday devotional—a brief thought to orient your heart toward the Lord. God takes the initiative in establishing relationship by reaching out to helpless humanity. He reveals himself to the creatures he has made. But what does it mean for him to provide such revelation of himself? John Calvin began his Institutes by…

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    Weekend A La Carte (March 16)

    A La Carte: I believe in the death of Julius Caesar and the resurrection of Jesus Christ / Reasons students and pastors shouldn’t use ChatGPT / A 1.3 gigpixel photo of a supernova / What two raw vegans taught me about sharing Jesus / If we realize we’re undeserving, suddenly the world comes alive /…