A La Carte (4/10)

Apr 10, 2008

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Thursday April 10, 2008

BoSox, Buckner and Worship
Irish Calvinist has a good article looking at the Red Sox, Bill Buckner and the worship of worship.

Interview with John Eldredge
Denny Burk posted an interesting interview he conducted with John Eldredge. They discussed how God speaks to us today.

Surprising the Prophet
I got a laugh from this story. Bishop Jordan, the self-proclaimed prophet from New York, got surprised by the American Airlines flight cancellations yesterday. Shouldn’t he have known?

Of First Importance
I’ve posted this link before, but wanted to remind you of this site which simply provides a quote about the gospel every morning.

Ways Parents Provoke
John MacArthur offers wisdom on eight ways that parents may provoke their children.

Weekend A La Carte (May 30)

John Piper offers a solid answer to this question: How Much of My Sinful Past Should I Tell My Children? Hymnals and Catechisms are on sale at Westminster Books. (The hymnal is quite a neat one, geared specifically for youth and youth groups.) 5 Ways to Rise Above Internet Outrage is a good start on…

May 30, 2015

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A La Carte (01/17)

Tuesday January 17, 2006 Theology: John the baptist wants to know whether early church deacons were waiters or bankers (or both). Worship: Phil Johnson discusses worship and whether or not karaoke qualifies as public worship. He says that “Karaoke is a populist form of burlesque.” Church: The Church Report lists the 50 most influential Christians…

Jan 17, 2006

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Weekend A La Carte (4/30)

One more A La Carte to finish up another month. I believe I have done something like 1,300 A La Carte posts over the years. Turns out there is lots of interesting stuff to make note of! Here are a few more examples of this. An Interview with Newton – This is kind of cool.…

Apr 30, 2011

A La Carte

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Books to Help Parents With Tech

Christian parents are well-served with books meant to inform and equip them as they lead their families. Here are some of my top picks for parents who want to faithfully disciple their children to live well in a world of smartphones, social media, AI, and a host of other world-shaping technologies.

Jan 30

Articles

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A La Carte (January 30)

A La Carte: The biggest crisis ever / When God’s plans leave us distressed / The rise and fall of gay activism / Boundaries in dating / How to derail a Bible study / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 30

A La Carte

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New and Notable Christian Books for January 2026

As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of books in January and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have…

Jan 29

Resources

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A La Carte (January 29)

A La Carte: Church buildings / Resist assisted suicide / Beauty will win / Finish strong / Glorifying ourselves / Jen Wilkin and the great omission / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 29

A La Carte

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Amplify Not a Fool by Responding to His Folly

Where you think your wisdom may make the fool better, it’s more likely that his folly will make you worse. You are more likely to stoop to his level than he is to rise to yours. Ironically, fools can be clever at times and wise men naive, for the fool has an intuitive understanding of…

Jan 28

Articles

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A La Carte (January 28)

A La Carte: Reaching lost young men / The painful parts of prayer / The fall of our enemies / Doom-scrolling Mozart / A great small group leader / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 28

A La Carte

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Robert Wolgemuth Was a Kind Man

I don’t remember the first time I met Robert Wolgemuth, but I know it was when I was much younger and just beginning to get my bearings as a writer. At the time, I was beginning to consider whether it would be useful to retain a literary agent who would represent me to publishers. I…

Jan 21

Articles

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That’s Your Uncle Nick

We call them “grief moments” or “grief days,” and it is still surprising how quickly and unexpectedly they can come upon us. Those who have experienced a deep loss will know that, even while you do eventually get on with your life, you never get over your grief. It is ever-present in the background, usually…

Jan 26

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for January 2026

As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of books in January and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have…

Jan 29

Resources

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The Humility Project for Men

I have lots of good memories from the various conferences I have been to through the years, but there is one that often stands out. I was one of many speakers at a counseling conference and, at some point, the speakers were invited to join together for a group activity. We were given the option:…

Jan 23

Book Reviews

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Amplify Not a Fool by Responding to His Folly

Where you think your wisdom may make the fool better, it’s more likely that his folly will make you worse. You are more likely to stoop to his level than he is to rise to yours. Ironically, fools can be clever at times and wise men naive, for the fool has an intuitive understanding of…

Jan 28

Articles

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