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Dana Key – I was sorry to hear that Dana Key of Degarmo & Key fame died this past weekend. I used to love listening to his music back in my younger days. Good memories.

Digital Overtaking Print – Sony has boldly predicted that within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content (music, books, periodicals, etc, etc). We’re on the cusp of a media revolution here.

C.S. Lewis Biography – This is exciting news: “Alister McGrath, internationally-known apologist, educator and bestselling author, is writing a definitive biography of C. S. Lewis, coming from Tyndale House Publishers in 2013, the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Lewis.”

Your Brain on Computers – I’ve been posting a lot of articles like this lately, but I think this is an issue we need to be thinking about.

Pious Rapper Helps Resurrect Bat – OK, mostly I like the headline. But the story’s okay too, especially if you’re a baseball fan.

Toronto Pastors Conference – You’re running out of time to sign up for the Toronto Pastors Conference. If you’re a pastor and you are in or near Toronto, you’ll want to check it out. The theme is “Gospel Connections: Keeping the Death and Resurrection of Jesus at the Centre of Everything.”

Church Names in the US – Here are some interesting facts about churches in the US, including which names are most common, which saints lend their names to the most churches, and so on.


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    A La Carte (July 14)

    A La Carte: Distorted doctrine destroys lives / Making sense of bad things / Be the Jonathan / A bridegroom of blood / Administrative sludge / Musical elements / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Prayer

    Spread Too Thin

    With so much to do, we can easily begin to wonder whether prayer is an appropriate use of scarce time. Wouldn’t it be better to give my attention to something that would let me cross something off my to-do list?

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    Weekend A La Carte (July 12)

    A La Carte: Where art thou Rob Bell? / The case against in vitro fertilization / Praying and weeping for those suffering in Texas / Greet each other with a holy hug / The example of Jimmy Swaggart / and more.

  • Thriving Marriage

    Thriving Marriage

    I have often wondered about the best time to write a book about marriage. When a couple is young, there is so much about marriage they have not yet experienced. They can still impart wisdom and teach lessons, of course, but there is so much of marriage that remains unknown to them. Yet when a…

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    A La Carte (July 11)

    A La Carte: Falling out of repentance / Tattoos as confession / The Epstein List and secret sins / Teaching generosity / Lessons from a former youth pastor / Bedbugs in the bowels of the city.

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    A La Carte (July 10)

    A La Carte: Questions for a maturing marriage / The lesbian seagulls that weren’t / But mommy, why? / A time to be tired / The modern rise of Stoicism / and more.