A La Carte (1/6)

The Case of the Missing Mileage [2] - “Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in recent decades. There's just one catch: All those advances have barely increased the mileage per gallon that autos actually achieve on the road.” Learn why.

Best Sellers of 2011 [3] - Westminster Books has their 18 bestselling books of 2011 all at 50% off for a limited time. Meanwhile Crossway [4] has all of their ebooks at $5.99 or less.

Apps Permissions [5] - This may be a useful thing for you to do if you’re a Facebook or Google or Twitter (or…) user: Go here are see who has permission to access your accounts. Then remove the ones who don’t need access anymore.

The Confession App [6] - This article discusses a Roman Catholic iPhone app. “They never dreamed their Confession app, which provides a step-by-step guide to giving confessions, would turn out to be such a hit, breaking into the iPhone App Store's top 25 most popular apps shortly after its late January release.”

The Pursuit of Holiness [7] - The January edition of Tabletalk magazine has an excellent interview with Jerry Bridges.

Mouse Tales [8] - Here are reviews of 3 books for kids, all of which involve mice. “What is it about these little creatures that makes them such a staple of fantasy fiction? From Mrs. Frisby to Reepicheep to Matthias to the immortal Mickey, mice have aspired to greatness, even heroism.”

Boost Your Reading Comprehension [9] - “With all of the things out there to read on the internet--all of the blogs we want to keep up with and all of the news funneled to us every day--how can you make sure you read each item in a way that really enriches your life?”

To bring our minds under Christ’s yoke is not to deny our rationality but to submit to his revelation. —John Stott