Friday December 8, 2006

Technology: Light Along the Journey has fallen in love with LibraryThing. You probably will too if you give it a shot.

Film: Something to think about before you go to see “Apocalypto.”

Worldview: Rick Pearcey says a Reality-Oriented Worldview [is] Not Lived in a Closet and points to British Airways to explain.

History: “Archaeologists working for the Vatican have unearthed a sarcophagus containing what they believe are the remains of St Paul the Apostle.” BBC has the details.

Weird: What a strange world. “Florida Seminoles Buying Hard Rock for $965 Million.”

Thursday December 7, 2006

Weird: Here is a story about somebody’s new most embarrassing moment. An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing after passengers smelled sulphur. Turns out a passenger was trying to cover up evidence of a far greater crime. BBC reports.

Politics: The Liberal Party of Canada, the party most likely to win the next national election has elected a new leader. He refuses to give up his French citizenship.

Bible: The Wall Street Journal reports that Bibles are a booming business with new editions appearing seemingly every day.

Consumerism: Amazon has a new feature this year which allows customers to vote for one amazing deal. This week’s deal is a LCD TV for only $200. If you voted for it, you should check to see if you are eligible to buy it. And then you can list it on eBay for $400.

Wednesday December 6, 2006

People: Time Magazine features Chris Tomlin in its latest issue. “I try to think, How do I craft this song in a way that the person who’s tone-deaf and can’t clap on two and four can sing it?” says the songwriter. “I hope that when someone hears a CD of mine, they pick up their guitar and say, ‘O.K., I can do that.’” Which is not the way people react to, say, Handel’s Messiah.

Nature: Here is a neat story about a canine hero. “Timberwolf mixed dog named Shana is quite a canine hero in Alden as the story spreads of her efforts to save her owners during the October surprise storm.”

Science: Colson has a good article in CT dealing with the “War on the Weak.”

Audio: Monergism Books is having a big sale on some great audio books.

Tuesday December 5, 2006

Driscoll: MSNBC reports on Mark Driscoll’s response to an uproar caused by various of his blog posts on women.

Humor: The Sacred Sandwich’s December issue is now available. Among the headlines is this: “Robertson Named Meteorologist of the Year.”

People: Ligon Duncan posts at the Together for the Gospel blog about “Jose Manoel da Conceicao - A name we ought to know.”

Du Jour: Brandon Porter reflects on visiting the grave of his son.

Monday December 4, 2006

Congratulations: Congratulations to Thabiti Anyabwile and family on the birth of Titus Ezekiel. “He is my son. Having been a son for 30 years, I now know I’ve taken for granted what I meant to my father. I didn’t realize the sense of pride that welled in his heart when he called me ‘son,’ as he often did.”

Audio: Justin has details of some good deals on Christian audio recordings (including a free recording of “The Pilgrim’s Progress”).

Humor: From YouTube comes an important message for women.

Friday December 1, 2006

Church: Al Mohler looks at the credibility question. “The credibility crisis on the issue on homosexuality that really matters is the loss of credibility suffered by the church when it fails to tell the truth with love, recoils from homosexuals instead of reaching out with God’s love, and buries its head in the sand.”

Theology: Paul continues his excellent series on what to do when you disagree with another Christian.

Design: My fellow Canadians will be glad to know that the Sola Scriptura site has been freshly redesigned and relaunched (courtesy of yours truly).

Film: The Nativity Story isn’t doing so well with the reviews. Rotten Tomatoes, a site that collects links to reviews, gives it a mere 26% (meaning that only 26% of reviewers have reviewed it positively). “…the film has all the substance, visual appeal, and excitement of a Hallmark card.” “An effective pitch for Christianity as the dullest religion ever.” “There is more spirituality in Santa Clause III.”

Thursday November 30, 2006

Church: Benny really needs your help buying him a new jet. Perhaps you should consider skipping Christmas this year to help him out. He is asking for an initial $6 million to help cover the down payment.

Television: Here is a new series you’ll all want to watch. “One Punk Under God” features Jay Bakker, son of Jim and Tammy. “Veteran of a troubled adolescence, tattooed and pierced Jay now preaches God’s grace and unconditional love to an alternative non-denominational congregation in Atlanta, which meets in a working bar.”

Film: Citizenlink reports on the latest film being marketed to the faith and values group. This time it is “Rocky Balboa,” the latest Rocky film.

Wednesday November 29, 2006

Women: The ladies over at GirlTalk provide links to several good articles from the latest issue of the “Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.”

Du Jour: A new book tells us something we already know: women talk three times as much as men. “Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.”

Weird: Want to make a sandwich? You may not be able to call it that for long as McDonald’s is attempting to patent the name, claiming the “method and apparatus for making a sandwich as its intellectual property.”

Tuesday November 28, 2006

Film: Al Mohler has an early review of “The Nativity Story.” “Here is my instant review — the movie is in season and on message. In other words, the movie faithfully presents the main thrust of the Christmas story. That is no small achievement.”

Books: Tony Reinke needs a hobby. He has taken to snapping photographs of his books and is making them available to the public. “In the hopes of promoting these excellent books, you are free to use these photos on your own blog or printed material.”

Greek: Not too long ago I came across Wermuth’s Greekbook. It looks to be a great resource for anyone who wants to try to learn the basics of biblical Greek.

Terror: According to this article, the threat of disease spread by terrorists is less of a concern than the threat of disease spread by illegal exotic pets. Who knew?

Monday November 27, 2006

Worship: Bob Kauflin answers a question about candles in worship services.

Books: Audubon Press is offering a great deal on the MacArthur Commentary series. You can save 35% on individual volumes or 50% on the set (that’s just $311.87 and free shipping for 25 volumes).

Blogging: Phil Johnson sets a new standard for lethargy with his DIY Blogspotting. So if you’ve ever wanted to be spotted by TeamPyro, simply write about them and add yourself to the post.

Technology: On Thursday Amazon offered XBox 360’s for $100. The result? Amazon went down for fifteen minutes and the 1000 Xbox’s sold out in 29 seconds. And yes, I tried (quite unsuccessfully) to nab one of them.