Monday November 20, 2006

Books: Lisa wants you to join her in the GirlTalk book study (but only, presumably, if you are a girl).

Sports: Is Paper, Rock, Scissors a sport? Apparently it is, and the world championships were held recently in Toronto. BBC reports.

Missions: The 2006 Sovereign Grace missions presentation is very interesting (and very well made). It is available to watch on the Sovereign Grace web site.

Church: Rick Warren has asked Sen. Barack Obama to speak at Saddleback. WorldNetDaily blows a gasket (perhaps rightly so).

Friday November 17, 2006

Humor: Catherine Claire of “The Point,” Breakpoint’s blog, was inspired when she learned about the Joel Osteen board game. She came up with a list of “Top Ten Bad-Taste Christian Spin-Off Games I Hope I Never See.” My favorite: “Clue-How did the Apostle Paul die? Was it in King Agrippa’s drawing room with a noose or was it Nero with a Guillotine? Answers are waiting to be discovered in this game of mystery and intrigue.”

Video: The Apologetics Group is offering a new DVD that looks interesting. It is a debate about Evangelicals & Global Warming.

Celebrity: By now you know that O.J. Simpson is back. This article, while from a secular perspective, offers an interesting insight, I think. “So why does O.J. do it? Because collectively, we want him to.”

Du Jour: Joe Carter wants to change your mind.

Thursday November 16, 2006

Books: My Thirsty friend describes something I know all too well: the look his wife gives him when he orders yet more books.

Christmas: Jason Furtak writes that “Merry Christmas” is back at WalMart and other major retailers this year, replacing “Happy Holidays.”

Theology: And finally, Alex Chediak points to a neuroscientific study on speaking in tongues.

Interview: Laura Spencer who writes for Associated Content has posted an interview with yours truly.

Wednesday November 15, 2006

Politics: Joe Carter provides seven reasons Rudy Giuliani is Unelectable. Here’s a good one: “Rudy is a philandering jerk — Giuliani began dating his third (and current) wife, Judith Nathan, while still married to his second wife, Donna Hanover. Ms. Hanover found out her marriage was ending when her soon to be ex-husband announced the separation during a press conference. This is enough to lose him the key demographic of bitter ex-wives.”

Prayer: Brian Thornton asks “How Now Shall I Pray?” when he reflects on the news of a friend’s cancer.

Emergent: Gary Shavey at the Resurgence blog provides highlights, lowlights and “what the’s?” from the recent “You Say You Want A Revolution Conference.”

Du Jour: Thabiti Anyabwile risks being called a scrooge when he discusses tipping.

Tuesday November 14, 2006

Music: at Reformed Blacks of America Miguel Davilla writes an interesting article about Holy Hip Hop. “It can be real easy to look at (or listen to) the unregenerate, unconverted Hip Hop culture and music and know that it is unclean and wicked. The mistake that we need to avoid is to believe that the culture is one that is beyond the redemption of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Church: Paul is beginning a series based on a convicting sermon he preached last Sunday. The topic is “What to Do When You Disagree With a Brother over a Secondary Matter.”

Music: Yahoo has the new video for Switchfoot’s song “Oh, Gravity.” There doesn’t seem to be a direct link, so you may have to hunt around for it.

Books: Cameron Moore tries out the unsuggestion feature of LibraryThing (which, based on your library, provides reverse recommendations).

Monday November 13, 2006

Church: This blog, which focuses on Canadian politics, takes an interesting look at Katharine Jefferts Schori, the new Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Church: And while we’re on the subject of Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Mark Driscoll writes about her in an article. “All of this has led this blogger to speculate that if Christian males do not man up soon, the Episcopalians may vote a fluffy baby bunny rabbit as their next bishop to lead God’s men. When asked for their perspective, some bunny rabbits simply said that they have been discriminated against long enough and that people need to ‘Get over it.’”

History: The Ottawa Sun interviews Roy Giesebrecht, one of many men whose hockey career was interrupted by the Second World War.

Friday November 10, 2006

Humor: I’m having a bit of trouble picturing this but I assume Thabiti isn’t just making it up. Then again, maybe he’s been outside too much in that hot Grand Cayman sun…

Church: Rocky Mountain News reports on New Life Church’s guidelines on how parents should explain the “Pastor Ted” situation to their children. Unfortunately, they have made the word “sin” optional in describing his actions.

Books: Founders is offering a great deal on James P. Boyce’s “Abstract of Systematic Theology.” “It retails for $29.95. Until November 30, 2006 it is available for only $12.50 (prepaid) plus $3.50 for postage and handling.”

Sports: MLB has opened voting for the year’s best plays. Never mind voting - the plays are amazing to watch, especially if you’re one of those people who thinks baseball players don’t need to be athletic.

Thursday November 9, 2006

Books: Tony Reinke of The Shepherd’s Scrapbook has finagled a 35% discount on any or all 16 volumes of the Works Of John Owen from Banner of Truth until December 15. Click here for details.

Pastors: Paul has completed a practical and helpful series of posts on pastoral visitation.

Church: Bob Kauflin writes a convicting and grace-filled post on the Ted Haggard situation outlining five things he has learned from it.

Books: Michael Haykin reports on a new series he will be co-editing called “Profiles in Reformed Spirituality.”

Wednesday November 8, 2006

Music: “Christianity Today” has a roundup of this year’s Christmas music.

Abortion: A friend passed along this story. “A Pennsylvania school is receiving heavy criticism from pro-life advocates for taking a group of students on a field trip to a local Planned Parenthood abortion business. More than a dozen teenagers from the Solebury School were bused to an abortion center”

Church: Rick Phillips has some good and wise things to say about Ted Haggard and the scandal surrounding him.

Technology: Fox reports that teens are less likely than any other demographic to use email. Instead they rely on social network sites and instant messaging.

People: Tuesdays are for testimonies over at Thoughts and Adventures. This week’s testimony is from Pastor Jeff Noblit.

Books: Crossway has updated their list of upcoming books through Spring of 2007. It looks like there will be some great titles coming from Wheaton, Illinois next year!

Tuesday November 7, 2006

Books: Zach Nielson posts a frustrated 5-part review of “Can We Rock The Gospel?” He didn’t like it a whole lot more than I did.

Humor: This morning’s Foxtrot asks a question I’ve wrestled with too.

Church: Carl Trueman shares wisdom on the Ted Haggard scandal. An on the topic, Slice responds to my article from yesterday.

Politics: Can someone give me a quick and dirty overview of just what today’s U.S. elections are all about? I feel like an ignorant foreigner here with all the news pages splashed with updates about this election!