This morning I am thrilled to bring you a guest article from my friend Tim Keesee of Frontline Missions and the excellent DVDs Dispatches from the Front. This is an article he prepared in honor of John Bunyan’s birthday on November 28. On the Rail near Bedford, England Beads of rain race along my window…
I appreciate much of what this writer says in an article titled The Cult of Kiddie Danger. “It is founded on the unshakable belief that our kids are in constant danger from everyone and everything.” Rick Warren minimizes the differences and highlights the similarities as he outlines a vision of unity with Roman Catholicism. I…
This week’s Free Stuff is sponsored by CBD Reformed. They are offering 5 prize packages this week, which means there will be 5 winners. Each of those winners will receive the following 3 items: In addition, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (November 28 – December 1) on the following three products: Enter to…
For the past few years I’ve made it a point to collect Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that may be of particular interest to Christians. While there are many places you can go online to find deals on electronics and other big-ticket items, I wanted to provide a place for Christian retailers to make…
Abundant Thanksgiving in Poverty and True Wealth – I love the little historical snippets Vance Christie shares from time to time. Carolling the Story – Keith Getty gives 5 reasons to love carolling the story. (I’m looking forward to seeing The Gettys in concert tonight in Hamilton!) What Mothers Are Thankful For – From what…
We all long for peace. We all want to be at peace with God and men. The problem is that we usually want that peace to be on our terms. So we strive against men and battle against God until we feel that we have achieved what feels to us like peace. John Owen knows…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and family. I sure wish I could be down there celebrating with you! Alas, it’s just a normal day here in Canada and I’ve got work to do. Be sure to check in tomorrow to take a look at all the Black Friday deals I’ve tracked down. A…
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The trouble with a series on productivity is that it can just keep going forever. Our work is never complete and we never fully master the best use of our time and opportunities. Our God-given calling to do good to others does not end until our lives end. Until we take that final breath, we…
Thoughts on Ferguson – Voddie Baucham offers his thoughts on Ferguson, and they are well worth reading. How To Use the Colon – “It’s in ordinary writing that the colon gets a bit confusing. It’s sometimes used when it’s not needed, or not used when it is. And the biggest question is how to deal…
Hold on! Is it a book about prayer? Another book about prayer? Is there any possible way we can benefit from yet another book on the subject of prayer? Tim Keller’s Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God answers with a decisive yes. Now here’s the interesting thing. There is not much new in this…
Every year I put together a round-up of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that are of interest to Christians. So be sure to check in on Friday and over the weekend—already I’m getting wind of some pretty good deals. Pagans in the Youth Group – Help! There are pagans in my youth group! Terms…
In the world of Bible translations there are two primary models or theories for bringing the ancient text into contemporary language. One is usually referred to as formal equivalence (or “literal” or “essentially literal”). The other is referred to as “dynamic” or functional equivalence. Formal equivalence involves trying to make a translation that changes as…
I overheard an interesting discussion the other day. I was out-and-about and caught just a fragment of a discussion about money and the sheer joy of having it. I couldn’t eavesdrop for more than a few words, but that was enough to get my mind working. I thought about the way I use my money,…
A Timelapse of the Sun – This is “the surface of the sun from October 14th to 30th, 2014, showing sunspot AR 2192, the largest sunspot of the last two solar cycles (22 years).” Theological Trespassing – “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us…
I have been enjoying Tim Keller’s new book on prayer (Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God). There are many of prayer’s mysteries he handles with exellence and perhaps none more so than what Paul means when, in Romans 8, he writes these words: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do…
It is a beautiful, cold and snowy start to the weekend here, though I hear rain is on the way. Early winter is a strange time in Canada. Kindle readers will want to know that I went looking for deals and found nothing. However, do check A La Carte Archives from the past 10 days…
This week’s Free Stuff is sponsored by this week’s blog sponsor–Reformation Heritage Books. They have just released a great new product in the Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible, and they are eager to get a few of them into your hands. So there will be 5 winners this week, and each of the winners will…
You are not “running late.” You are rude. You are inconsiderate. You need to change. Greg Savage’s frustration with other people’s tardiness boiled over into an amusing rant that he posted online, and that was subsequently read by hundreds of thousands. 10 people kept waiting in a meeting for 20 minutes, while some selfish pratt…
Immigration Reform Will Tear Us Apart – Here is Russell Moore’s response to President Obama’s immigration executive action. Things – Things is a fantastic piece of productivity software for Apple users, and the iOS versions are free for a week (down from $9.99 and $19.99): iPhone, iPad. I rate it second only to OmniFocus for…