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Jan 3, 2006

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Tuesday January 3, 2005

Blogspotting: Carolyn McCulley is glad to see that I am able to admit my undying affection for all things Jane Austen.

Prayer: Continue to pray for Don Whitney and his family as he recovers from colon cancer surgery. “Let me express (albeit inadequately) my gratitude to all of you who have prayed. The Lord has blessed us so much, and I believe He has blessed us through answering the prayers of His people.”

Film: This seems a little bit like sacrilege, but Walt Disney will soon be releasing Bambi II. It is a “midquel” meaning that it takes place in the middle of the first story.

Theology Bonus: Bob DeWaay’s most recent Critical Issues Commentary focuses on “The Dangers of Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Disciplines.”

A La Carte (May 12)

A Sharp Turn to the Right – Here’s a fascinating update from a blog I follow: “I am writing this on a high speed train from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to the island’s capital, Taipei. Why am I here and not in mainland China? In short, because I have been deported from China. To tell the long…

May 12, 2014

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A La Carte (December 30)

Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. There have been a few Kindle deals shared this week. You can browse and see them if you like. We’ll hope for more next week! New Beginnings: On God’s Mercy and Grace “The beginning of a new school year was always one of my favorite times. There…

Dec 30, 2022

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A La Carte (December 18)

A La Carte: This is a gift you can give / On the domestication of animals / Fiscal hilarity / Best Christian folk and worship of 2023 / Blessed among all women / Uncomfortable Christmases and witnessing to family during the holidays / Kindle deals and free book / and more.

Dec 18, 2023

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Weekend A La Carte (January 17)

A La Carte: Look to and learn from older saints / Don’t overthink your problems / Rebellion / When there is no good church / Teens and popular music / Where the gospel costs everything / and more.

Jan 17

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of Why We’re Feeling Lonely (And What We Can Do About It) and be encouraged by Shelby Abbott’s practical, biblical insights for young adults struggling with loneliness.

Jan 16

Giveaways

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Truths That Take on the World

Christianity has a long history with catechisms—summaries of key doctrines that are arranged in a question-and-answer format. Traditionally, Presbyterians would be taught The Shorter Catechism, Dutch Reformed believers The Heidelberg Catechism, and Baptists one of the Baptist equivalents. Sadly, the use of catechisms began to decline as the years went by, so that it became…

Jan 16

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (January 16)

A La Carte: Business meetings at the urinal / Ambition and competition / The loneliness crisis / Better than feeling seen / Exhausted and overwhelmed / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 16

A La Carte

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A La Carte (January 15)

A La Carte: Young people are turning to the Bible / What conservative young men need / Justifying self-gratification / The influence of reading / On boredom / and more.

Jan 15

A La Carte

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It Doesn’t Matter What You Remember

I have a memory like a … what do you call it? That thing in the kitchen you use to sift the stuff you want from the stuff you don’t. A sieve! That’s it. I have a memory like a sieve. I joke about it at times, and about how I have to outsource remembering…

Jan 14

Articles

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To Those Who Married Poorly

Some marriages are the stuff of fairytales. Some are not. Some husbands marry wives who respect them and some wives marry husbands who love them as Christ loves his church. Some do not. The sad fact is that some people marry well and some people marry poorly.

Jan 7

Articles

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It Doesn’t Matter What You Remember

I have a memory like a … what do you call it? That thing in the kitchen you use to sift the stuff you want from the stuff you don’t. A sieve! That’s it. I have a memory like a sieve. I joke about it at times, and about how I have to outsource remembering…

Jan 14

Articles

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Power Dynamics within Marriage

Any well-taught Christian should be able to speak of God’s attributes and to distinguish between those that are communicable (shared with other beings) and those that are incommunicable (unique to God alone). Among God’s communicable attributes is power. God, who has ultimate power, distributes limited power among human beings. This power is given to us…

Jan 9

Book Reviews

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Petty Annoyances and Minor Insults

I wonder if you are like me in that, as you look back on your life, you realize that most of the circumstances that have troubled you, most of the annoyances and disgruntlements, were produced by circumstances that were hardly worth noticing.

Jan 12

Articles

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Are We Post Woke?

It is too early to tell, I think, whether the “wokeness” craze has already peaked and even begun to slip into decline, or whether it’s just pausing to gather energy for another surge. What seems clear for the moment, though, is that it has lost at least some of its initial momentum, probably because it…

Jan 13

Book Reviews

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