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A La Carte (01/09)

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Monday January 9, 2006

Humor: Only in a far too politically correct world would this story be anything but funny. “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is shutting down the system that creates movie recommendations on its shopping Web site after it linked a “Planet of the Apes” DVD to films about famous black Americans.”

Du Jour: Carolyn McCulley has a couple of posts from New Orleans (first, second) in which she notes God’s faithfulness and the faithfulness of those who lost so much through the hurricane.

Technology: Phillip Way (pastorway) has a tech tip that applies to users of all Operating Systems.

Blogging: In an obvious publicity stunt, Marc from Purgatorio claims he is quitting blogging, yet leaves himself an out. Sounds like there will be a reunion tour soon enough!


  • Living in the Era of the Lie

    You could probably make the case that we are living in the era of the lie. Maybe every era on this side of Genesis 3 has been an era of the lie, but lies seem to have taken on greater prominence than ever at a time that has been labeled as “truthy” and “post-truth” rather…

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  • Laboring Upstream

    Cruising Downstream, Laboring Upstream

    You may know from experience that it is easy to take a boat downstream and much harder to take it back up. You certainly know from experience that it is easy to follow sin downstream and much harder to change your course to pursue holiness.

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    The Spurgeon family scandal / The porn buster / The unwelcome intruder / What about animal suffering? / Pastoral time guilt / Twenty two & engaged / Mary Todd Lincoln / Sales and deals / and more.