A La Carte (03/15)

Mar 15, 2006

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Wednesday March 15, 2006

Sports: C.J. Mahaney has some advice for parents (and fathers in particular) regarding teaching their children about sports and sportsmanship. “Playing sports holds great potential for growth in godliness for our sons, but only if we as fathers lead our sons theologically and strategically. I fear that all too often our sons devote significant time to playing sports with little growth in godliness.”

Humor: Al Mohler shoots back at Mahaney with some comments about the Devil. “I have been worried about C.J.’s obsession with Duke basketball…Maybe I have found the answer — fear of the Devil.”

Education: It seems that certain schools in Great Britain will be teaching Creationism as an alternative to Evolution. Now there’s a novel idea! “The subject has been included in a new syllabus for biology produced by the OCR exam board, due out in September.” BBC reports.

Theology: John Hendryx deals with the oft-repeated Arminian parable of the drowning man.

Game Day for the Glory of God

For people living in a society so obsessed with sports and so given over to them, I’m not sure that enough Christians have paused to consider what they think about sports in a way that is firmly biblical. I can think of only a small handful of books that have considered sports in light of…

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A La Carte (1/30)

Wednesday January 30, 2008 Ligonier Streaming T4G ’06Ligonier Ministries are streaming the T4G’06 messages and panels on the Ligonier site. C.J. Mahaney BlogC.J. Mahaney now has a blog of his own. True Male FriendshipThe CBMW blog is featuring a series on true male friendship, encouraging men to pursue true biblical friendship. Global Church Advancement ConferenceAlex…

Jan 30, 2008

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A La Carte (01/23)

Monday January 23, 2006 Canadiana: Today Canadians head to the polls to elect a new federal government. Or, as is more likely, to re-elect the same government we’ve got now. Angry in the Great White North is the Canadian political blog I read most. Technology: A Wired article points out that despite security vulnerabilities in…

Jan 23, 2006

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An Ideal Resource For Your Family Devotions

There is a lot I miss from the days when our children were young. High on the list is family devotions. Nick once described our family as having a “Spartan-like commitment” to them, though I remember as much failure as success and as many misses as hits. Still, there’s no doubt that over the 26…

Jun 12

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A La Carte (June 12)

The curious case of extra resurrections / Are kids too expensive? / Why hot takes are the enemy of conviction / Piper on preaching outrage / A daily rhythm of prayer / Forgetting and pursuing / A La Quiz / The funnies / and more.

Jun 12

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A La Carte (June 11)

We lost the baby / The Bible is cessationist (and wondrous!) / Thinking about Eastern Orthodoxy: a primer for evangelicals / Virtue signalling in the church / What is God’s providence? / Restlessness / Kindle deals / and more.

Jun 11

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You Can Conform to Christ Even if You Don’t Conform to Me

One of the aspects of the Christian faith that I find particularly perplexing is the freedom God gives his people to obey him in different or even opposite ways, so that one person’s obedience is another person’s disobedience. Even as two people take the same action, one might be obeying him and the other disobeying…

Jun 10

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A La Carte (June 10)

Does prayer make a difference? / Portrait of an abortionist / Pushing back against the black tax / Bring your whole self to work / Blessed are the weak / When service isn’t a transaction / A pastoral analogy / Bill C-9 will soon be law in Canada / and more.

Jun 10

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A La Carte (June 9)

Thawed embryos, reproductive rights, and the grey marshlands of ethical ennui / 14 World Cup stars who follow Jesus / The God of small churches / How a critical theorist influenced the sexualization of everything / When culture trumps strategy / Fasting and feasting / Kindle deals / and more.

Jun 9

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Strong to the End

You have probably heard of Davy and Natalie Lloyd, even if the names aren’t immediately familiar. In May 2024, you most likely heard the news about two young American missionaries to Haiti who, along with one of their Haitian colleagues, were brutally murdered by one of the many gangs that dominate the country.

Jun 5

Articles

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You Can Conform to Christ Even if You Don’t Conform to Me

One of the aspects of the Christian faith that I find particularly perplexing is the freedom God gives his people to obey him in different or even opposite ways, so that one person’s obedience is another person’s disobedience. Even as two people take the same action, one might be obeying him and the other disobeying…

Jun 10

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Works & Wonders June 7

This week’s Works & Wonders offers: The wonder and the beauty, older and rarer, His Love, Ferrari Luce, The Covenanter Story, and cheese curds.

Jun 7

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Presents or Presence: What Dad Really Wants for Father’s Day

I asked dads what they actually want for Father’s Day. The answer was clear: presence matters more than presents—but a few books, good coffee, heartfelt letters, and multitools are nice as well.

Jun 3

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An Ideal Resource For Your Family Devotions

There is a lot I miss from the days when our children were young. High on the list is family devotions. Nick once described our family as having a “Spartan-like commitment” to them, though I remember as much failure as success and as many misses as hits. Still, there’s no doubt that over the 26…

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