Skip to content ↓

A La Carte (06/27)

A La Carte Collection cover image

Tuesday June 27, 2006

Humor: A reader named Russell sent me the link to a neat little audio file that plays a composition made only with sound effects included with Windows. You’ll need Flash to play it.

Blog: Adrian Warnock has closed the doors on his blog for a few days after coming down with shingles. I had to look it up. It is apparently “the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. It occurs very rarely in children and adults, but its incidence is high in the elderly (over 60), as well as in any age group of immunocompromised patients” It doesn’t sound particularly nice.

Family: Lisa discusses a difficult and painful issue: whether or not parents can “divorce” their adopted children.

Review: Paul has a largely positive review of Ligon Duncan and Susan Hunt’s book “Women’s Ministry in the Local Church.”


  • Public Private

    The Most Public and the Most Private

    It is good to worship God in secret, where no one can see us except the Lord. In fact, the most effective secret worship is the most secret of secret worship, those times when we are truly alone with the Lord.

  • A La Carte Collection cover image

    Weekend A La Carte (September 20)

    A La Carte: Make demons boring again / Health anxiety / Holy hesitation / Bitcoin and Christian stewardship / Supporting women in missions / and more.

  • 12 Truths for Teens

    12 Truths Every Teen Can Trust

    It is something you see often in the world of Christian publishing and no doubt beyond as well—a book that proves especially helpful for adults will often be adapted into a book for teens. That usually requires condensing the book and adapting its style of writing. It sometimes requires reformatting the content to suit a…

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (September 19)

    A La Carte: How do you measure love? / Avoid the comparison trap / The one anothers begin at home / Why does God test us? / Sunrises and sunsets / and more.

  • Kids Books

    Aileen’s Picks: Books for the Littlest Ones

    Aileen has spent many years overseeing the Early Years program at our church. I asked if she would provide some occasional reviews or recommendations of books and other resources that have stood out to her and proven a blessing to the children. Here is her first roundup.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (September 18)

    A La Carte: God’s purposes in suffering / Shatter your kid-centered kingdom / I’m triggered / Praying for the dead / 3 reasons to take your kids to church / Meditation / Kindle deals / and more.