Skip to content ↓

A La Carte (08/02)

A La Carte Collection cover image

Wednesday August 2, 2006

Prayer: Tim Irvin is having some strange health problems. Read up and commit to praying for the guy!

Du Jour: John Duncan takes on MTV, reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the network. “MTV doesn’t play videos or concerts anymore. MTV doesn’t really talk about music. It talks about the cheap and passing frivolity that music can create. MTV has exploited music more as a recreational drug than an art form.”

Weird: Have you heard of SpazzStick, the world’s only caffeinated lip balm? “It was developed by an Alaskan Police Officer, who needs both quality lip balm for the cold and the ability to stay awake during long shifts.”

Gospel: Jim Elliff addresses the gospel and whether or not it should be presented in a humorous way. “The combination of the Gospel (which is dead serious) and staged humor make strange bedfellows…”

Education: Ian at “Ruminations By The Lake” has linked to an interesting video highlighting Logos school in Moscow, ID. The school teaches the classical educational model of the Trivium.


  • A La Carte Collection cover image

    Weekend A La Carte (May 9)

    Long-form content and think pieces on motherhood, Costco, grade inflation, GIRLS®, detransitioning, abortion rulings, book reviews, and more.

  • Feasting

    Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

    God’s path of wisdom for you is both serious and delightful—more of both than you might expect. Following Christ will both deepen you and free you. It’s a brilliant strategy for glad sanity and steady integrity—all the way.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (May 8)

    Sunday style and the devil’s beat / The mortification equation / The cult of pastoral vulnerability / Friday funnies / Greet one another with a … what? / Before it’s an emergency / and more.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (May 7)

    I will go to him / A letter to those discouraged by fallen pastors / Richard Dawkins / The most powerful words you’ll ever write / Eight myths about heaven / God alone is Lord of the conscience / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The End of Raising Children

    The End of Raising Children

    Michaela is a married woman! We enjoyed a simple ceremony on Monday afternoon and, after a sweet reception, she and Caleb hit the road to begin their new life together. And just like that, Aileen and I are finished raising children.

  • A La Carte Collection cover image

    A La Carte (May 6)

    A La Carte: Eugenics as self-loathing / Raise kids to be reality respecters / The pastoral virtue of avoidance / Live son or dead daughter? / The sin we’ve stopped taking seriously / Evaluating cultural Christianity / and more.