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A La Carte (10/11)

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Tuesda October 11, 2005

  • Nature: An Australian believes he finally has evidence of the big cat of Australia. You may have heard Steve Irwin talk about this animal before his fifteen minutes of fame elapsed.
  • Du Jour: Doug attempts to digest his big weekend. And no, he didn’t sound like too much of a fan-boy when he met John Piper.
  • Found: I love today’s entry at Found Magazine.
  • Purpose: Christianity Today has created a section of their site specifically to deal with news coming from Purpose Driven Rwanda

  • Sins of Age and Youth

    The Sins of the Elderly and the Sins of Youth

    The news about Steve Lawson hit hard. It’s not that Steve and I have ever been particularly close. In fact, I can’t think of a time he and I interacted outside the context of a conference. But he has been a steady presence at events for as long as I have been attending them. I…

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    A La Carte (September 30)

    A La Carte: How to lose your leaders / What if he’s faithful / Three pounds of wonder / Breaking the anger chain / Sermon prep is worth the effort / Kindle books by/for women / and more.

  • Dust on the Bible

    Dust on the Bible

    Hank Williams recorded an old song called “Dust on the Bible.” It’s a song of lament in which he has gone to a friend’s home and asked to see their Bible. When they bring it to him, he realizes it has obviously not been read for a very long time, for it is covered in…

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    Weekend A La Carte (September 28)

    A La Carte: We need to talk about “The Jesus Film” / A concise theology of failure / Guard your heart when suffering / Approaching a political election in the right way / From bitterness to forgiveness / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (10ofThose)

    This week the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by 10ofThose. This Friday, we’re presenting a giveaway like no other… with the timeless wisdom and grit of J.C. Ryle. Over the past two centuries, countless Christians have been both comforted and challenged by his works and we’d love you to join them. This incredible giveaway…

  • New and Notable September 2024

    New and Notable Christian Books for September 2024

    September has very nearly faded into October but before the month ends I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. I’ll remind you first that my book Pilgrim Prayers was released this month and encourage you to give it a look! Beyond that, here are 12 new…