A La Carte (10/24)

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Wednesday October 24, 2007

Do You Heart Huckabee?
My friend Jesse does, and he’s started a site to keep up with everything Huckabee.

California Fire Prayer
Lydia shares an urgent prayer request from Elyse Fitzpatrick. “She and her family are smack in the middle of the Santa Ana fire zone. Lives and homes are at stake.”

More About the Fires
Mark Lauterbach is near the evacuation area and is posting updates.

Free Music that Saves Lives
Matthew Smith is offering a track from his latest album and will donate to Blood:Water Mission to provide clean water to 1 person in Africa for 1 week to anyone who downloads it.

Elephants Electrocuted in Drunken Rampage
It’s amazing what you come across on the internet–such important news that, without the net, we all would have missed.

A La Carte (2/25)

Monday February 25, 2008 Os Guinness on the SchaeffersOs Guinness, in an excellent article at Christianity Today, laments Frank Schaeffer’s memoir which is a direct attack on his parents and their faith. Larry Norman Passes AwayRay Fowler, in this post and a couple of others, pays tribute to Larry Norman who passed away yesterday. Text…

Feb 25, 2008

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A La Carte (12/12)

Wednesday December 12, 2007 America’s AtheistsAn article in the Economist explains that America’s atheists have no clear-cut candidate in the upcoming election. It seems atheism is the last taboo when it comes to politics. Huckabee Says SubmitThen again, maybe the last taboo is a biblical understanding of the complementarian relationship between husbands and wives. That…

Dec 12, 2007

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A La Carte (1/30)

Tuesday January 30, 2007 Du Jour: Julian reflects on the “inadequacy” of language to describe God. Music: Derek Webb releases a new album today composed of acoustic versions of some of his hits (which, in my opinion, were already plenty acoustic). You can read a review here. Sounds like this one may be for only…

Jan 30, 2007

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A La Carte (January 6)

A La Carte: Motherhood is a mission, not an identity / What Betty Friedan got wrong about motherhood / Being a better ministry dad / Young men and looksmaxxing / New CityAlight song / Resolutions for Reformed Twitter / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 6

A La Carte

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How do we minister to parents with broken hearts?

For every family in the church where the children seem to be well established in the faith, there will be another family where one or more of the children have deserted it… How can we help bring comfort to parents in pain?

Jan 5

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A La Carte (January 5)

A La Carte: 5 habits for better prayer / How do you stop a malevolent idea? / The freedom of a lower reading goal / You can’t trust your eyes anymore / Write a new song / and more.

Jan 5

A La Carte

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It Pictures Something and It Accomplishes Something

Each of the ordinances has a distinct purpose and a distinct role in the life of the Christian. Baptism is an initiatory rite, a means by which a person publicly identifies with Christ Jesus—an occasion of joy and blessing not only for the person being baptized but for the entire church.

Jan 4

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (January 3)

A La Carte: A quiet life in the culture wars / Welcome to WALL-E’s world / How not to fall away / As far as it depends on you / When you get nothing out of your devotions / Choose your kingdom / and more.

Jan 3

A La Carte

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If You’re at CROSS Conference (Or Wish You Were)

If you are one of the young adults attending CROSS, or if you are in that demographic but were unable to attend, I want to make the 12-episode documentary available to you for free. It was filmed in 12 countries and allows you to experience worship in each of them.

Jan 2

Articles

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New and Notable Christians Books for December

Even late in the year, we continue to see some excellent new books come our way. And, one way or another, most of them make their way to boxes on my front doorstep. I sort through all those books and try to distill them down to some of the most notable. Here are the ones…

Dec 29, 2025

Articles

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A Year-End Roundup of Roundups

‘Tis the time of year to consider the year that was. For bloggers, this usually involves a roundup of the most popular articles and favorite books. To that end, here is a roundup of my various roundups!

Dec 31, 2025

Articles

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My Only Plea at New Year’s

As we come to the end of one year and the dawning of the next, I often find myself pondering the year that was and the year that will be. I often find myself thanking the Lord for all his mercies and pleading them for another year. To that end, I have often appreciated this…

Dec 28, 2025

Articles

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The Collected Best Books of 2025

I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I collect all of the lists written by sites or…

Dec 22, 2025

Articles

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Prayer at the Closing of Another Year

Happy new year! Here is a prayer I found in Heart Cries to Heaven by David Campbell. It seemed very appropriate for the start of a new year. Our great and Gracious God, As we come to the close of another year, we would indeed make it the prayer of our hearts that you would…

Jan 1, 2011

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