A La Carte (10/29)

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Monday October 29, 2007

refocus Blog
The reFocus Conference now has a blog. “The purpose of reFocus is to unite Canadian pastors around a resurgent historical evangelicalism and equip them to preach the full counsel of God in an age of relativism.”

Quite Possibly the Best Line Ever
Shannon posts what she is convinced may just be the best line ever in the whole world.

Levels of Happiness in Heaven
John Piper has recorded a section of a Jonathan Edwards sermon dealing with levels of happiness in heaven.

A Great Ending
A pretty amazing ending to a football game (unless you love a good defense). (HT: About 50 people)

If You Can’t Say Something Nice
Phil Johnson, in an article responding to Adrian Warnock, has some good things to say about discernment.

A La Carte (4/18)

Friday April 18, 2008 Mommy’s Got a Brand New BellyJosh Harris writes about a strange new book hitting the shelves… reFocus LiveblogThe reFocus blog has roundups of messages from that conference. Speakers include R. Kent Hughes, D.A. Carson, Bruce Ware and others. When to Baptize Your KidsThe Pulpit blog shares their position on when to…

Apr 18, 2008

A La Carte

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A La Carte (7/2)

Monday July 2, 2007 Books: The DG blog shares the almost unbelievable results of their recent sale. Children: An article in the Telegraph shows, to no one’s great surprise, that babies are not quite as innocent as they may appear. Conference: Brett and Alex Harris have released a video promoting the Rebelution Tour, now underway.

Jul 2, 2007

A La Carte

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A La Carte (11/01)

Wednesday November 1, 2006 Purpose: An article in the O.C. Register sheds some light on how Rick Warren’s PEACE plan will work, including the infrastructure lying behind it. Conference: Here is a conference I hadn’t heard of until yesterday. The reFocus conference will be held in Vancouver, B.C. and the speakers include Piper, Ware, Driscoll…

Nov 1, 2006

A La Carte

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Coming Away Cold

We live at a time in which we are constantly inundated with information. We live much of our lives within the glow of digital devices that are constantly beeping, buzzing, and flashing to tell us there is new information available to be had—text messages, emails, tweets, headlines.

Oct 13

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (October 12)

A La Carte: When the trees fall / No little people, no little places / Empty nesting / Revisionist history / I asked the Lord that I might grow / and more.

Oct 12

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (MBTS)

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. For the Church Institute is a free online platform from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary designed to provide free and accessible theological training to equip, encourage, and edify local churches. Courses may be taken as a self-paced individual or as a group within your…

Oct 11

Articles

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A Daily Diet of Doctrine

A while back I realized I needed to brush up on some of these and began to organize a system of spaced repetition—a way to encounter these doctrines on a regular basis, thus reinforcing them and keeping them fresh in my mind. And it was right then…

Oct 11

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (October 11)

A La Carte: An extraordinary, supernatural conversion / Does free will exist? / End-of-life music / Don’t let politics hijack the pulpit / Schizophrenia / and more.

Oct 11

A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 10)

A La Carte: How women combat comparison / Recognize your pastor this month / Gone are the dark clouds / Why does God say no to good things? / Ministers of loneliness / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 10

A La Carte

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John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way

It has been a few years since I have had a substantial number of people reach out to ask my view on a particular author. Do you know anything about him? Have you read him? Would you consider reviewing some of his books? But after this break of a few years, it has recently begun…

Sep 25

Book Reviews

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A Daily Diet of Doctrine

A while back I realized I needed to brush up on some of these and began to organize a system of spaced repetition—a way to encounter these doctrines on a regular basis, thus reinforcing them and keeping them fresh in my mind. And it was right then…

Oct 11

Book Reviews

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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…

Sep 30

Articles

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Why I Am Not Paedobaptist

For the past few weeks I have been taking a day a week to tell how I have arrived at my various theological convictions. I’ve done this by telling you why I am not what I am not: I am not atheist, Roman Catholic, liberal, or Arminian. Today I want to tell you why I…

Jun 16, 2016

Why I Am Not

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Everyday Gospel

We are not lacking when it comes to daily devotionals. To the contrary, there are more options than we could possibly read in a lifetime. Yet not all daily devotionals are created equal, so it can be difficult to find a good one—one that is worthy of a full year’s attention.

Oct 4

Book Reviews

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