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A La Carte (10/6)

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William Tyndale – Glen remembers the death of William Tyndale. “This year I have marvelled at the beauty of so many ‘King James phrases’. Yet on closer examination the great majority turn out to be Tyndale phrases. Only around 20 of the 365 phrases I have been considering this year are original to the King James Bible. And Tyndale has provided the bulk of the rest.”

Kicking and Screaming – Al Mohler reflects on Piers Morgan’s interview with Joel Osteen. Suffice it to say that he’s not a fan.

Tiger Woods – What a fascinating chart.

Why I Dumped My iPhone – These are some good reflections on what the iPhone adds to life and what it takes away.

10 Ways Steve Jobs Changed the World – Love him or hate him, he has certainly left his mark on the world he’s now left behind. Speaking of Jobs, here’s a tweet from the Phelps family announcing that they’ll be picketing his funeral. Take a look at how that tweet was produced.

The real horror of being outside of Christ is that there is no shelter from the wrath of God.

—Eric Alexander

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  • A La Carte (November 6)

    Don’t despise the red flags / Your thoughts are shaping your life / Can’t you just love everyone? / Selfies are not the self: forming embodied youth in a disembodied age / Effective altruists and the spreadsheet gospel / 4 Applications for the order of love—from the home to the ends of the earth /…