There appears to be a truck from the electric company parked out on the street. So I’m going to hurry today’s A La Carte out onto the Interwebs just in case they’re about to shut down our power. I’m hoping that’s not the case since it’s well below freezing today and we depend upon electric heat…
The Message of the Bible – Dane Ortlund asked a long list of people to summarize the Bible in one sentence. The results are quite interesting.
Parenting: It’s Never an Interruption – Paul David Tripp on parenting: “Parenting is all about living by the principle of prepared spontaneity. You don’t really know what’s going to happen next. You don’t really know when you’ll have to enforce a command, intervene in an argument, confront a wrong, hold out for a better way, remind someone of a truth, call for forgiveness, lead someone to confession, point to Jesus, restore peace, hold someone accountable, explain a wisdom principle, give a hug of love, laugh in the face of adversity, help someone complete a task, mediate an argument, stop with someone and pray, assist someone to see his heart, or talk once again about what it means to live together in a community of love.”
Boomerang GMail – I’ve really been enjoying this Firefox/Chrome add-on that allows you to schedule emails to be sent to you (or others) and also allows you to “boomerang” emails to your inbox if they haven’t been responded to within a certain amount of time. Very handy!
The Gospel in a Break-in – I enjoyed this short article from Brian Croft: “After the morning service on Sunday, I walked over to see what everyone was starring at through the window of the sanctuary. It was 4 men, dressed in black, trying to break into the car of one of our church members. So, how did I see the grace of the gospel in this?”
The Most Amazing Press Release – A good little bit of satire from TechCrunch.
Cracks in the Crystal Cathedral – CT writes about the problems faced by the Crystal Cathedral. “Some are tempted to hit the man while he is down, but this is unwise. Robert Schuller is not the problem—contemporary evangelicalism is. Schuller was only leading the parade of those who believe they are responsible for making the gospel relevant. The lesson is not that Schuller got it wrong or that his theology is out-of-date; it is not that we just need to find a better, more current point of cultural contact. The lesson is that our attempts to find and exploit a point of cultural contact inevitably end in bankruptcy.”
Play – I haven’t taken a look at the organization that made this, but I enjoyed the video:
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
—Mark Twain
