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Jan 16, 2007

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Tuesday January 16, 2007

Sports: Something to think about when your kid tells you he wants to play professional football for a living.

Du Jour: Joe Carter is ashamed to be a sinner.

Weather: Kirk Wellum decided to stop and think: “even ice storms and power outages can be used by my heavenly Father to lead me to think about things that really matter!”

Theology: Phil Johnson also decided to stop and think and has offered his bit on the now infamous “Stop and Think” video.

Audio: Brian Thornton has posted what seems to be an internet exclusive: Phil Johnson interviewing John MacArthur on the topic of election. So let’s all listen to it and see if we can take Brian’s server down…

A La Carte (02/16)

Thursday February 16, 2006 Giveaway: Carla has once again decided to crack open the Scripscenes vaults and do a Spring giveaway. “Winner’s choice of gift from any 1 product of any department in our store!” Du Jour: John Piper, on the eve of his cancer surgery, wrote a short article entitled, Don’t Waste Your Cancer.…

Feb 16, 2006

A La Carte

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A La Carte (December 16)

I’m really thankful for Andy Naselli’s encouraging review of Do More Better. While he was already well-organized and productive, he lays out some specific ways he found it helpful. Also, the book is now available in Audiobook format. Pray Here’s a new page and video from John Piper and Desiring God. Piper models how to…

Dec 16, 2015

A La Carte

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Weekend A La Carte (11/16)

The Economics of Infomercials – “Nothing good is on TV between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., and for good reason. Nobody’s trying.” So what about all of those informercials that clog the air in those times? Noah – Here is the trailer for the Noah movie that will be released next year. I don’t remember…

Nov 16, 2013

A La Carte

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An Investment in Eternity: Why One Pastor and Parent Trusts Boyce College

Choosing a college is about trust. As a pastor and parent, Ryan Kelly entrusted all four of his children to Boyce College. He saw serious academics, real discipleship, and faculty who know their students and care for their souls. At Boyce, truth comes first, and students are prepared for a lifetime of faithful service. Read…

Feb 2

Sponsored

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Love Is the Interpreter

There have been a few bands and musicians I did not particularly care for when I first heard their music. I came across them on a cassette or CD in the old days, or on YouTube or Apple Music in more recent days, and found that their music didn’t really resonate. I set them aside…

Feb 2

Articles

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A La Carte (February 2)

A La Carte: Beware the current-events man / “Like No Other” / Keep reading your Bible / Struggling with prayer? / Formation and information / Don’t run / Kindle deals / and more.

Feb 2

A La Carte

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How To Make the Devil Shout for Joy

As we fall away from the company of our brothers and sisters, as we grow distant from the voice of God through his Word, as we grow lackadaisical in speaking to God through prayer, Satan smiles, he laughs, he shouts for joy. Our sorrow is his pleasure.

Feb 1

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (January 31)

A La Carte: Prioritizing theological maturity / What is excommunication? / Discipleship in a sexualized culture / Why motherhood can feel impossible / Giving all like Jesus / and more.

Jan 31

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Reformed Free Publishing)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to uproot your life and sacrifice everything for the sake of your faith? Enter today’s Free Stuff Fridays giveaway to win a copy of Grace House, the story of one young Hindu girl who is forced to choose between the only world she’s ever known and…

Jan 30

Giveaways

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That’s Your Uncle Nick

We call them “grief moments” or “grief days,” and it is still surprising how quickly and unexpectedly they can come upon us. Those who have experienced a deep loss will know that, even while you do eventually get on with your life, you never get over your grief. It is ever-present in the background, usually…

Jan 26

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for January 2026

As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of books in January and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I have…

Jan 29

Resources

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Amplify Not a Fool by Responding to His Folly

Where you think your wisdom may make the fool better, it’s more likely that his folly will make you worse. You are more likely to stoop to his level than he is to rise to yours. Ironically, fools can be clever at times and wise men naive, for the fool has an intuitive understanding of…

Jan 28

Articles

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On Letting Your Kids Go

I won’t ever forget the day we dropped Nick at college. We had driven him down to Louisville, Kentucky where he had enrolled in pre-seminary studies at Boyce College. We had helped get his little dorm room all set up. We had dropped by the bookstore and picked up the last of his textbooks. We…

Jan 25, 2023

Articles

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To Those Who Married Poorly

Some marriages are the stuff of fairytales. Some are not. Some husbands marry wives who respect them and some wives marry husbands who love them as Christ loves his church. Some do not. The sad fact is that some people marry well and some people marry poorly.

Jan 7

Articles

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