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Jan 19, 2009

1 min read

Robinson’s Prayer for Obama
What a bunch of nonsense this prayer is. Let’s hope (and pray) that Rick Warren does far better!

The CyberHymnal
The CyberHymnal, which I pretty well guarantee you’ve visited at one time or another, has moved to a new URL. So update your bookmarks.

An Open Letter to Barack Obama
Ron Jones, who serves as the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Bible Church, has sent Barack Obama a powerful letter, asking him to reconsider his view on abortion.

A Review of “Tactics”
Gregory Koukl’s new book Tactics is getting some positive buzz. Apologetics 315 offers a glowing review.

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

3 min read
Weekend A La Carte (June 22)

A La Carte: Motherhood / An open letter to dads about gentle parenting / How do I navigate a painful breakup? / More wonderful than being beautiful / Three reasons to show up to the prayer meeting / and more.

Jun 22, 2024

A La Carte

3 min read
A La Carte (January 2)

A La Carte: Keep Bible reading from being rude / Roman Catholic apologetics targeting Evangelicals / Five vows I have made / Are we trying to be too clever? / The new year’s prayer challenge / and more.

Jan 2, 2025

A La Carte

3 min read

Works & Wonders (April 26)

Uplifting bits and pieces for Sunday: Growing luminous / A $1,200 pen / 250 years of Americana / A house in a church / Reclaimed by nature / Chip wagons / and more.

Apr 26

Articles

6 min read
Weekend A La Carte (April 25)

This weekend’s A La Carte covers Thomas Kinkade’s hidden legacy, Gen Z and real experiences, John Mark Comer in The Atlantic, Carl Trueman on the trans war, eugenics and AI, LLM sycophancy, and more.

Apr 25

A La Carte

9 min read
Shooting Up

Jonathan Tepper grew up watching his missionary parents transform the lives of heroin addicts in Madrid. Though he has wandered from the faith, his memoir may be the most Christian book you read this year.

Apr 24

Articles, Book Reviews

6 min read
A La Carte (April 24)

You’re lazy / Six major views of baptism / John Piper and fur babies / You don’t need a therapist / Stop keeping score / Death and resurrection / A La Quiz / Kindle deals / and more.

Apr 24

A La Carte

5 min read
A La Carte (April 23)

The risk of persecution / The West’s strange genius / Our best years are ahead / Hope in the face of death / Keep the Christian calendar / The grief I did not know / Book reviews / Gen Alpha / and more.

Apr 23

A La Carte

6 min read
Random Thoughts about Preaching and Being Preached To

Practical reflections on preaching and listening to sermons — guidance for pastors on preparation, length, and delivery, and for congregants on attentiveness, feedback, and benefiting from the Word.

Apr 22

Articles

15 min read

Random Thoughts about Preaching and Being Preached To

Practical reflections on preaching and listening to sermons — guidance for pastors on preparation, length, and delivery, and for congregants on attentiveness, feedback, and benefiting from the Word.

Apr 22

Articles

15 min read
Shooting Up

Jonathan Tepper grew up watching his missionary parents transform the lives of heroin addicts in Madrid. Though he has wandered from the faith, his memoir may be the most Christian book you read this year.

Apr 24

Articles, Book Reviews

6 min read
Sometimes I Get It Wrong

Sometimes I get it right and, admittedly, sometimes I get it wrong. I get access to most books long before they reach store shelves and I try to anticipate the ones that will be most important, most worthy of my time and yours. These are the ones I then read and review. But sometimes I…

Apr 15

Book Reviews

6 min read
Works & Wonders (April 19)

This week’s Works & Wonders includes a devotional on grace-fueled service, a new Sovereign Grace song on thankfulness, the faith of Titanic rescuer Arthur Rostron, speed puzzling, northern lights photography, a poem on readiness for death, and Easter piano music from the Gettys.

Apr 19

Articles

7 min read
Raising Children Who Love the Church

Here are some practical principles I observed or solicited when raising our children—children who gladly attend and prioritize the local church, not out of obligation, but out of conviction.

Apr 13

Articles

8 min read

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