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Jan 2, 2008

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Wednesday January 2, 2008

A Review of My Book
Tim Irvin (one of the people who has been reading this site the longest) provides a kind and encouraging review of my book.

Train with Trill
Trillia of Trill Fitness wants to help you get fit this year. If getting fit is on your list of things to do, check in with Trillia.

Russell Moore’s Top Ten
Russell Moore comes through with a top ten list of the best books he read in ’07.

ReThink
Alex Chediak has some thoughts about a new book called ReThink–a book rethinking the whole idea of student ministry.

Trevin’s Top Ten
Trevin Wax, who read at least 75 books last year, shares his top 10.

Reformation Heritage Blog
Reformation Heritage Books now has a blog deal with their books and others.

A La Carte (6/20)

Friday June 20, 2008 Critiquing My ReviewSomeone has seen fit to post a seven-part video review of my review of The Shack. You can find it all on YouTube. (And, in case you’re wondering, he mispronounces my name every time). The Ramshackle ShackAnd speaking of The Shack, Tom Neven has a good article about it…

Jun 20, 2008

A La Carte

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Weekend A La Carte (October 11)

A La Carte: Why dads still matter / Character in absurd times / Don’t get baptized in the Jordan / Gen Z is spiritually hungry / Extending hospitality to children / and more.

Oct 11

A La Carte

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A La Carte (3/15)

An Encouraging Word – Andy Naselli dug up some encouraging words for young mothers. “Martyn Lloyd-Jones once spoke with a group of medical students who complained that in the midst of their training and the ferocious work hours they really didn’t even have time to read the Bible and have their devotions and so on.”…

Mar 15, 2013

A La Carte

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The Rise of AI Book Slop

We often hear these days of “AI slop,” a term that’s used to refer to the massive amounts of poor-quality AI-created material that is churned out and unceremoniously dumped onto the internet. This was once primarily artistless artwork and authorless articles, but has now advanced to much bigger and more substantial forms of content.

Dec 8

Articles

6 min read
A La Carte (December 8)

A La Carte: A plea to older women / Let someone serve you in suffering / Why AI writing can’t compete / Influencers / The hidden danger in online sermons / Discipling young people / Excellent Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 8

A La Carte

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Pitch Perfect and Tone Deaf

God commands us to sing. Yet while some of God’s people are gifted singers, the plain fact is that others are not. In any congregation, it’s likely that some have near-perfect pitch while others are functionally tone-deaf. Those who struggle to sing may be self-conscious, tempted to stay quiet or to do no more than…

Dec 7

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (December 6)

A La Carte: Rightly ordered desires / Ordinary wonders / For my good, not my comfort / Make room for special-needs families / Christmas spirit / Wisdom rarely makes you famous / and more.

Dec 6

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway! #Sponsored

Dec 5

Giveaways

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Noteworthy New Commentaries from 2025

There are few resources I rely on more than I rely on my commentaries. Over the years, I have developed an extensive collection and turn to them often. I try to keep tabs on new commentaries and thought I would let you know about some of the best options that were published in 2025

Dec 5

Resources

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Don’t Think Lower Thoughts of Yourself than God Does

I can be prone to self-loathing. Sometimes this takes the form of thinking about things I’ve done or recounting words I’ve said and detesting myself for them. Sometimes it takes the form of thinking about who I am and hating who God has made me to be, or thinking about the way God has gifted…

Dec 1

Articles

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Can Satan Put Thoughts Into Our Minds?

Each of us is familiar with the experience of being tempted to sin. Sometimes these temptations arise from outside of us and sometimes they arise from within. Each of our three sworn enemies—the world, the flesh, and the devil—has the ability to tempt us to do what God forbids or fail to do what God…

Dec 3

Articles

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Modesty Requires Looking Away

The plane reached the terminal in Recife, Brazil and the ground crew opened the door. I have been through more airports than I can count1 and find they all kind of blur together—jetways, corridors, escalators, luggage belts. But for some reason, I remembered this one from my previous visit. After exiting the secure area, I…

Dec 2, 2024

Articles

5 min read
Noteworthy New Commentaries from 2025

There are few resources I rely on more than I rely on my commentaries. Over the years, I have developed an extensive collection and turn to them often. I try to keep tabs on new commentaries and thought I would let you know about some of the best options that were published in 2025

Dec 5

Resources

12 min read
Cyber Monday Deals for Christians

Black Friday is upon us and with it the opportunity to save a bit of money as we shop for the holidays or build out our libraries. I have listed hundreds of deals below and will be adding to it throughout the course of the weekend. Note that I will update this list throughout the…

Nov 28

Articles

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