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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

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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, 2025

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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

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What Did You Give Up When You Became a Christian?

To follow Christ is to give things up—habits, desires, even relationships. But you never walk away empty-handed. You release what you cannot keep to gain what you cannot lose.

Mar 4

Articles

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A La Carte (March 4)

The death of a saint / James Talarico’s gospel / You can always come back to church / Preparing sermons weeks in advance / Gospel greatness / Hell and the character of God / and more.

Mar 4

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A La Carte (March 3)

Edgelords won’t inherit the earth / Why smart people reject God / Repentance without compromise / Not enough faith / Is it time for complementarians to change their mind? / Kindle deals / and more.

Mar 3

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Those Already Present and Those Who Have Not Yet Arrived

For 2000 years, God’s people have been praying the same prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus.” It is a good prayer, and a biblical one. Yet for 2,000 years God has delayed in answering it. This delay can be perplexing and even frustrating.

Mar 2

Articles

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A La Carte (March 2)

Paul Tripp’s definition of parenting / Caring for divorced people in your church / Why Catholicism needs relics / Iran after the Ayatollah / The crescent moon / Kindle deals / and more.

Mar 2

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The Deepest Thirst of All

The God who created us formed us in such a way that we are not meant to exist apart from him. To live apart from God is the spiritual equivalent of trying to live without food and water. It will lead only to weakness, pain, and death.

Mar 1

Articles

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Random Thoughts and Tips on Prayer

Not every thought makes a good article and sometimes an entire article can be distilled down to a single thought. For those reasons, I like to occasionally create what I have created here–a roundup of brief, random thoughts. In this case, these thoughts are on prayer.

Feb 23

Articles

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30 Christian Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

t is a blessing to have so many dedicated and talented Christian writers who are willing to share their work with us. Many of them choose to share it through Substack, a platform for email newsletters. I follow all kinds of Substacks and thought it might be helpful to create a roundup of some of…

Feb 25

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

Not a single month goes by without Christian publishers providing us with great new resources. Thankfully, most of those new books end up in my mailbox. That allows me to sort through them and distil them down to a list like this one: A list of new and notables.

Feb 27

Articles

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Those Already Present and Those Who Have Not Yet Arrived

For 2000 years, God’s people have been praying the same prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus.” It is a good prayer, and a biblical one. Yet for 2,000 years God has delayed in answering it. This delay can be perplexing and even frustrating.

Mar 2

Articles

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The Most Quotable Quote

Tim Keller was a very quotable individual, but of all the quotes he left us, I expect one will prove the most widely shared. It speaks, of course, of the gospel—the good news, the great news, the wondrous news, the sends-chills-up-my-spine news, the brings-tears-to-my-eyes news, the I-wouldn’t-believe-it-if-God-hadn’t-said-it news of what Jesus Christ has accomplished on…

Feb 22

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