A La Carte (12/18)

Dec 18, 2006

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Monday December 18, 2006

Du Jour: Bible Belt Blogger tells us that a TV evangelist actually sent him some money.

Music: For the Petra fan in your life, the classic “Captured in Time and Space” concert has been released on DVD. You can get it here.

Medicine: A reader expresses surprise that I am not the only Canadian without a pulse. The Globe and Mail reports on a man with no pulse who is considered to represent a medical breakthrough.

Entertainment: A Christian video game is drawing angry reactions from some quarters. “It’s about religious warfare. The way to win is to convert or kill. You have both the Inquisition and the Crusades…”

A La Carte (1/4)

You Did What?You may have heard about the ax-wielding Muslim who tried to kill infamous Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. He was at home caring for his granddaughter when a man broke in seeking to kill him. This part blew my mind: “He did not have time to collect the child from the living room before…

Jan 4, 2010

A La Carte

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A La Carte (5/10)

Why Won’t God Just Tell Me What To Do? – “That would certainly make things simpler in life, wouldn’t it? Like if there was a blank page at the back of every Bible, and every morning you woke up and there was a personal, hand-tailored message for you from God. Telling you where to eat…

May 10, 2011

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A La Carte (1/22)

Get Outta My Face!Rick Horne’s book Get Outta My Face!–How to Reach Angry, Unmotivated Teens with Biblical Counsel is available today only for just $8 from the link above. I reviewed it here. My Dad’s Message to Me on the Day He DiedRay Ortlund shares his father’s final words for him. How To Meditate on…

Jan 22, 2010

A La Carte, Interviews

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Weekend A La Carte (November 22)

A La Carte: Keep your well full / No atheists at Nuremberg / On refusing to panic / Sports open surprising doors / Practicing Christian hospitality / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 22

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Moody Publishers)

Free Stuff Fridays: Free Book!

Nov 21

Giveaways

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How To Tell the Truth

I have a lot of admiration for those people who are especially skillful at evangelism. Likewise, I have a lot of admiration for those people who feel especially called to it. I sometimes marvel at how adeptly they are able to steer conversations to topics that matter and how easily they can get to Jesus…

Nov 21

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (November 21)

A La Carte: Grief, memory, and hope / Negativity bias / Hannah’s Holiday / It’s the little things / When spiritual disciplines seem dull / Broody God / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 21

A La Carte

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A La Carte (November 20)

A La Carte: The trap of fear-based parenting / Aileen and I join Jeremy and Jinger / When you are overlooked / Russell Brand shouldn’t be baptizing anyone / If your loved one is deconstructing / and more.

Nov 20

A La Carte

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Difficult Does Not Mean Cryptic and Mysteries Aren’t Meant To Mystify

I think each one of us has probably had a kind of disquieting experience in which we’ve suddenly realized that a lot of Christian publishing is bunk. While we are undoubtedly blessed with far more truthful and edifying books than ever before, we are also cursed with far more untruthful and unedifying books.

Nov 19

Articles

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The Return of the Ancients and the Future of America

Every now and again, I decide that I will visit the ECPA list of bestselling Christian books and read the number one bestseller, no matter what it is. It is a decision I often regret. I wish the books that rose to the top were the best of the best, but, sadly, they are often…

Nov 14

Book Reviews

9 min read
Why Euthanasia Feels Intuitive

Canada has gained a lot of attention in recent years due to its commitment to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), its preferred idiom for euthanasia. Some honor Canada as groundbreaking in its commitment to bringing dignity to death while others abhor it as taking advantage of the weak, the elderly, and the vulnerable. Already euthanasia…

Nov 17

Articles

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The Man Who Plays Pastor

Christians have long compared prayer to a thermometer that measures spiritual heat. When we grow complacent in our relationship with the Lord, that thermometer almost invariably registers cool, for in such times we pray seldom and we pray without fervor.

Nov 16

Articles

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One Unexpected Key To a Joyful Marriage

You probably keep score. I’m sure you don’t mean to. You may not even be conscious of it. But there’s a pretty good chance that you do it. You keep score in your marriage. You keep score when you tally up the things you do for your spouse and when you tally up the things…

Nov 13, 2023

Articles

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Why Christian Kids Leave the Faith

Few things are sadder to witness than people who once professed faith leaving it all behind. This is especially true when those people were raised in Christian homes by God-fearing parents. These children were given every opportunity to put their faith in Jesus but determined instead to turn their backs on him. Why would they…

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