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Dec 22, 2006

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Friday December 22, 2006

Books: Discerning Reader now has an RSS Feed for the most recent reviews (thanks to Travis for doing the work).

Christmas: I asked my wife to consider making this for Christmas dinner but she refused.

Religion: Here is the history of religion in 90 seconds.

Q & A Amazon has a new service called Askville. It will apparently allow people to answer any question you may have.

Bible: The ESV blog has some interesting graphis allowing you to visualize different one-year Bible reading plans.

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Mar 17

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From Unsure to Unshakable: How Your Church Can Grow in Prayer

5 Things to Pray for Your Church,” with this free 30-day Prayer Challenge by PrayMore

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What God Is Doing When He Doesn’t Seem to Be Doing Anything

Sometimes it feels like God isn’t doing anything—that our prayers go unanswered and our circumstances never change. But Scripture tells a different story. Here’s what God is doing even when he seems silent.

Mar 16

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Mar 16

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A Pleasure More Than An Obligation

Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.

Mar 15

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Mar 14

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Three Marks of a Good Christian Book

Not every book marketed as ‘Christian’ is worth your time. Here are three marks—truth, love, and beauty—that can help you discern which Christian books are truly worth reading.

Mar 11

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Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse

I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…

Mar 13

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Husbands and wives often grieve the same loss in very different ways. Here is how couples can love one another well when sorrow comes between them.

Mar 9

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Sometimes it feels like God isn’t doing anything—that our prayers go unanswered and our circumstances never change. But Scripture tells a different story. Here’s what God is doing even when he seems silent.

Mar 16

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Before your children ever read a book on marriage, they are ‘reading’ yours. What is your marriage sounding like in their ears today?

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