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Jan 3, 2008

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Thursday January 3, 2008

Prime Time America
Just a reminder to readers that I am a guest all this week on Moody Radio’s Prime Time America. For those who don’t listen to the radio, broadcasts and archives are available online.

My Book: The DR Review
Mark Tubbs, a Discerning Reader reviewer, has posted a review of my book.

Life in the Cellular Age
Dr. Mohler has an interesting article about how the age of the cell phone is changing just about everything.

A New Superpower
The Independent says that 2008 is the year a new superpower will be born. They refer, of course, to China. It’s an informative article.

Christian Publishing in 2007
Christian Retailing has a quiz for anyone who thinks they know what happened in Christian publishing in 2007.

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Feb 17

A La Carte

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How to Evangelize and Disciple in a “Live Your Truth” World

Our culture lacks any coherent, unifying worldview. We’ve moved on from post-truth postmodernism to “Live your truth” metamodernism, where good vibes matter more than consistent ideas. In this world, few see the conflict between “trans-affirming” and “pro-woman.” And the same person using mushrooms to aid spiritual “connection” tells us to “trust the science” about human…

Feb 16

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A Simple Way To Ensure You Use AI Well (And Not Poorly)

Every new technology introduces both benefits and drawbacks to its users and to the wider culture. The world being what it is, there are always plusses and minuses, so that even as a new tech gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. We are quickly learning that Artificial Intelligence is no exception…

Feb 16

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Feb 16

A La Carte

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For Our Good, Not For Our Bondage

Matthew Henry once said that when we are out of the way of duty, we are in the way of temptation. Yet Jerry Bridges warns that the spiritual disciplines are privileges to be used, not duties to be performed. So are they duties or are they not?

Feb 15

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12 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently

While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. I suppose my interests lean toward history, but I do read other books as well. Here are a few of the titles I’ve enjoyed over the past couple of months.

Feb 12

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The Breakthrough Prayer

I am certain you have had a time when the Lord has brought you to a sudden, unexpected point of repentance or resolution. Perhaps you’ve been fostering a sin, and while you may have known it was sin, you haven’t been willing to deal with it—to put it to death and come alive to righteousness.…

Feb 9

Articles

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Performative Grief

We all know what it is to perform grief—to ensure that others are aware of our sadness by forcing them to see our sorrow. We may do this to gain their attention or compel their sympathy. We may do this because we make grief an idol and are only validated when others feel sorry for…

Feb 11

Articles

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Do You Have to Choose Between Science and God?

Whatever else young people know today, they know that science and God are opposed to one another. At least, they think they know this, because it has been taught to them in a hundred formal and informal settings, from the classroom to the television. They have been taught that they must choose between science and…

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