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The Case of the Missing Mileage – “Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in recent decades. There’s just one catch: All those advances have barely increased the mileage per gallon that autos actually achieve on the road.” Learn why.

Best Sellers of 2011 – Westminster Books has their 18 bestselling books of 2011 all at 50% off for a limited time. Meanwhile Crossway has all of their ebooks at $5.99 or less.

Apps Permissions – This may be a useful thing for you to do if you’re a Facebook or Google or Twitter (or…) user: Go here are see who has permission to access your accounts. Then remove the ones who don’t need access anymore.

The Confession App – This article discusses a Roman Catholic iPhone app. “They never dreamed their Confession app, which provides a step-by-step guide to giving confessions, would turn out to be such a hit, breaking into the iPhone App Store’s top 25 most popular apps shortly after its late January release.”

The Pursuit of Holiness – The January edition of Tabletalk magazine has an excellent interview with Jerry Bridges.

Mouse Tales – Here are reviews of 3 books for kids, all of which involve mice. “What is it about these little creatures that makes them such a staple of fantasy fiction? From Mrs. Frisby to Reepicheep to Matthias to the immortal Mickey, mice have aspired to greatness, even heroism.”

Boost Your Reading Comprehension – “With all of the things out there to read on the internet—all of the blogs we want to keep up with and all of the news funneled to us every day—how can you make sure you read each item in a way that really enriches your life?”

To bring our minds under Christ’s yoke is not to deny our rationality but to submit to his revelation.

—John Stott

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    Good News for Parents

    Most parents I know could do with a bit of good news. Though parenting brings many joys, it also brings its share of struggles and sorrows. Though parenting is a fulfilling task, it is often also an exasperating one.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (August 22)

    A La Carte: The high price of watching nudity / When the therapeutic replaces sin / Men really want intimacy / Free of self-pity / How to endure depression / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (August 21)

    A La Carte: A biblical lens on migration and identity / Dignity beyond accomplishment / Angry parents disciplining angry children / Am I on the brink of burnout? / Optimizing ourselves to death / and more.

  • Conversation

    Learning To Have Conversations with God

    I was just a young child when my parents told me I ought to begin daily devotions. I began the habit when I was perhaps eight or ten years old and have largely stuck with it for the past four decades. During that time, I have attempted a hundred different approaches, but it seems like…

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    A La Carte (August 20)

    A La Carte: Hoping for the best / Teach them friendship / Questions for pastors on social media / When our bodies are weak / Electric shepherds and electric sheep / Caring for aging parents / and more.

  • From the Rising of the Sun

    From the Rising of the Sun: Introducing My New Book & Documentary

    Get ready to travel the globe and experience the beauty of Christian worship like never before. That’s what I hope and trust you’ll gain as you read my new book and watch my new documentary titled From the Rising of the Sun—a project I created in collaboration with my friend Tim Keesee. It is available…