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The Shack – Four Walls, Four Reviews
The Scriptorium offers four reviews of The Shack. Of particular interest, I think, is the one written by a literary snob as he deals well with one of the book’s most obvious shortcomings. “Papa, the woman who portrays God the Father, reflects on her tendency to love everybody by saying, ‘Guess that’s jes’ the way I is.’ And before the reader can finish rubbing his eyes in disbelief, three lines later Papa says ‘Sho’ nuff!’ Though he comes perilously close, Young at least manages to keep his God character from saying ‘I don’t know nothin’ ’bout rulin’ no universe!’”


Reflections on Young, Restless, Reformed
Collin Hansen offers some thoughts on what he would do differently if he were to start over in writing his book Young, Restless, Reformed.


Free Audio Book
This month’s free audio book is Not for Sale. “Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book, Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern-day slave trade, but also serves as a call to action.”


Are You Willing to be Hated?
A good article from Randy Alcorn. “It’s not our job to be popular. We are not contestants on American Idol. And we are not Christ’s speechwriters or PR team, airbrushing Jesus so He has greater appeal to people who don’t want to hear what He said about sin and hell. He’s the King, He calls the shots, we’re just His ambassadors. So let’s represent the real Jesus, the whole Jesus, not just the culturally acceptable one.”


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  • Reading fresh

    10 Ways To Keep Your Reading Fresh

    Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

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    A La Carte (October 15)

    A La Carte: Influencers and imitators / Autism and God’s purpose / We need to talk about jealousy / God sees your secret sin / Evangelism and cynicism / A Christian deathbed / Kindle deals / and more.

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    A La Carte (October 14)

    A La Carte: The mother I meant to be / A theology of preaching / Forgiveness / Resist the machine / Evangelists with cheerful confidence / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The Paradoxes of Christianity

    Learn how to engage with cultural issues in a deeply countercultural way. When we embrace the paradoxical character preached by Jesus in the Beatitudes, we experience rich and surprising blessing.

  • Foggy future

    On the Far Side of Obedience

    To be human is to be finite—to be limited in our knowledge of past, present, and future. We exist within strict boundaries of time and space, so that we cannot see beyond our present location or beyond our present moment. This is a feature of our humanity and not a bug…

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    A La Carte (October 13)

    A La Carte: I miss the stars / Count the cost / Shame as the vicious trap of sexual sin / Clouds of shame and unbelief / When you’ve been blindsided / Book and commentary sale / and more.