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’09 Persecution List
Here is a list of the ten nations where Christians face the most severe persecution. Not surprisingly, more than half of them are predominantly Muslim.


The Fray
I thought this was an excellent review. I can’t speak to the album as I haven’t heard of, but I thought the review displayed some fantastic writing and worthwhile critique.


Worldview Tour
Rick and Nancy Pearcey are leading a worldview tour, “From Plato to Picasso to You,” later this year. Click to read details.


Evolution of the Household
Here is an interesting collection of information about how the American household has evolved since the 1950’s.


Bus Slogan Generator
Now you can put your own slogan on the side of a bus (just like atheists in England). HT: Johannah)


Google Latitude
A good example of the law of unintended consequences. I wonder if the people who created the cell phone knew that one day it could be used to track our every movement?


Deal of the Day – Jonathan Edwards at Home and Abroad
RHB is offering 60% the cover price of Jonathan Edwards at Home and Abroad: Historical Memories, Cultural Movements, Global Horizons. It looks like a good one for the Edwards fan!


  • Petty Fight

    Petty Annoyances and Minor Insults

    I wonder if you are like me in that, as you look back on your life, you realize that most of the circumstances that have troubled you, most of the annoyances and disgruntlements, were produced by circumstances that were hardly worth noticing.

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    A La Carte (January 12)

    A La Carte: Happy 80th, John Piper / Practical principles for marriage / Benefits for daily Bible reading / Philip Yancey / Stingy-generous / From sermon to article / Kindle and Bible study deals / and more.

  • Table

    A Front Door and a Family Meal

    Baptism is a kind of front door to the local church, the God-ordained means through which a person identifies with Jesus Christ and formally comes to belong to Christ’s body, the church. Baptism is the church’s sign that this person is one of us, a brother or sister in the Lord, who has now been…

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    Weekend A La Carte (January 10)

    A La Carte: An elder’s authority / Don’t use AI to cheat in school / Against the algorithm / An age of outrage / What’s weird? / The good news about bad days / and more.

  • Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

    Enter to win a practical, gentle, and honest resource offering hope and help for parents of non-believing children.

  • Power

    Power Dynamics within Marriage

    Any well-taught Christian should be able to speak of God’s attributes and to distinguish between those that are communicable (shared with other beings) and those that are incommunicable (unique to God alone). Among God’s communicable attributes is power. God, who has ultimate power, distributes limited power among human beings. This power is given to us…