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Feb 6, 2007

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Tuesday February 6, 2007

Science: National Geographic interviews creationist and Christian Francis Collins.

Technology: This guy nicely sums up my feelings about Macs. “Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.”

Pastors: Paul finishes a short series on the pastor as leader.

Photo: Interesting photos of a rare phenomenon.

Sports: The Christian Post highlights an interesting quote by Tony Dungy after winning the Superbowl.

A La Carte (April 29)

Parchments You’ve probably never thought about this before: How much did it cost Paul to write an epistle? The answer may surprise you. Governed by Bad News or Good News? There is lots of bad news all around us. “But we must resist the temptation to be governed by the bad news around us. We…

Apr 29, 2016

A La Carte

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Weekend A La Carte (November 14)

My gratitude goes to Rooted for sponsoring the blog this week. Sponsors (along with patrons) play a key role in keeping the site going, and I’m thankful for each one. Today’s Kindle deals include a number of books—a few classics and even a theological novel. (Yesterday on the blog: The Cruelty of Quarantine: A Lament)…

Nov 14, 2020

A La Carte

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A La Carte (4/21)

The History of Computers in a Nutshell – It’s amazing to think how far computers have come in such a short time…and to think that what amazes us today will cause us to laugh just ten years from now. Teen Texting Soars – NPR covers text messaging and why teens rely on it so heavily.…

Apr 21, 2010

A La Carte

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4 Truths to Preach to Your Sorrows

All has been well, and your life has been good. It has been easy to love God and trust him, to pray to him and sing his praises. But then suddenly you are struck by a great trial or a deep sorrow, and for a time it can be difficult to adjust. Here are truths…

Oct 7

Articles

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A La Carte (October 7)

Some marriage advice: just shut up / How to be happy at work / Is Jesus the social justice champion of progressives? / Get a grip: ‘Claude’ isn’t a person / Why Christians should not buy into AI catastrophism / Don’t suppress young men / and more.

Oct 7

A La Carte

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Prime Big Deals Days for Christians

These are Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon. This page is a roundup of some of the best deals I’ve been able to track down. Check in a couple of times on Tuesday and Wednesday as I’ll be adding deals as I find them.

Oct 6

Articles

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A La Carte (October 6)

When you’re not sorry / What is her body for? / Is AI the new Covid? / On dying well / Why translation must have fingerprints / When friends turn against you / Kindle deals / Prime Big Deals

Oct 6

A La Carte

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Ed Sheeran Proves Trueman Right: We All Live in Marx’s World Now

Ed Sheeran’s is in a heap of trouble. His shift from neutrality to attempting to mollify both sides has done little to rescue him from the mob. To understand why, I have been helped by Carl Trueman.

Oct 5

Articles

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A La Carte (October 5)

What I’ve learned in the cancer school of wisdom / 10 Things you should know about heaven / There is no secular remedy to rape culture / How to talk to strangers / Why surrogacy can’t be redeemed / Kindle deals

Oct 5

A La Carte

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Why My Church Does Not Sing Songs by Bethel, Elevation, and Hillsong

A few years ago, I proposed to my fellow elders at Grace Fellowship Church that we stop singing songs by Hillsong. After some clarifying discussion, we agreed that we would not. The same reasoning applies to Elevation and Bethel. Here’s an explanation.

Sep 28

Articles

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Ed Sheeran Proves Trueman Right: We All Live in Marx’s World Now

Ed Sheeran’s is in a heap of trouble. His shift from neutrality to attempting to mollify both sides has done little to rescue him from the mob. To understand why, I have been helped by Carl Trueman.

Oct 5

Articles

7 min read
Prime Big Deals Days for Christians

These are Prime Big Deal Days at Amazon. This page is a roundup of some of the best deals I’ve been able to track down. Check in a couple of times on Tuesday and Wednesday as I’ll be adding deals as I find them.

Oct 6

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for September 2026 (and What’s Coming in October)

September is fading into October, but before the month becomes a distant memory, I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. Here is a selection of new and notable titles that I hope will be of interest to you.

Sep 30

Resources

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Why I Am Not Paedobaptist

For the past few weeks I have been taking a day a week to tell how I have arrived at my various theological convictions. I’ve done this by telling you why I am not what I am not: I am not atheist, Roman Catholic, liberal, or Arminian. Today I want to tell you why I…

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Why I Am Not

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