A La Carte (3/13)

Mar 13, 2009

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Are You a Drupal Programmer?
I am looking for a Drupal programmer to help me with a project (Discerning Reader, if you must know). Shoot me an email if you think you might be able to help me out!

Simeon Workshops
Richview Baptist Church in Etobicoke, Ontario is hosting the Simeon Trust preaching workshops from March 25-27. David Short and David Helm will be teaching.

Free Hymns for Modern Ears
DG: “My friend Tyler Johnson, a pastor at East Valley Bible Church in Gilbert, AZ, made my day today. He told me about a new music project called Page CXVI. With music for modern ears, they are seeking to make hymns more accessible and known to the church again. “

A La Carte (12/3)

Manhattan and the Brooklyn BridgeAn interesting article here: “Shortly before the Manhattan Declaration came out I was very disappointed by a discovery I made at the back end of the second edition of J. I. Packer’s Rediscovering Holiness. This new edition contains an afterword entitled “Holiness in the Dark: The Case of Mother Teresa.” I…

Dec 3, 2009

A La Carte

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A La Carte (November 8)

Today’s Kindle deals include just a few odds and ends. Something is Wrong on the Internet This is an odd but still important read for parents of young children. Despite the warnings of explicit content, it points more to what is weird and bizarre than perverse. You Can’t Reform What You Won’t Touch Barry York…

Nov 8, 2017

A La Carte

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A La Carte (June 8)

Today’s Kindle deals include a few noteworthy book, including a favorite adaptation of The Pilgrim’s Progress and a book by James Montgomery Boice. Westminster Books has their deals for the week and they include David Murray’s new book on burnout as well as Richard Phillips’ excellent book for men. Reprobation: Does God Elect People to…

Jun 8, 2017

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Dust on the Bible

Hank Williams recorded an old song called “Dust on the Bible.” It’s a song of lament in which he has gone to a friend’s home and asked to see their Bible. When they bring it to him, he realizes it has obviously not been read for a very long time, for it is covered in…

Sep 29

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (September 28)

A La Carte: We need to talk about “The Jesus Film” / A concise theology of failure / Guard your heart when suffering / Approaching a political election in the right way / From bitterness to forgiveness / and more.

Sep 28

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (10ofThose)

This week the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by 10ofThose. This Friday, we’re presenting a giveaway like no other… with the timeless wisdom and grit of J.C. Ryle. Over the past two centuries, countless Christians have been both comforted and challenged by his works and we’d love you to join them. This incredible giveaway…

Sep 27

Giveaways

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New and Notable Christian Books for September 2024

September has very nearly faded into October but before the month ends I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. I’ll remind you first that my book Pilgrim Prayers was released this month and encourage you to give it a look! Beyond that, here are 12 new…

Sep 27

Articles

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A La Carte (September 27)

A La Carte: Rome’s seven deadly errors / Africa’s Man of God phenomenon / 5 things to know about hell / Praise and unity / Self-pity / The uncarnation of Christ / and more.

Sep 27

A La Carte

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A La Carte (September 26)

A La Carte: Should Christians bet on sports? / Living in a hostile culture / Responding when sin is exposed / Al Mohler on a preacher’s downfall / Christians and tattoos / Kindle and book sales / and more.

Sep 26

A La Carte

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John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way

It has been a few years since I have had a substantial number of people reach out to ask my view on a particular author. Do you know anything about him? Have you read him? Would you consider reviewing some of his books? But after this break of a few years, it has recently begun…

Sep 25

Book Reviews

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A Whole List of Reasons to Consider Marrying Young

There are a few trends that seem universally associated with a modernizing society. Wealth increases, for example, and standards of living rise. Meanwhile, marriage and fertility rates decline. So too does the average age of marriage. Over the past few decades, marriage in many Western countries has transformed from a rite-of-passage into adulthood to something…

Sep 23

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for September 2024

September has very nearly faded into October but before the month ends I’d like to tell you about some of the new books that it brought our way. I’ll remind you first that my book Pilgrim Prayers was released this month and encourage you to give it a look! Beyond that, here are 12 new…

Sep 27

Articles

12 min read
Bowed Down By What Makes Them Beautiful

There is no need to be concerned about snow in September” we were told as we began to pack and prepare for a trip to Austria. The travel sites said it wouldn’t come until later in the year, except perhaps on the highest peaks. Yet even as we drove from the Slovenian foothills into the…

Sep 20

Articles

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Christian Men and Their Video Games

If you’re a gamer, or a Christian gamer at least, you’ve rolled your eyes through a hundred articles by now, each one telling you why your gaming is sad, wasteful, pathetic. You’re immature, you’re addicted to pleasure, you’re a dopamine junkie. You might even have found yourself compared to a porn addict since in many…

Sep 26, 2016

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