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Worship Planning Ideas from Calvin
“People often come to me and ask, ‘How can we improve or renew our worship?’ My response is that we should restore the central things and practice them robustly, using contemporary forms rooted in the practices of sixteenth century pastor and liturgical reformer, John Calvin. Even though Calvin is most widely known as a systematizer…and exegete…his leadership in liturgical renewal should not be ignored in the twenty-first century.”


“Where The Wild Things Are” Trailer
A childhood favorite gets the movie treatment.


Obama’s Teleprompter’s Blog
This is one of the hottest new blogs out there–written by TOTUS, President’s Obama’s teleprompter. It offers “Reflections from the hard drive of the machine that enables the voice of the Leader of the Free World.”


2009: A Book Banning Odyssey
Ed Driscoll looks at the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and its effects on books published prior to 1984 (the guy is a bit on the odd side but most of his information is good). Bookshop Blog has information as well.


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    A La Carte: John Piper on false teachings / Everything is television / Is it Satan or God? / The hard way is the easy way / Backward progress / Treat people like adults / and more.

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    New and Notable Christian Books for November 2025

    Though the year is coming to its end, it’s not over yet! That means publishers still have some books to release—books we would not wish to overlook before 2025 gives way to 2026. Here are some of the ones I consider especially noteworthy. In each case, I’ve included the editorial description to give you a…

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    A La Carte (November 26)

    A La Carte: The other side of human rights / Biblical literacy / A ramp out of the worry rut / The depressed Christian / Quick no, slow yes / Do you see eternity? / and more.

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    Would you Consider Supporting My Work?

    I have been blogging at Challies.com on a daily basis for well over 22 years now. That long commitment has allowed me to write thousands of articles and hundreds of book reviews while also sending millions of visitors to other sites through the daily A La Carte feature. While I’ve also written a number of books, through…

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    A La Carte (November 25)

    A La Carte: Are you still gospel-centered? / Christian liberty / Triumph in trouble / Being faithful in little things / How we choose songs / I’m not sabbatarian / and more.

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    The Danger of Defensive Sanctification

    There is a certain kind of sober-mindedness that seems to come over Christians as they age. It can flow from many sources, I’m sure, but I think it often arises from a kind of fear—a fear that they may not finish their race without some kind of a major stumble. After living the Christian life…