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Apr 2, 2007

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Monday April 2, 2007

Church: BBC has an interesting article tied to a documentary about America’s most hated family (the Phelps “God Hates Fags” family).

Humor: The ladies of GirlTalk share a great little video clip.

Book: At Beginning with Moses you can get a deal on “Pierced for our Transgressions,” an important book dealing with the doctrine of penal substitution.

Humor: Following up on last week’s strange Google map, here is one that is bound to get you in big trouble.

Church: The Christian Post says Christians were pleasantly surprised by the recent Time cover story about teaching the Bible in public schools.

A La Carte (08/21)

Monday August 21, 2006 Bible: ESV blog has a roundup of Tony Reinke’s successful attempt to build his own blank Bible patterned after Jonathan Edwards’ similar Bible. Humor: Nathan Busenitz shows once again the danger inherent in allowing just anyone to own a copy of Photoshop. This time, he has created a list of his…

Aug 21, 2006

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A La Carte (09/18)

Monday September 18, 2006 Books: Derek Thomas has an glowing review of J.I. Packer’s latest book “Praying.” Somehow this one escaped my attention but it looks like one I may need to add to my reading list. Abortion: FoxNews has an article about a new strategy used by pro-life organizations: buy the properties being used…

Sep 18, 2006

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A La Carte (February 26)

A La Carte: IVF is not pro-family / You’re not a machine / We need you to write / A shard, a sharpener, and sin / Wandering / Defining “nation” / Journaling Bibles / and more.

Feb 26

A La Carte

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Christian, Do You Test Everything?

A little while ago, the Bank of Canada became concerned about the amount of counterfeit currency circulating within the country. They began to educate the population with a short and simple mantra: “Touch, tilt, look at, look through.” These are four simple tests that can quickly show a bill to be genuine or counterfeit.

May 7

Articles

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A La Carte (May 7)

A La Carte: The babies money can buy / Deconstruction is sooo 2022 / Tips for leading a Bible study / Arguments against physician-assisted suicide / Your pastor isn’t your therapist / Book and Kindle sales / and more.

May 7

A La Carte

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A La Carte (May 6)

A La Carte: Jeremy Clarkson got scammed? / Dying for sex / Materially rich and spiritually emaciated / Gain is godliness or godliness is gain? / Reclaiming a rich interior life / and more.

May 6

A La Carte

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When the Bible Seems Confusing, Lean in and Look Close

When the Bible vexes us, when it befuddles us, when it talks over our heads or down to our sensibilities, guest writer and author of From Eden to Egypt, Alex Duke tells us this is an invitation to lean in and look close. #Sponsored

May 5

Sponsored

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The World’s Foremost False Teacher

In the days since Pope Francis died, I have seen a number of Protestants write about his legacy. Some of these writers have expressed great appreciation for him while others have expressed great concern. The reactions to these articles, and especially the critiques, have been interesting to me. Some people have expressed dismay that their…

May 5

Articles

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A La Carte (May 5)

A La Carte: Do you see the Holy Spirit? / Joy in a doom-and-gloom news cycle / Comfort when we least expect it / How to get people to be friends with machines / The internet perpetuates our spiritual dementia / Kindle deals / and more.

May 5

A La Carte

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The World’s Foremost False Teacher

In the days since Pope Francis died, I have seen a number of Protestants write about his legacy. Some of these writers have expressed great appreciation for him while others have expressed great concern. The reactions to these articles, and especially the critiques, have been interesting to me. Some people have expressed dismay that their…

May 5

Articles

5 min read
How Donald Trump Upended Canadian Politics and Helped the Liberals Win

On April 28, Canadians elected the Liberal Party of Canada to a fourth consecutive term. This is a rare feat for a political party in Canada and in this case, one of special significance, for just months ago, the Liberals seemed destined for near-complete destruction. The cost of living was spiking, the quality of life…

Apr 30

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for April 2025

It is surprisingly difficult to find a list of Christian books that have been released in any given month—especially if you want that list to be filtered by books released through particular publishers. That’s one of the reasons why I close each month by coming up with my list of New and Notable books. I…

Apr 27

Resources

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The Dark Shadow on the Short Grave

As the great Friend of children stooped down and leaned toward the cradle, and took the little one in his arms and walked away with it into the bower of eternal summer, your eye began to follow him, and you followed the treasure he carried, and you have been following them ever since. And instead…

May 4

Articles

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The Three (or Four) Schools of Singing

I have heard it said that there were traditionally three different schools of singing: French, German, and Italian. I lack the musical knowledge to confidently distinguish between them, but my understanding is that the French school values vocal clarity and agility, the German school values vocal power and drama, and the Italian school values clear…

May 2

Articles

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