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Porn and Paper Pastors
Beneath this nicely-alliterated title is an excellent article from Dan Phillips. “This post is not about pornography, men, women, nor marriage. It is about people with paper pastors.”


How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read
Here is an article from WSJ about the end of the book and the dawn of the e-book. “I knew then that the book’s migration to the digital realm would not be a simple matter of trading ink for pixels, but would likely change the way we read, write and sell books in profound ways. It will make it easier for us to buy books, but at the same time make it easier to stop reading them. It will expand the universe of books at our fingertips, and transform the solitary act of reading into something far more social.”


Yesterday We Lost a Member of our Church Family
Z: ” His name was Matt. He had a very unique and amazing story.”


Great Book Deals
This pastor continues to sell some great books at great prices on eBay.


  • What Does a Name Mean

    What Does a Name Mean?

    Few matters are more consequential to a man than his name, for a name has importance, a name has association, a name has meaning. The name of Caesar means power. The name of Herod means cruelty…

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    A La Carte (June 2)

    A La Carte: Telltale signs of Christianity gone south / Evangelicals after Obergefell / What we can learn from the Josh Buice situation / Therapy culture from different generations / Unclean street dogs / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Substack

    One for the Substackers To Consider

    I do my best to maintain Inbox Zero. At least once or twice a day, I like to process my emails and take action on each one of them. Though this can be onerous at times, it ensures I stay on top of my correspondence. As I went through this process the other morning, I…

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 31)

    A La Carte: The heart of a Christian father in the college search / Baby Boomer secrets of power / Prioritize hospitality this summer / The Beast of Revelation 13 / The Church of Scotland goes woke and broke / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for May 2025

    While the month of May has already almost fully waned, it has proved to be a good month for Christian book releases. I sorted through the stacks that landed on my desk and arrived at this list of new and notables.