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Apr 26, 2007

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Thursday April 26, 2007

Interview: Travis, a student at Texas A&M has a really neat interview with a Christian professor at the school.

Eschatology: Sam Waldron is writing a series of articles answering John MacArthur’s objections to Amillennialism.

Sports: Here is the NFL draft’s biggest secret. “Big Walt, as he is known, is a 6-foot-5 defensive tackle who wears a size XXXXXXL jersey. He bench presses 475 pounds and squats 800 pounds.”

Blogging: Tim O’Reilly has proposed a blogging code of conduct.

A La Carte (September 30)

A La Carte: How to lose your leaders / What if he’s faithful / Three pounds of wonder / Breaking the anger chain / Sermon prep is worth the effort / Kindle books by/for women / and more.

Sep 30, 2024

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A La Carte (9/26)

Wednesday September 26, 2007 Interview with Leland RykenAlex Chediak has begun a review with Dr. Leland Ryken concerning the Literary Study Bible which he edited along with his son Phil Ryken. Interview with Iain CampbellMeanwhile, Martin Downes interviews Iain Campbell and discusses “the importance of a preacher’s relationship to Christ, and a Word centred ministry,…

Sep 26, 2007

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A La Carte (01/26)

Thursday January 26, 2005 Politics: A member of the Conservative Party who narrowly lost in Monday’s election claims there were voting irregularities. Oh boy. “We feel the election was stolen,” he said. “We’re going to be appealing…” Blogging: My friend David (aka The Thirsty Theologian) has moved to a new stomping ground. You can now…

Jan 26, 2006

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12 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently

While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. I suppose my interests lean toward history, but I do read other books as well. Here are a few of the titles I’ve enjoyed over the past couple of months.

Feb 12

Articles

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A La Carte (February 12)

A La Carte: When a crack becomes a chasm / That viral AI article / Artificial theologians / Christian witness in a divided world / Well our feeble frame he knows / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

Feb 12

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Performative Grief

We all know what it is to perform grief—to ensure that others are aware of our sadness by forcing them to see our sorrow. We may do this to gain their attention or compel their sympathy. We may do this because we make grief an idol and are only validated when others feel sorry for…

Feb 11

Articles

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A La Carte (February 11)

A La Carte: Life without a phone / “Yours Alone” (a new song) / Loving your wife through the rough patches / Godly mothers-in-law / All the answers / Kindle deals / and more.

Feb 11

A La Carte

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Coram Deo 2026: A Personal Invitation from Kevin DeYoung

Coram Deo Pastors Conference 2026. Our aim remains the same: we want to strengthen pastors and church leaders (and their wives, if that would benefit some couples).

Feb 10

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A La Carte (February 10)

A La Carte: John Piper on aging with joy / Lessons on money / Who we are when we disagree / Don’t be a discouraging Christian / Gender surgeries for minors / Church-loving children / Kindle deals / and more.

Feb 10

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Lots of Single Christians but Few Weddings

I find it one of the great mysteries of the modern church. It does not exist in every context and every congregation, but as I’ve traveled and inquired, I’ve become convinced it exists in a great many of them. Here is the mystery: A lot of churches have many single men and many single women…

Feb 5, 2025

Articles

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Invisible Grief

There is no path through this life that does not involve at least some measure of grief. This world is so broken that at different times and in different ways, grief affects us all. Some grief flows from what we loved and lost but other grief flows from what has never been and may never…

Feb 6

Book Reviews

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What To Do While You Wait To Die

A friend of mine recently went to be with the Lord after enduring a long battle with leukemia. In his final weeks, as his strength slowly faded away, he told his family that he wished he could write a book titled What To Do While You Wait To Die. There would be no time to…

Feb 4, 2024

Articles

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The Breakthrough Prayer

I am certain you have had a time when the Lord has brought you to a sudden, unexpected point of repentance or resolution. Perhaps you’ve been fostering a sin, and while you may have known it was sin, you haven’t been willing to deal with it—to put it to death and come alive to righteousness.…

Feb 9

Articles

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Tiptoeing to the Edge of Cliffs

Not too long ago, there was a trend in which people would see how close they could come to being hit by a train without actually being hit by a train. That’s about as stupid a game as I can imagine. Play stupid games, win stupid games, as the kids say. But researching sin when…

Feb 4

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