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A La Carte (5/13)

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Real-World Church – White Horse Inn has a review of the book SimChurch and by looking at the book they say some useful things about the importance of separating the virtual from the real.

How to Leave Comments – I enjoyed this comic. Writing is so therapeutic. So is making a sandwich.

Amish Technology – This is a really good article if you can make it all the way through (it’s a longer one). The author takes the time to explain why the Amish draw the seemingly-strange lines they do when it comes to technology.

The Busers on Biem – I really enjoyed watching this video of a family that has set out to build a ministry in Papua New Guinea. This article offers some interesting background.

The 15 Best Things – Here are the 15 best things Warren Buffet has said about investing.

The Responsibility of Wealth – Craig Groeschel writes about generosity, wealth and why the two are necessarily related.

With Every Blow – Be sure to check out this powerful video which explores persecution in Romania during the time of Ceausescu. T-Wax rounds up some of the best quotes.

Persecution is no novelty … the offence of the cross will never cease till all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

—William S. Plumer

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    When Netflix announced they would debut a Little House on the Prairie series, I received the news with a sense of dread. While I knew it could be like All Creatures Great and Small and remain relatively faithful to the spirit of much-loved books, it could also be like Rings of Power and be anything…

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    Mother, give yourself away / This is not what I meant / Lindsay Clancy / The only thing green are the weeds / An open door doesn’t mean walk in / The pastoral hard cases: “no one noticed” / Kindle deals.

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    The cities that said yes to drugs / Just bury your trash / The rise of transactional relationships / Calvin and Hobbes and the price of integrity / How much is that gene-edited dog in the window? / Covenantal theology / Reader recommendations / and more.