A La Carte (5/15)

May 16, 2008

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Friday May 15, 2008

How Technology Relates to Permanence
Owen has some good thoughts on technology and our obsession with it. “More significantly, the technological drive seems to push us away from appreciation of what is permanent. Because our current interest is constantly shifting and transferring itself to whatever is new, and hot, and sleek, and better, we gradually lose our appreciation for permanent things.”

Hachette to Co-Pub “The Shack”
“The Shack” is set to go even bigger after “the FaithWords division of Hachette Book Group has entered into a co-publishing partnership with Windblown Media for the runaway bestseller The Shack by William P. Young.” Hachette will now handle sales, marketing, distribution and so on. The book has now sold over a million copies.

Need New Wallpaper?
If your PC or Mac is begging for some new wallpaper, click on over to Smashing Magazine and take a look at some of these links.

The Photoshop Anthology
SitePoint is giving away a PDF version of their Photoshop Anthology, a great resource for the Photoshop newbie or enthusiast.

A La Carte (7/19)

The New Abortion Strategy – Dr. Mohler writes about a growing plan to make abortion even more mainstream by positioning it as a routine procedure that can be carried out by your local family doctor. The Flak over The Shack – It seems all is not well behind the scenes with The Shack. The author…

Jul 19, 2010

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A La Carte (6/17)

Tuesday June 17, 2008 When You Weren’t LookingBen Stein offers a reflection for Father’s Day. “O, brilliant kids, I was a fool just like you. I was in my mid-40s before I properly thanked my father for his decades of hard work…” The Oak AnniversaryA couple in England has just celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.…

Jun 17, 2008

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A La Carte (6/3)

Tuesday June 3, 2008 Free Pilgrim’s ProgressThis month’s free audio book from christianaudio.com is The Pilgrim’s Progress (read by Nadia May). USA Today on The ShackUSA Today recently ran an article about The Shack and its critics. “Mohler, Driscoll and other evangelicals pick The Shack apart plank by plank. No, God can’t be a presented…

Jun 3, 2008

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Unlock Your Ministry Potential with Microcredentials

Are you looking for accessible faith-based resources that can help you serve your church community with confidence? Check out Redeemer University’s online church leadership microcredentials—available anytime, anywhere. #Sponsored

May 19

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What Does a Discerning Person Do?

Some Christians seem to be specially gifted when it comes to spiritual discernment. Others take a special interest in discernment and expend the hard effort of growing in the discipline of it. But they may sometimes wonder: What should I do with this discernment?

May 19

Articles

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A La Carte (May 19)

A La Carte: Dangers of theological controversy / No confidence? No problem! / The goodness of gardening friends / Jeff the low stakes prophet / Hurting people / Kindle deals / and more.

May 19

A La Carte

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The Reward They Longed for They Received

Jesus, who knew what was in the heart of men, warned of the hypocrisy of those whose prayer life is only ever public. “When you pray,” he said, “you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen…

May 18

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (May 17)

A La Carte: Generalizations are not stereotypes / Hospitality and reaching the dechurched / Essential lessons for pastors / The rise of Islam and the resilience of the church / Gossip and godly church / Fear takes you where grace has not yet gone / and more.

May 17

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Reflective)

Free Stuff Fridays: Free Book! #Sponsored

May 16

Giveaways

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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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Is This Really a Good Idea?

Would it be okay if we engage our imaginations a little bit today? Though it’s not the standard fare of this site, how about we try it and see how it goes?

May 14

Articles

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Planted in the Word

There are a lot of Bible study guides out there. However, the need is not nearly saturated because there are also a lot of Bible readers, many of whom study the Word carefully and repeatedly throughout their Christian lives. For that reason, we cannot have too many guides to assist in reading, understanding, and applying…

May 16

Book Reviews

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What Does Trouble Do?

To live is to experience trouble. There is no path through this life that does not lead through at least some kind of difficulty, sorrow, or trial—and often through a cornucopia of them. This being the case, we rightly wonder: What does trouble do? Though we may not see an answer in the immediate circumstances…

May 12

Articles

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God Must Sometimes Overrule Us

When we pray to God and bring our petitions before him, and then say in earnest “thy will be done,” how should we expect God to respond? Is asking God to overrule our will with his own admitting that he may actually bring us harm?

May 11

Articles

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