A La Carte (5/29)

May 29, 2008

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Thursday May 29, 2008

How to Read 500 Books a Year
Denny Burk points to D.A. Carson’s explanation. The question is, who can afford 500 books a year?

White Board or Just Bored
Matt Schmucker shares some quotes and reflections from the recent White Board Sessions. The quote from Ed Stetzer is particularly good: “For most here today ministry won’t look like what we have heard today. Conferences are like ministry pornography — a picture of something we’ll never have.”

Irish Calvinist Reviews My Book
Erik Raymond was kind enough to post a review of my book.

The Forgotten Vice of Gluttony
Joe Carter writes about a vice we tend to prefer to ignore.

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When God Took Away: His Goodness in My Grief

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The Financial and Spiritual Principle of Compound Interest

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