A La Carte (5/3)

May 3, 2007

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Thursday May 3, 2007

Politics: This is the kind of guy Christians should vote for in the upcoming US election.

Audio: Jacob has news of this month’s free audio download from ChristianAudio. This month it is “The Reformed Pastor” by Richard Baxter.

Law: A case like this one simply highlights the absurdities of the US legal system–a man suing a dry cleaner for $67,000,000 for losing a pair of his pants.

Military: Joe Carter tells why it is wise to block military bloggers from posting from the war zone.

Music: The New Attitude blog is introducing some new bands and giving readers an opportunity to download some free mp3s.

A La Carte (11/9)

Friday November 9, 2007 Jim Elliff on Home ChurchesJim Elliff writes about some of the benefits of a home church model. Weather Channel’s FounderThe founder of the Weather Channel says that global warming is the biggest scam in history. “In time, a decade or two, the outrageous scam will be obvious. As the temperature rises,…

Nov 9, 2007

A La Carte

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A La Carte (11/21)

Wednesday November 21, 2007 10 Free Audio BooksAs a Thanksgiving special, Christian Audio is offering ten free audio books. Several of them are definitely worth downloading. Marriage TestimonyLisa (of 4Ever4Given fame) and her husband Jon have posted a video of their testimony to God’s faithfulness in their once-troubled marriage. God has been good to them!…

Nov 21, 2007

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A La Carte (3/13)

Tuesday March 13, 2007 Audio: The Shepherds’ Conference audio is now available. I’m guessing MacArthur’s first address will be the most downloaded. Conference: Ligonier will be offering a free video stream of the National Conference which begins on Thursday. Du Jour: In case you missed this article by Al Mohler, you’ll want to read it…

Mar 13, 2007

A La Carte

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Weekend A La Carte (December 20)

A La Carte: How the West became pagan / Confronting an unspeakable truth / Freebirth in the age of hospitals / Sorrows keep getting more sorrowful / You may not see the fruit of your ministry / and more.t

Dec 20

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!

Dec 19

Giveaways

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Addiction and the Local Church

Of all the pastoral issues a church can face, I think one of the trickiest may be addiction. In theory, churches are eager to provide a safe and welcoming environment for current or recovering addicts. Yet in reality, churches often feel ignorant and poorly equipped to deal with the reality of addicts and addictions and…

Dec 19

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (December 19)

A La Carte: A problem-filled world / When you get accused / Why is the Son called “Everlasting Father”? / An unpolluted heaven and nature / I wrestled a skunk once / and more.

Dec 19

A La Carte

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A La Carte (December 18)

A La Carte: Jane Austen’s faith / Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit / The rising tide of Islam / Life with a constant music soundtrack / Should everyone write? / and more.

Dec 18

A La Carte

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The Best Complete Commentary Set for any Christian

Those who are serious about collecting commentaries will almost invariably say that it is better to think in terms of individual volumes than complete series. And I agree: it is generally better to focus on acquiring the top three or four commentaries on each book of the Bible than to focus on collecting complete series.…

Dec 17

Articles

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My Top Ten Books from 2025 (+ a Bonus)

As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2025 and to assemble a list of my top picks. Apart from the first book, which I consider the best I read this year, the rest are in no particular order. In each case I’ve…

Dec 12

Articles

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The Best Complete Commentary Set for any Christian

Those who are serious about collecting commentaries will almost invariably say that it is better to think in terms of individual volumes than complete series. And I agree: it is generally better to focus on acquiring the top three or four commentaries on each book of the Bible than to focus on collecting complete series.…

Dec 17

Articles

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You Are in the Circumstances in Which You Can Best Serve

There are times when we all find ourselves lamenting our circumstances. These may be times in which we grieve life’s losses or suffer life’s indignities, or these may be times in which we grapple with the frustrations that come with life in this world—when our skills are underutilized, or our contributions are underappreciated.

Dec 15

Articles

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32 Random Thoughts About the Local Church

Every now and again I jot down a thought that I’d like to ponder but that I don’t intend to tease out into an article. After all, not every idea is worthy of a full-length treatment. Hence, today I’ve got a long list of brief, random (and unsolicited) observations and pieces of advice related to…

Dec 18, 2023

Articles

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Addiction and the Local Church

Of all the pastoral issues a church can face, I think one of the trickiest may be addiction. In theory, churches are eager to provide a safe and welcoming environment for current or recovering addicts. Yet in reality, churches often feel ignorant and poorly equipped to deal with the reality of addicts and addictions and…

Dec 19

Book Reviews

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