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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.

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A La Carte: Abstaining from communion / Get married young / When the world shifts under your feet / Eliminating envy / Messiah complex / Making temptation flee / Kindle deals / and more.

Feb 17

A La Carte

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How to Evangelize and Disciple in a “Live Your Truth” World

Our culture lacks any coherent, unifying worldview. We’ve moved on from post-truth postmodernism to “Live your truth” metamodernism, where good vibes matter more than consistent ideas. In this world, few see the conflict between “trans-affirming” and “pro-woman.” And the same person using mushrooms to aid spiritual “connection” tells us to “trust the science” about human…

Feb 16

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A Simple Way To Ensure You Use AI Well (And Not Poorly)

Every new technology introduces both benefits and drawbacks to its users and to the wider culture. The world being what it is, there are always plusses and minuses, so that even as a new tech gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. We are quickly learning that Artificial Intelligence is no exception…

Feb 16

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A La Carte (February 16)

A La Carte: God is glad to forgive you / Gen Z needs this doctrine / The draw of Eastern Orthodoxy / Rest for the restless / Finding love after loss / Kindle and book deals / and more.

Feb 16

A La Carte

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For Our Good, Not For Our Bondage

Matthew Henry once said that when we are out of the way of duty, we are in the way of temptation. Yet Jerry Bridges warns that the spiritual disciplines are privileges to be used, not duties to be performed. So are they duties or are they not?

Feb 15

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Weekend A La Carte (February 14)

A La Carte: Satan wants you alone this Sunday / The discipline of unlearning / Asking a pastor to step down / Holy humor / Intentional thankfulness / and more.

Feb 14

A La Carte

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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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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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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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Dumb Will Do: Why Satan Doesn’t Need Heresy

There is one memory of my earlier years as a Christian that I’ve never been able to shake. It’s a formative memory that I actually don’t think the Lord means for me to shake, for it has often reminded me that, when it comes to the local church’s worship, the stakes are sky high.

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Whatever else young people know today, they know that science and God are opposed to one another. At least, they think they know this, because it has been taught to them in a hundred formal and informal settings, from the classroom to the television. They have been taught that they must choose between science and…

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