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Thursday May 31, 2007

Music: Mark Roberts has some interesting questions and reflections on the sheer convenience of downloading music from iTunes.

Music: While on the subject of music, the good folks at Sovereign Grace are offering a free song from an interesting new project called “Asleep in a Storm” which presents remixes of some of their songs. And even further on the subject of music, Mark and Stephen Altrogge will be releasing a new album later this summer. Should be a good one!

Humor: Terrifying.

Technology: I’m going to have to put one of these on my Christmas wishlist.

Education: Here is an interesting article suggesting “Oxford University should end its support for the homophobic, misogynist evangelicals at Wycliffe.”

Sports: David Fisher shares an interesting (and sad) story.


  • Pleasure Obligation

    A Pleasure More Than An Obligation

    Christians are often portrayed as downcast and dour, as people who are trapped in a system of beliefs that robs them of joy and life. And with a bit of honest self-examination, we can probably think of times when we have fit the cliché.

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  • Sex and Self-Forgetfulness

    Sex, Self-Forgetfulness, and the Joy of Serving Your Spouse

    I often think there is a kind of paradoxical quality to sex within marriage. It’s paradoxical in that few things have greater ability to bring blessing (through its right use) or to bring cursing (through its misuse). Not only that, but few things bring greater joy to a marriage, and also, in so many cases,…

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    A La Carte (March 13)

    What happened to our pastor? / Youth ministry needs seasoned saints / God’s sovereignty when things don’t go as planned / Preach sermons that algorithms don’t reward / A pastor remains in Beirut / and more.

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    A La Carte (March 12)

    The grief ambush / Forgotten, and that’s good / The foibles and fallibility of Christian leaders / Welcome back, church planting / Weakness is not the enemy / Bad reasons to read the Bible / Bible and book sales.