A La Carte (6/27)

Jun 27, 2008

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Friday June 27, 2008

Apologies
My apologies for not posting A La Carte yesterday. I had to fly to Vancouver and needed to leave the house at 4:40 AM to get here. A La Carte just didn’t happen…

Wright on Time
Paul compares Tim Keller’s recommendation of the new N.T. Wright book with Tom Schreiner’s review of it.

Ask Calvin’s Dad
I got a laugh from this collection of wisdom.

The Future of e-book Readers
Here is an interesting video showing what could be the future of e-book readers as companies continue to try to mimic the reading experience in an electronic device.

Expelled in Canada
Ben Stein’s Expelled opens today (finally!) in Canada. I know there are other Canadians who have been waiting for its appearance.

A La Carte (June 4)

A La Carte: Failing boys and wrong men / A response to N.T. Wright on abortion / Breaking gender stereotypes / Beth Anne’s Bible / Brick by brick / Why I didn’t deconstruct after church hurt / and more.

Jun 4

A La Carte

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A La Carte (June 11)

A La Carte: The Quiet Revival caution / The secrets we keep / Compromising Evangelical elites / Pastors only work 30 minutes a week / Baptists, be proud of your tradition / Kindle deals / and more.

Jun 11

A La Carte

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A La Carte (May 27)

A La Carte: How to do controversy well / Restoring repentant adulterers / Nothing is “just” anything / Was Mary born without sin? / The hill I’m dying on / AI and work predictions / and more.

May 27

A La Carte

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A La Carte (December 9)

A La Carte: Reforming generosity / Let the young man come to church / Your wife is beauty / Combating imposter syndrome / Be known, not impressive / Dan McClellan / and more.

Dec 9

A La Carte

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The Rise of AI Book Slop

We often hear these days of “AI slop,” a term that’s used to refer to the massive amounts of poor-quality AI-created material that is churned out and unceremoniously dumped onto the internet. This was once primarily artistless artwork and authorless articles, but has now advanced to much bigger and more substantial forms of content.

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A La Carte (December 8)

A La Carte: A plea to older women / Let someone serve you in suffering / Why AI writing can’t compete / Influencers / The hidden danger in online sermons / Discipling young people / Excellent Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 8

A La Carte

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Pitch Perfect and Tone Deaf

God commands us to sing. Yet while some of God’s people are gifted singers, the plain fact is that others are not. In any congregation, it’s likely that some have near-perfect pitch while others are functionally tone-deaf. Those who struggle to sing may be self-conscious, tempted to stay quiet or to do no more than…

Dec 7

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (December 6)

A La Carte: Rightly ordered desires / Ordinary wonders / For my good, not my comfort / Make room for special-needs families / Christmas spirit / Wisdom rarely makes you famous / and more.

Dec 6

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway! #Sponsored

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Giveaways

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Don’t Think Lower Thoughts of Yourself than God Does

I can be prone to self-loathing. Sometimes this takes the form of thinking about things I’ve done or recounting words I’ve said and detesting myself for them. Sometimes it takes the form of thinking about who I am and hating who God has made me to be, or thinking about the way God has gifted…

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Can Satan Put Thoughts Into Our Minds?

Each of us is familiar with the experience of being tempted to sin. Sometimes these temptations arise from outside of us and sometimes they arise from within. Each of our three sworn enemies—the world, the flesh, and the devil—has the ability to tempt us to do what God forbids or fail to do what God…

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Articles

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Modesty Requires Looking Away

The plane reached the terminal in Recife, Brazil and the ground crew opened the door. I have been through more airports than I can count1 and find they all kind of blur together—jetways, corridors, escalators, luggage belts. But for some reason, I remembered this one from my previous visit. After exiting the secure area, I…

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There are few resources I rely on more than I rely on my commentaries. Over the years, I have developed an extensive collection and turn to them often. I try to keep tabs on new commentaries and thought I would let you know about some of the best options that were published in 2025

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Resources

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The Rise of AI Book Slop

We often hear these days of “AI slop,” a term that’s used to refer to the massive amounts of poor-quality AI-created material that is churned out and unceremoniously dumped onto the internet. This was once primarily artistless artwork and authorless articles, but has now advanced to much bigger and more substantial forms of content.

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Articles

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