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A La Carte (7/28)

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Monday July 28, 2008

Googled
“Googled,” a poem by Douglas Groothuis.


An Answer for our Hope
Here is a good account of a family relying on faith in the midst of tragedy.


To Bring Light into the World
The Times of London rips on all the adulation being given to the next President of the United States. “The anointed one’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action – and a blessing to all his faithful followers…”


Don’t Waste Your Kids
Carolyn McCulley describes what sounds to be a very interesting sermon.


Sleep
Jay Younts, blogging at the Shepherd Press blog, writes about children and sleep.


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    TGC, AI, and the Democratization of Competence

    TGC recently shared its policy for writers and the use of AI. Christianity Today did the same. In this article, I reflect on a new institutional/individual divide and consider how, just like blogs democratized influence, AI might democratize competence.

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    Beautiful slop / Fierce wolves / Say no to commercial surrogacy / The pain and blessing of hard adoptions / What should being a Christian feel like? / Hidden martyrs of the faith / Book reviews / Kindle and book deals.

  • Do Not Be Ashamed to Be Old

    Don’t Be Ashamed to Be Old

    Have you ever considered that many of the grandest things in this world are old? There is something to be said for those things that are new and young and fresh. But don’t we all have a certain level of respect and a special kind of awe for what is ancient?

  • A La Carte (August 17)

    Literal or symbolic / Family prayer is worth it / When your spiritual hero fails / Overconfidence / When you catastrophize / The joy of baseball / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Works & Wonders (August 16)

    Works & Wonders: A drone at Niagara Falls, 162-year-old bottle of Guinness, 10,000 American cities, the sun at highest resolution, ocean photography, and a full knowledge of the facts.