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Thursday August 2, 2007

Milestones: Thabiti reflects on his first year as pastor of First Baptist Church in Grand Cayman.

Contest: Clothing designer Christa Taylor is having a contest that offers on lucky woman the “opportunity to win $150 of cute, chic, Christa Taylor merchandise!”

Piper: The Desiring God blog offers more on the color of Jesus AND a reflection on the collapse of that bridge in Minneapolis.

Books: BeliefNet offers an interview with “Christian” “Bishop” Jordan who advocates the wonders of The Secret. “So, we are co-creators with our Heavenly Father. If he himself did not create more creators, then he Himself is no creator. You have the potential to be everything God is. You can begin to create. You can begin to know.”

Books: Dan over at TeamPyro has a list of book titles he is still waiting for.

A La Carte (August 11)

Strange OT laws / Pleasure in the (career) death of the woked / Honor thy boomer / Picking your successor? / Peace is better / Defend the doctrine of original sin / Biological war / and more.

Aug 11

A La Carte

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How To Show Hospitality When You Live in a Small Home

For obvious reasons, hospitality can be more challenging for those in a small home than for those in a much larger one. It can be a bit more awkward, too. Yet I’d like to think we have generally been faithful in that regard.

Aug 10

Articles

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A La Carte (August 10)

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. I trust you enjoyed your weekend and have begun a new week rested and thankful for the Lord’s grace. Sales & Deals Today’s Kindle deals include books for preachers and those who listen to their sermons. Andrew Wilson’s new book on happiness is on sale at Westminster Books…

Aug 10

A La Carte

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Works & Wonders (August 9)

Works & Wonders: Nothing Ever Occurs to God, Reading Maps, Mysterious Shapes, The Phone in Your Hand, An Iceberg Rolls Over, and The Listening Museum

Aug 9

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (August 8)

Reader Recommendations / Against gambling / Is gambling sinful? / Our line in the sand on AI / What does the Bible teach about nations? / Ross Douthat and the future of digital media / The extras are tired / and more.

Aug 8

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House)

Free Stuff Friday: 5 Copies of The Gospel Way Catechism for Kids!

Aug 7

Giveaways

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Churchy Things We Do Outside of Church

I met a woman whose perspective on the Christian life was new to me. This became evident on an evening we discussed the Lord’s Supper together. “I don’t need to take the Lord’s Supper at church,” she said. “I do it on my own every morning.”

Aug 3

Articles

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10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling

Sarah Young’s Jesus Calling is a phenomenon that shows no signs of slowing down. According to publisher Thomas Nelson, it “continues to grow in units sold each year since it was released [and] has surpassed 15 million copies sold.” Nelson is involved in an expansive new marketing campaign that involves a new web site and…

Nov 11, 2015

Articles

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Works & Wonders (August 2)

This week’s Works & Wonders includes Restoring Rembrandt, The Last Museum, Inventing the Fire Department, Hymns of Grace, a Tyndale Documentary, and more.

Aug 2

Articles

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Living in the Era of the Lie

You could probably make the case that we are living in the era of the lie. Maybe every era on this side of Genesis 3 has been an era of the lie, but lies seem to have taken on greater prominence than ever at a time that has been labeled as “truthy” and “post-truth” rather…

Aug 7

Book Reviews

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Works & Wonders (August 9)

Works & Wonders: Nothing Ever Occurs to God, Reading Maps, Mysterious Shapes, The Phone in Your Hand, An Iceberg Rolls Over, and The Listening Museum

Aug 9

Articles

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