A La Carte (8/23)

Aug 23, 2007

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Thursday August 23, 2007

Google Earth Adds Sky
“You can now stargaze using Google’s popular desktop mapping application Google Earth. In the latest version of Google Earth, hit the ‘Switch between Sky and Earth’ button on the toolbar to get a map of the night sky from your current location.”

How To Share Your Faith at School
An article at the Christian Post offers encouragement on “How to Share Your Faith as You Head Back to School.”

The 33,000 Denominations Myth
James White responds to the always popular 33,000 denominations myth.

Better Book Reading
Stephen Altrogge follows up other articles on reading by suggesting 5 tips for better book reading.

Weekend A La Carte (August 10)

A La Carte: His faithfulness outweighs our faithlessness / The faith of closing the casket / How do you value your worth? / Considering self-assessment / A key biblical manuscript / and more.

Aug 10

A La Carte

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A La Carte (June 13)

A La Carte: Were the earliest Christians illiterate? / Our new religion isn’t enough / Why do evil and suffering exist? / The missing ingredient in too many marriages / Is Genesis literal or allegorical? / The death of fear / and more.

Jun 13

A La Carte

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A La Carte (June 26)

A La Carte: Self-control and scandals / Afraid of the wrong thing / Kid noises / 7 things to remember when tempted to sin / Consider the public / Precious in the sight of the Lord / and more.

Jun 26

A La Carte

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Those Who Sing Songs in the Night

Imagine that you are sitting in a prison cell. This is not some posh or even stark 21st-century prison cell, but a primitive Roman one. Your back is pressed against cold stones. Your stomach is aching with hunger. Your nose is assaulted by terrible smells. Your heart is filled with despair. You know your death…

Dec 9

Articles

4 min read
A La Carte (December 9)

A La Carte: Tortured, imperfect, and held by Jesus / Let the feminist mock / What is the wrath of God? / As long as there is time / Every believer’s call to meaningful ministry / Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 9

A La Carte

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A Common Contradiction Between Belief and Practice

Many Christians experience a contradiction between what we believe to be true about the Bible and our actual practice of reading the Bible. Often our theology is superior to our habits. We profess that the Bible is infallible, inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient, but we then neglect it in our daily lives. We agree with David…

Dec 8

Articles

2 min read
Weekend A La Carte (December 7)

A La Carte: Hunter Biden and a father’s pardon / How to avoid a midlife crisis / John Piper on creepy, darker media / The Supreme Court and the transgender minors case / and much more.

Dec 7

A La Carte, Articles

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10 Christian Mega-Projects Released In 2024

Lots of great books and other resources came our way in 2024. Among them were some that were particularly “mega”—that represented an extraordinarily long, big, expansive, or audacious idea, and I wanted to give credit where credit is due. With apologies to any I missed, here is my list of some of the most mega…

Dec 6

Resources

10 min read
A La Carte (December 6)

A La Carte: Satan’s “pastor’s heart” / What no earthly love may rival / Serious ministry / A baby brings hope and a future / What one Chinese pastor can teach you / Logos and Kindle sale / and more.

Dec 6

A La Carte

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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…

Dec 2

Articles

5 min read
A La Carte (December 3)

A La Carte: John Piper on gender pronoun hospitality / When there is too much to do / Is Christmas a pagan tradition? / The passion of Jordan Peterson / The joy of our adoption / and more.

Dec 3

Articles

3 min read
Cyber Monday Deals for Christians

Black Friday is upon us and with it the opportunity to save a bit of money as we shop for the holidays or build out our libraries. I have listed hundreds of deals below and will be adding to it throughout the course of the weekend.

Nov 29

Resources

10 min read
10 Christian Mega-Projects Released In 2024

Lots of great books and other resources came our way in 2024. Among them were some that were particularly “mega”—that represented an extraordinarily long, big, expansive, or audacious idea, and I wanted to give credit where credit is due. With apologies to any I missed, here is my list of some of the most mega…

Dec 6

Resources

10 min read
You’re Exactly As Holy As You Want To Be

Every Christian is a work in progress. Every Christian is striving for holiness, laboring to put off the old man and put on the new. Though none of us is as holy as we will be in heaven, I trust that each of us is holier now than when we first came to Christ. And…

Dec 4

Articles

4 min read

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