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Aug 29, 2007

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Wednesday August 29, 2007

Reading Classics Together
A reminder to those who will be reading “Holiness” with us that we’ll be discussing the Introduction tomorrow.

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A Great Reformed Evangelist Retires
Rick Phillips brings an interesting perspective to the retirement of D. James Kennedy.

Overdressed
The reviewers at “Christianity Today” (who are often pretty tough to please) give five stars to the latest release by Caedmon’s Call.

9Marks on Race and Church
Thabiti provides a roundup of the content of the latest 9News ejournal.

A La Carte (July 29)

A La Carte: The simple, but precious, faith of our fathers / Will my dog be in heaven? / Read books, not AI summaries / Remembering Hulk Hogan / Why am I anxious? / Tired of hard things / Logos and Kindle deals.

Jul 29, 2025

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A La Carte (May 29)

A La Carte: Radicalized loneliness / There is no Christian defense of pornography / The problem with idols of the heart / Fear not fatherhood / Serving the God who served us first / The myth of the irreligious world / Kindle deals / and more.

May 29, 2025

A La Carte

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A La Carte (May 29)

A La Carte: A coward’s guide to evangelism / The great dechurching will hurt poor people / The unique experiences of pastors / Three words for Christian parents / Save the world, have a baby / The conquest of Canaan / Kindle and book deals.

May 29, 2024

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Random Thoughts about Preaching and Being Preached To

Practical reflections on preaching and listening to sermons — guidance for pastors on preparation, length, and delivery, and for congregants on attentiveness, feedback, and benefiting from the Word.

Apr 22

Articles

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A La Carte (April 22)

Aspire to be lay elders / A mundane life is a courageous life / Aim high, repent often / The problem with deaconism / What are you angry about today? / An original poem / Kindle deals / and more.

Apr 22

A La Carte

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A La Carte (April 21)

The cage stage in the digital age / When did Christian music all become worship music? / Why AI worship feels empty / Grace through discipline / The messy, glorious church / Trivia / and more.

Apr 21

A La Carte

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Africa Doesn’t Need More Religion. It Needs Biblical Christianity.

Africa’s most persistent need — even in nations that call themselves Christian — is biblical Christianity: a genuine faith in Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, received by grace alone through faith alone.

Apr 20

Articles

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Preaching for the Viral Video

Is it possible to preach faithfully to a congregation while also preaching for the viral clip? This article explores the incompatibility of social-media-first preaching with genuine pastoral ministry.

Apr 20

Articles

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A La Carte (April 20)

Fatherhood and Rubik’s Cube / I never felt like reading the Bible / Disobeying authorities / The case against social media / Don’t get singled out / GIRLS® / Getting rid of YouTube shorts.

Apr 20

A La Carte

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Raising Children Who Love the Church

Here are some practical principles I observed or solicited when raising our children—children who gladly attend and prioritize the local church, not out of obligation, but out of conviction.

Apr 13

Articles

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Sometimes I Get It Wrong

Sometimes I get it right and, admittedly, sometimes I get it wrong. I get access to most books long before they reach store shelves and I try to anticipate the ones that will be most important, most worthy of my time and yours. These are the ones I then read and review. But sometimes I…

Apr 15

Book Reviews

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Works & Wonders (April 19)

This week’s Works & Wonders includes a devotional on grace-fueled service, a new Sovereign Grace song on thankfulness, the faith of Titanic rescuer Arthur Rostron, speed puzzling, northern lights photography, a poem on readiness for death, and Easter piano music from the Gettys.

Apr 19

Articles

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Do Extroverts Make Better Pastors?

Do extroverts really make better pastors? Explore how God uses both introverted and extroverted men in ministry and why personality must never excuse duty.

Apr 6

Articles

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Random Thoughts about Preaching and Being Preached To

Practical reflections on preaching and listening to sermons — guidance for pastors on preparation, length, and delivery, and for congregants on attentiveness, feedback, and benefiting from the Word.

Apr 22

Articles

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