A La Carte (9/17)

Sep 17, 2007

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Monday September 17, 2007

Pastors and Evangelism
A recent article at Pastors.com does a good job of challenging pastors to take the lead in evangelism.

CBMW Redesigned
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood recently relaunched a new version of their web site. There are tons of great resources at the site.

Rule of Thumbs
An article in the Washington Post discusses “love in the age of texting.” “Looking back, I see that relationship as the embodiment of how technology is slowly killing romance. It’s draining the courting out of courtship.” (HT: Josh Harris)

Beautiful Libraries
Reformed Geek recently posted a link to a compendium of some of the world’s most beautiful libraries.

Rocking the Cradle and Tending the Grave

A few Sundays ago we had picture day—the day we take updated photographs for the church directory. Aileen and I were overdue to have our photo taken and, for the first time in 26 years, it was just the two of us. Over the years, our directory photos climbed from two people to three, then…

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A pastor and a salesman get into an Uber / Something greater than outrage / Spend time with the gruntled / Lost relational opportunities and heaven? / If Jesus returns tonight / A letter from the leaders you are raising / One spirit, one faith, many opponents / and more.

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Jul 21

A La Carte

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Stop Losing Your Sermon Notes in Old Notebooks

What if you could see every note you’ve written on the Sermon on the Mount when you read Matthew 5? That’s InBible. When writing a note, tap any Bible reference to see the passage in context. When reading Scripture, select a verse to see every note that cites it. Insights you recorded years ago resurface…

Jul 20

Sponsored

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God’s Goodness Both Grants and Denies

Whether God grants our petitions or denies them, we can pray with confidence that his answer always flows from his goodness and is exactly what is best.

Jul 20

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A La Carte (July 20)

Pillaging of the digital commons / The Marxist who understood sex better than the UMC / Intrusive thoughts and gospel hope / Predestination should give you confidence / How to wait for cultural reckoning / Invite as many as you find / Kindle deals / and more.

Jul 20

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A Solid Defense of a Very Defensible Position

Some issues in the church seem to arise once, but then get permanently put to rest. Others, though, seem to arise time and time again, often in slightly different forms. Gender roles are squarely in the latter category.

Jul 17

Book Reviews

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Everything I Might Have Been

The world can feel unfair when we ponder all we might have been. But God sovereignly places each of us exactly where we can best serve and honor him.

Jul 13

Articles

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I’m Finding It Harder to Change

As 2026 began, I decided to change up my devotions. I have followed roughly the same pattern for the last 15 or 20 years and thought it would be nice to freshen things up a little bit. It went poorly.

Jul 15

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Works & Wonders (July 19)

Works & Wonders has interesting and uplifting material on: Bluebirds, the rarest books on earth, a new song, berries berries everywhere, the amazing electric eel, and a devotional to start your Sunday.

Jul 19

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God’s Goodness Both Grants and Denies

Whether God grants our petitions or denies them, we can pray with confidence that his answer always flows from his goodness and is exactly what is best.

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