A La Carte (9/19)

Sep 19, 2007

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Wednesday September 19, 2007

Baptism, Church Membership, and Graduation
This blog has an interesting story told in a gracious way showing how the relationship is between baptism and church membership. (HT: Thabiti)

Weird Story of the Day
A married couple who didn’t realise they were chatting each other up on the internet are divorcing.

Transracial Adoption and the Gospel
Dan Cruver has a great interview with Thabiti Anyabwile. They discuss transracial adoption. (HT:JT)

The New Normal
A fascinating article in the Ottawa Citizen talks about how births involving medical intervention are the new but unnecessary normal.

When The Path That I Fear Is the Way He Has Set

There are some lyrics we all especially treasure, certain lines that settle in especially near to our hearts. Personally, I often find myself pondering the words that begin CityAlight’s “In the Valley (Bless the Lord).” “When the path that I feared / Is the way He has set / And I long to give in…

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Using Photographs in the Church and Classroom

The Photo Companion to the Bible illustrates every book in the New Testament through beautiful, high-quality digital photographs. Especially designed for use by Bible teachers and church leaders, this PowerPoint-based resource includes explanatory notes and is easily adaptable to your needs. Your download includes generous usage permissions that cover the home Bible study, the classroom,…

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What’s a Trade War and How Did We End Up In One?

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article titled “Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State.” It began with the words, “These are strange days in Canada.” Little did I know—though I suppose I should have predicted—that they would only get stranger.

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Nick Would Be 25 Years Old Today

I don’t why we place more emphasis on some birthdays than others. Why is 16 more significant than 17? Why are multiples of 5 more significant than multiples of 4 or 6? I don’t who decides these things or on what basis, but I suppose 25 is significant because it marks a quarter of a…

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A couple of months ago, I wrote an article titled “Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State.” It began with the words, “These are strange days in Canada.” Little did I know—though I suppose I should have predicted—that they would only get stranger.

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Disrupted Journey

I am convinced it is appropriate to acknowledge those who bear with chronic pain and illness and that it is especially fitting to give special honor to do those who do so with a deep sense of submission to God’s mysterious purposes in their suffering. But if that’s true, I believe it is also appropriate…

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John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way

It has been a few years since I have had a substantial number of people reach out to ask my view on a particular author. Do you know anything about him? Have you read him? Would you consider reviewing some of his books? But after this break of a few years, it has recently begun…

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Is It Sinful to Observe (or Not To Observe) Lent?

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