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Dan Brown’s 20 Worst Sentences
I thoroughly enjoyed this roundup of the worst twenty sentences found in books written by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. A favorite: “My French stinks, Langdon thought, but my zodiac iconography is pretty good.”


Spec Work
There has been a lot of talk recently in the design biz about spec work (where multiple people complete work and a client only pays for the work he actually chooses). Church Marketing Sucks has “An Open Letter to Rick Warren about Spec Work” in which they talk about some of the pitfalls of this kind of work.


The Gospel Coalition Reloaded
The Gospel Coalition has released a new version of their site. Blog readers will be interested to see that Justin Taylor has elected to move his blog to TGC.


Why Do So Many NFL Players Go Bankrupt?
This is an interesting article that discusses why it is that so many football players go bankrupt shortly after their careers end.


  • What Does a Name Mean

    What Does a Name Mean?

    Few matters are more consequential to a man than his name, for a name has importance, a name has association, a name has meaning. The name of Caesar means power. The name of Herod means cruelty…

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    A La Carte (June 2)

    A La Carte: Telltale signs of Christianity gone south / Evangelicals after Obergefell / What we can learn from the Josh Buice situation / Therapy culture from different generations / Unclean street dogs / Kindle deals / and more.

  • Substack

    One for the Substackers To Consider

    I do my best to maintain Inbox Zero. At least once or twice a day, I like to process my emails and take action on each one of them. Though this can be onerous at times, it ensures I stay on top of my correspondence. As I went through this process the other morning, I…

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    Weekend A La Carte (May 31)

    A La Carte: The heart of a Christian father in the college search / Baby Boomer secrets of power / Prioritize hospitality this summer / The Beast of Revelation 13 / The Church of Scotland goes woke and broke / and more.

  • New and Notable

    New and Notable Christian Books for May 2025

    While the month of May has already almost fully waned, it has proved to be a good month for Christian book releases. I sorted through the stacks that landed on my desk and arrived at this list of new and notables.