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A La Carte (February 6)

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Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of good picks from Crossway as well as a few others that are worth a peek.

The Bishop Eddie Long I Knew

There are some interesting insights into Eddie Long and megachurches in this article from CNN. Like this: “Here’s a dirty little secret about so many pastors: They like to preach to large crowds, but they don’t particularly like being around them.”

Darwinist, Racist and Eugenicist

Creation Ministries International has a long profile on Margaret Sanger. “She lived and died by her credo published in the Woman Rebel, namely ‘The Right to be Lazy. The Right to be an Unmarried Mother. The Right to Destroy. The Right to Create. The Right to Live and the Right to Love.’”

Reading “Odyssey” (Video)

Here’s a nice little overview of Homer’s “Odyssey” in case you’ve ever thought of reading it to see what the fuss is all about.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

Erik Raymond wonders if our focus on the never-ending news cycle is taking our eyes off what matters most.

A Gathering of Giants

“Witness to a phenomenon few have ever seen before, I slipped beneath the ocean’s surface to find myself submerged alongside hundreds, maybe thousands, of sperm whales — one of the largest and most magnificent cetaceans of the sea — engaged in a dramatic frenzy of physical contact and biosonar communication.”

Spreading the Faith: Daniel Syndrome

Here’s an interesting look at one way the gospel goes forward into new territory.

This Day in 1564. 453 years ago today John Calvin was carried to a church in a chair to preach his last sermon 3 months before his death. *

Plants Use An Internet Made Of Fungus (Video)

It’s called the “Wood Wide Web,” apparently.

My New Motto: To the End

I’m with David on this one. What good are accomplishments if they are all thrown away at the end of life?

Flashback: The School of Prayer

I love reading books on prayer, but sometimes I wonder if I like reading books on prayer more than I like praying. Reading comes naturally to me, prayer does not. Reading is easy to understand, prayer is not.

The sharp two-edged sword of the word of God is without a dull book, blunt chapter, or even a flat verse.

—Steve Lawson

  • Men in the Image of Women and Women in the Image of Men

    Men in the Image of Women and Women in the Image of Men

    God made men and God made women. God made men distinct from women and women distinct from men. God made men and women equal in worth and value while also making them distinct in some purpose and function. It’s all obvious stuff, this—obvious matters of differences between the sexes.

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    A La Carte (April 14)

    A La Carte: The healing of that old ache / Grounds for everyday smiles / A “quiet revival” in the UK / When Scripture gets stale / Praying when it feels like God isn’t listening / Kindle deals / and more.

  • A Less Busy Heart

    In the midst of our busy lives, we can sometimes wonder whether we really have the time to pray. Won’t prayer hinder our productivity? Won’t prayer keep us from getting done all the things we need to do?

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    Weekend A La Carte (April 12)

    A La Carte: Designer babies / The dragon and the rooster / Leper Christianity / Theologians against nature / Faithful and small / The missing heart of AI sermons / Douglas Groothuis books / and more.

  • Good News Rock Bottom

    Good News at Rock Bottom

    Life most certainly brings its challenges. Some of these are just little ruts along the way, some are deep and dark valleys, and some are lower still—the kind of rock bottom experiences that are so dreadful we wonder if we will be able to endure them with our faith intact.