A La Carte (November 24)

Nov 24, 2014

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A Timelapse of the Sun – This is “the surface of the sun from October 14th to 30th, 2014, showing sunspot AR 2192, the largest sunspot of the last two solar cycles (22 years).”

Theological Trespassing – “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever.” You need to be wary of theological trespassing.

How Board Games Conquered Cafes – Here’s a trend I like; I wish I had a cafe like this in my neighborhood.

Holiday Hospitality – Here are 4 reminders for holiday hospitality.

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I Will Choose to Trust God Today – Randy Alcorn (and Nancy Leigh DeMoss) share a pledge worth reading.

Satan wants to destroy our faith in God. God wants to destroy our faith in ourselves.
—John Kimbell

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The Paradoxes of Christianity

Learn how to engage with cultural issues in a deeply countercultural way. When we embrace the paradoxical character preached by Jesus in the Beatitudes, we experience rich and surprising blessing.

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On October 7-8, Amazon is hosting Big Deal Days for people who have a Prime membership. They have a huge number of items on sale, covering most product categories. Of course, my interest is in books and Bibles and, thankfully, there are lots of great deals to be had (in printed, not Kindle editions). Most are discounted by…

Oct 7

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Oct 8

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Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

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