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Friday July 14, 2006 Interview: “Christianity Today” has an interview with Ronald Boyd-MacMillan in which they discuss Rick Warren’s upcoming trip to North Korea. “You can travel as religious VIP, but it’s a propaganda exercise. I went in as one, and they took me to the Korean Christian Federation, which is this so-called Christian church…

Thursday July 13, 2006 Technology: The most recent version of Movabletype (3.31) has just been released. While the versioning would make it appear to be a small release, it actually adds some new and exciting features which will be of interest to many bloggers. Not the least of these features is native support for tagging.…

Wednesday July 12, 2006 Theology: Agape Press discusses the PCUSA proposal regarding renaming the members of the Trinity. One pastor says, “You might as well put in Huey, Dewey, and Louie.” People: I assume most people who read my blog also read Justin Taylor’s. But hey, if you don’t, be sure to read a couple…

Tuesday July 11, 2006 Emergent: Gary Gilley continues his series of articles examining the Emerging Church. In this one he tries to figure out what “missional” is all about. Music: The music of Jamie Soles, who primarily records music for children, is now available online. My kids have a couple of his albums and enjoy…

Monday July 10, 2006 People: Justin Taylor mentions a chat with J.I. Packer and explains why Packer was never destined to be an athlete. Interview: Everyone else is linking it, so I guess I will too. Christianity Today has an interview with Mark Driscoll. Here’s a choice quote: “The two hot theologies today are Reformed…

Friday July 7, 2006 Blog: “Word to the Wise” is a new blog that will make its way through the book of Proverbs (my favorite book!). Interview: Justin Taylor has posted an interview he conducted with Voice, a Reformed Christian rap artist connected to Sovereign Grace Ministries. News: At long last, thousands of documents relating…

Thursday July 7, 2006 Creation: Snopes has a beautiful picture of a phenomenon known as “circumhorizon(tal) arc” (and apparently also by the less technical name of “fire rainbow”). “A circumhorizontal arc (or ‘fire rainbow’) appears when the sun is high in the sky (i.e., higher than 58″ above the horizon), and its light passes through…

Wednesday July 5, 2006 Conference: Adrian Warnock is providing ongoing updates from the Newfrontiers conference. Du Jour: Carolyn McCulley has headed back to New Orleans with a camera crew to document the work of the members of Lakeview Christian Center. She reports on the state of the city here. Preaching: Mark Dever shares some things…

Tuesday July 4, 2006 Humor: The Sacred Sandwich presents “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs: 2006 American Edition.” “Read this modern version of a Reformation classic and see why Christianity Today calls it ‘a thin book perfect for rolling up and using to smack whiny Christian brats up side the head!’” Blog: The Reformed Evangelist is a…

Friday June 30, 2006 Humor: Danny Carlton/Jack Lewis writes about a nefarious illicit Amish “raw milk” cartel in Ohio. “‘You can’t just give milk away to someone other than yourself. It’s a violation of the law,’ said LeeAnne Mizer, spokeswoman for the department.” Sexuality: Byron Harvey discusses the marketing of sexuality. “So we’re in Columbus…

Thursday June 29, 2006 Commentary: Al Mohler has some good commentary dealing with Anne Lamott. “She has become something of a literary icon among mainline Protestants and leftward evangelicals. Now, however, she appears to be launching out into previously uncharted territory.” Review: Alex Chediak (what a nice web site he’s got!) has a review of…

Wednesday June 28, 2006 Sports: The Weekly Standard has a great article which perfectly summarizes my attitude towards soccer. “Soccer…would appear to be a game better suited to dim-witted quadrupeds than to human beings.” Politics: Cynthia McKinney’s blog has an article which has to be read to be believed. “The good ol’ boy cracker-crats of…

Tuesday June 27, 2006 Humor: A reader named Russell sent me the link to a neat little audio file that plays a composition made only with sound effects included with Windows. You’ll need Flash to play it. Blog: Adrian Warnock has closed the doors on his blog for a few days after coming down with…

Friday June 23, 2006 Theology: The most recent issue of “Critical Issues Commentary” deals with the always-important topic of discernment, and in particular, the ability of the Christian to judge. More Theology: John Hendryx of “Reformation Theology” (and, of course, Monergism.com) posts the always-contentious “Prayer of the Consistent Synergist.” Politics: Canada’s Conservative government hopes to…

Thursday June 22, 2006 Review: Kevin Cawley has a good review (G-rated) of Mark Driscoll’s “Confessions of a Reformission Rev.” He softballs the issue of crudeness (and seems to blame the buzz about that issue on Fundies), but still concludes that “Mark’s approach often appears to be the opposite of judicious.” Music: Bob Kauflin posted…

Wednesday June 21, 2006 Technology: A 14-year old girl is suing MySpace.com for $30 million after a man she met online through that service sexually assaulted her. Fox says that she claims “it does not take sufficient steps to protect underage members.” How about suing her parents for not providing adequate supervision? Bible: The ESV,…

Tuesday June 20, 2006 Lethargy: I apologize that there was no A La Carte yesterday. My parents decided to swing by for a weekend visit and since I only see them a few times a year, I thought it would be best to spend as much time with them as possible. Having done so, I…

Friday June 16, 2006 Theology: Doxa Digital Press has released all 4 issues of the Founders Journal 2003 for free download from their web site. They have several other good, free resources as well. More Theology: Granted Ministries is a site I just discovered that “consists primarily of sermons that are available for purchase or…