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    A La Carte (04/03)

    Monday April 3, 2006 Du Jour: Dluxe’s world discusses, among other things, Purpose Driven Pets. “If we are imagining that our longing in heaven will be for Snoogums the Chihuahua, I think we have a problem.” Family: Sovereign Grace’s Family News Extra Online reports on Capt. Hans Kirkman who is serving his family while serving…

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    A La Carte (03/31)

    Friday March 31, 2006 Technology: Dennis Forbes has some interesting analysis of domain names. The long and short of this is that all the good names are long gone! Technology Bonus: Fosfor Gadgets lists the top 10 weirdest keyboards of all-time. I want one of the laser keyboards! Quote: Here is some April Fool’s wisdom…

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    A La Carte (03/30)

    Thursday March 30, 2006 Humor: The Museum of Hoaxes counts down the top 100 April Fool’s Day hoaxes of all time. A personal favorite is Burger King’s left-handed whopper. Warren: Saddleback Church recently celebrated it’s 20,000 baptism. This is quite an accomplishment, but as many have pointed out, the requirements for baptism are so minimal…

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    A La Carte (03/29)

    Wednesday March 29, 2006 Video: Some enterprising soul put a video camera near a bald eagle’s nest on Hornby Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia. You can watch it here. The video is very good quality, though there isn’t a whole lot going on! Book: It seems that Girl Talk, written by Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole…

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    A La Carte (03/28)

    Tuesday March 28, 2006 Film: Newsweek discusses the rising popularity of bloody horror films. “Some critics–smart ones like New York Magazine’s David Edelstein, not just nervous Nellies–argue that the trend verges on “torture porn.’” Du Jour: C.J. Mahaney has asked the Together for the Gospel guys two good questions: “What is the gospel? What is…

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    A La Carte (03/26)

    Monday March 26, 2006 Humor: Members of the Church of Nazarene of West Palm Beach delivered some old fashioned vigilante justice to a marauding thief. PalmBeachPost reports. Praise: The case against the Afghan Christian, Abdul Rahman, has been dismissed and he is likely to soon go free. Paul, among many others, reports. Afghani Muslims have…

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    A La Carte (03/24)

    Friday March 24, 2006 Evangelism: I’m proud of my sister. When she gets an idea into her head, look out! She has gotten the ladies in her neighborhood mobilized! Humor: When the Reformed speak in tonuges. (HT: TulipGirl) Music: Here is a song that I am quite sure will not be winning any songwriting awards.…

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    A La Carte (03/23)

    Thursday March 23, 2006 Sexuality: The Daily Mail reports that “Children exposed to sex in TV programmes, films, magazines and music are more likely to engage in sexual activity than those who are not, according to research out today.” Is this news? Bible: ESV Blog celebrates the 549th anniversary of the first Bible coming off…

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    A La Carte (02/22)

    Wednesday March 22, 2006 Purpose: Ken reports on the latest Purpose Driven gimmick. “For only $3.99/month you can receive a short devotional thought from The Purpose Driven Life on your mobile phone daily.” Sign me up! Emergent: Brian McLaren is at it again. “So for people who feel, for example, that the Westminster Confession perfectly…

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    A La Carte (03/21)

    Tuesday March 21, 2006 Du Jour: Al Mohler covers a New York Times article discussing the plight of black men. Children: C.J. Mahaney has a wonderful article in which he discusses how he helps prepare his son (and himself) for Sunday worship. “My approach to preparing Chad for the Sunday meeting has been informed by…

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    A La Carte (03/20)

    Monday March 20, 2006 Emergent: Phil Johnson points us to an article that seems to suggest that Gilbert Bilezikian, one of the founders of the megachurch movement, seems ready to hop to the emergent bandwagon. “If you tried to name the five people who have done more than anyone else to shape theories of ministry…

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    A La Carte (03/17)

    Friday March 17, 2006 Humor: The Thirsty Theologian laments finding out that one of his heroes is flawed. “It happens to all of us at some point at least once. Depending upon your degree of admiration for the fallen one, it can be quite devastating.” Theology: J.D. Wetterling’s weekly blog is, as usual, well worth…

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    A La Carte (03/16)

    Thursday March 16, 2006 Entertainment: Al Mohler discusses his newfound love for the game Sudoku. “Oh yes! Just one more and I can stop. No, one more after that. And another. Oh, who can break this habit?” I’ve tried the game and, while I appreciated the amazing difficulty inherent in such a simple game, it…

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    A La Carte (03/15)

    Wednesday March 15, 2006 Sports: C.J. Mahaney has some advice for parents (and fathers in particular) regarding teaching their children about sports and sportsmanship. “Playing sports holds great potential for growth in godliness for our sons, but only if we as fathers lead our sons theologically and strategically. I fear that all too often our…

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    A La Carte (03/14)

    Tuesday March 14, 2006 Commentary: The American Spectator reports on women’s attitude towards spring break and asks, “Is this what the feminists had in mind when they touted the virtues of “liberation”? Because if so, they’re hardly the man-haters of popular imagination.” Read it here. Theology: Bob DeWaay has released the most recent issue of…

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    A La Carte (03/13)

    Monday March 13, 2006 Auction: This is your last chance to get in on the action and buy your very own autographed PyroManiac bumper sticker. It is a one-of-a-kind item as Phil has declared he will not autograph any more of them. You can check the eBay listing here. Blogging: Mike Russell, who formerly blogged…

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    A La Carte (03/10)

    Friday March 10, 2006 Request: John Hendryx, of Monergism fame, is seeking help with a potential redesign of his flagship site, Monergism.com. “Monergism.com is due for a major overhaul. We are writing to ask for your advice about going forward in the functionality of the website.” Music: The Red Letters Project dedicates 2 CDs and…

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    A La Carte (03/09)

    Thursday March 9, 2006 Du Jour: Mike writes about the joy of having a son become a brother. “I look forward to seeing what God does with this young life, the life of my son who is now my brother.” Theology: Ingrid links to some statistics compiled by Kim Riddlebarger showing that many pastors at…

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    A La Carte (03/08)

    Wednesday March 8, 2006 Books: I was in the Christian bookstore yesterday. I noticed that the bargain section featured a very large stack of Ashley Smith’s book about how The Purpose Driven Life saved her life. Just to the right of that stack was a large number of Richard Abanes’ book about Warren. I guess…

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    A La Carte (05/07)

    Tuesday March 7, 2006 Theology: Chris Poteet has an audio presentation debunking myths on Calvinism and Arminianism and suggesting steps towards fruitful dialogue. Conference: Nathan Busenitz (whom I met at the conference) has a exhaustive list of blog-based reflections on the Shepherd’s Conference. Conference Bonus: The Fide-O guys have a photo review of the conference.…