BlogSwap Update

Jun 28, 2004

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Just a quick update on BlogSwap. If you indicated interest in participating in the first BlogSwap, you should have received an email from me. If you have not yet received it, please let me know and I’ll be sure you get it right away.

BlogSwap 2 Update

I just sent an email to everyone who indicated an interest in participating in the second BlogSwap. If you indicated interest and did not receive the email, please let me know and I’ll get it to you ASAP. From the 8 people who indicated interest in the first BlogSwap we have doubled to 16 for…

Jul 9, 2004

General News

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BlogSwap 4 – Entries

Today is BlogSwap 4, the fourth in the ongoing BlogSwap saga. Today’s assignment was to write about Freedom. Here is the list of participants:

Aug 13, 2004

General News

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BlogSwap Debrief

Well, I think the first BlogSwap went exceptionally well. We had eight participants and all but one (I’m looking at you, Ochuk) posted the article that was sent to them. Hopefully that one other guy will do so shortly! What I am excited about are things like this. Click the link and you’ll see a…

Jul 5, 2004

General News

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The Collected Best Books of 2025

I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I collect all of the lists written by sites or…

Dec 22

Articles

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A La Carte (December 22)

A La Carte: The new David movie / The ghost of Christmas never / It isn’t night for the moon / Evangelism targets / Made in God’s image / What Jesus came to do / Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 22

A La Carte

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A Pastoral Prayer

Our Father in Heaven, we are gathered here this morning like children gathered before the feet of their father. We want to begin this new day with you. We want to begin this new week with you. Before we do anything, before we go anywhere, before we engage in work, school, or even play, we…

Dec 21

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (December 20)

A La Carte: How the West became pagan / Confronting an unspeakable truth / Freebirth in the age of hospitals / Sorrows keep getting more sorrowful / You may not see the fruit of your ministry / and more.t

Dec 20

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Harvest House Publishers)

Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!

Dec 19

Giveaways

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Addiction and the Local Church

Of all the pastoral issues a church can face, I think one of the trickiest may be addiction. In theory, churches are eager to provide a safe and welcoming environment for current or recovering addicts. Yet in reality, churches often feel ignorant and poorly equipped to deal with the reality of addicts and addictions and…

Dec 19

Book Reviews

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The Best Complete Commentary Set for any Christian

Those who are serious about collecting commentaries will almost invariably say that it is better to think in terms of individual volumes than complete series. And I agree: it is generally better to focus on acquiring the top three or four commentaries on each book of the Bible than to focus on collecting complete series.…

Dec 17

Articles

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My Top Ten Books from 2025 (+ a Bonus)

As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2025 and to assemble a list of my top picks. Apart from the first book, which I consider the best I read this year, the rest are in no particular order. In each case I’ve…

Dec 12

Articles

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You Are in the Circumstances in Which You Can Best Serve

There are times when we all find ourselves lamenting our circumstances. These may be times in which we grieve life’s losses or suffer life’s indignities, or these may be times in which we grapple with the frustrations that come with life in this world—when our skills are underutilized, or our contributions are underappreciated.

Dec 15

Articles

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The Collected Best Books of 2025

I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I collect all of the lists written by sites or…

Dec 22

Articles

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32 Random Thoughts About the Local Church

Every now and again I jot down a thought that I’d like to ponder but that I don’t intend to tease out into an article. After all, not every idea is worthy of a full-length treatment. Hence, today I’ve got a long list of brief, random (and unsolicited) observations and pieces of advice related to…

Dec 18, 2023

Articles

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