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Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by our good friends at Ligonier Ministries. With Reformation Day fast approaching (the anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the front door of the Castle Church in Whittenberg) they are offering a $95 dollar gift certificate to Ligonier.org. But they’re offering much more than that! As usual, we’ll have five winners this week. There will be one grand prize winner who will win all of the following: $95 gift certificate …

Free Stuff Fridays

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries and it just happens to coincide with their National Conference which you can watch live online. Ligonier is offering 5 prize packages (which means that there will be 5 winners). Here are the packages: One Leather-like, tan, Reformation Study Bible and a one-year subscription to Tabletalk magazine. One autographed copy of The Donkey Who Carried a King. DVDs of three new teaching series: The Doctrines of Grace in John (Steven …

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A La Carte (8/23)

A few people have asked about updates to Friends of the Blog. I’ve got good news. On September 1 there will be some great new items for the taking, including a $15 gift certificate from Westminster Books along with a new book from DayOne. So be sure to check in on September 1. Reformed and Charismatic – I love Michael Horton’s emphasis on the ordinary means of grace (which was also, of course, an emphasis of the Reformers) as he …

Free Stuff Fridays

It’s Friday today, which means I need to try to not react with surprise that yet another week has drawn to an end. I’m not even going to mention it! This week’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is Ligonier Ministries, a sponsor you know well by now. Ligonier is offering one really, really impressive grand prize and 4 smaller prizes. The grand prize is, well, grand. It includes: Complimentary registration and a hotel room for 2 to the 2011 Orlando National …

A La Carte (7/1)

Toronto the Good – Here is an article describing how Toronto got its nickname, Toronto the Good. It all began with a Christian and a spiritual revival. Kindle on Sale – Woot is somehow offering a one-day sale on the Kindle with the price all the way down at $149. This is by the far the cheapest I’ve ever seen the Kindle. They say they’re in some kind of gray area with the pricing, but seeing as Woot is owned …

A La Carte (6/23)

Ligonier Valley Study Center – This article discusses the early years of Ligonier Ministries (or The Ligonier Valley Study Center as it was known at its beginning). It’s always amazing to see what God can do with such small beginnings. Learning to Lead – Melissa shares a heartfelt video from Matt Hammitt of the band Sanctus Real. He reflects on the song “Lead Me.” The song expresses Matt’s cry to be a godly husband and father and to lead his …

A La Carte (5/14)

$5 Fridays – Ligonier Ministries is now running weekly sales they’re calling $5 Fridays. They’ve got some good deals for you this week. Mobile Money – This is an interesting article about Africa being the worldwide leader in mobile currency. “People in Africa who have never used an ATM card, banked online or even had a bank account are using their mobile phone for financial transactions, while Internet users are skipping cable modems and going straight to wireless broadband.” World …

A La Carte (4/2)

Ligonier Ministries National Conference – Forgive me if I’ve linked this before. This year’s Ligonier Ministries National Conference looks to be a good one. It deals with Tough Questions Christians Face and will feature R.C. Sproul, Alistair Begg, Michael Horton, Steve Lawson, Al Mohler and more. Also, there will be a pre-conference called Bits, Bytes, Blogs and Bibles where I will be speaking along with Al Mohler Ed Stetzer and Burk Parsons. Passion Plays – I enjoyed this article, an …

A La Carte (3/12)

Ligonier National Conference Live Webcast “The biggest event of the year for Ligonier Ministries is just around the corner. We are excited to once again be able to offer a free, live webcast of the conference, available in both English and Spanish. See below for details.” This conference has a fantastic lineup of speakers… Messiahs Pointing to the Door Carl Trueman does what Carl Trueman does so well in this article. It’s a good one! Take a Deep Breath 6YearMed …

A La Carte (10/21)

Expelled on DVD Today Ben Stein’s Expelled releases on DVD. Jurassic Trailer Park Jurassic Trailer Park is the strange name of a good article (and/or photo essay) by Michael Yon. He writes about just one little experience in Afghanistan. Service While on the subject of photo essays, here is a great one from the New Yorker. Pastors Conference Begins Today The Ligonier Ministries Pastors Conference begins today and you can watch it all live on the web… Mirror From a …