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Tuesday August 8, 2006

Weird: From an email list I’m part of comes a story of a town that has a population of 19,000, but 51 churches and other religious institutions. “Stafford, population 19,227, is the largest city in Texas without a property tax…”

Purity: Josh Harris is continuing to blog his way through a brief seven-part series on resisting internet pornography.

Family: In the most recent edition of the “Journal of Modern Ministry,” Lance Quinn wrote an excellent article (PDF File) entitled ” Ten Commandments of Parenting.”

Blogging: LaShawn Barber is beginning a short series teaching other bloggers “How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal.” Today’s lesson is all about disclosure.

A La Carte (June 6)

A La Carte: Toward a Protestant pronatalism / The rise of hyperpleasures / Why only pastors can baptize / Fighting the “respectable” sins of gossip and slander / Can we forgive when the offender doesn’t repent? / 10 questions a Christian man should ask himself before making a marriage proposal / D-day / Kindle deals…

Jun 6

A La Carte

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A La Carte (8/17)

Are We All Braggarts? – From the WSJ: “Boasting isn’t just a problem on the Internet. In a society of unrelenting competition—where reality-show contestants duke it out for the approval of aging celebrities and pastors have publicists—is it any wonder we market ourselves relentlessly?” I Choose Grace – Here is one man’s response when a…

Aug 17, 2012

A La Carte

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A La Carte (3/1)

5 Dangers of Fallible Prophecy – Nathan Busenitz looks at a recent debate between Wayne Grudem and Ian Hamilton and points out 5 dangers inherent in Wayne Grudem’s view of ongoing, fallible prophecy. Elements in True Reformation – Did you know that J.I. Packer once wrote a book titled Hot Tub Religion? Anyway, Randy Alcorn…

Mar 1, 2012

A La Carte

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Educated, Free, Wealthy, and Privileged

We are an educated people with high standards of literacy. We are a free people who enjoy religious liberty. We are a wealthy people with unlimited access to a nearly infinite quantity of Bibles. We are a privileged people who may not realize how blessed we are.

Nov 3

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (November 2)

A La Carte: Coldplay’s prayer in Melbourne / Zombies, Heath Lambert, and gatekeeping biblical counseling / Keep the Feast (a new song) / Stop playing the numbers game / Squandering security / and more.

Nov 2

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week. Yesterday was Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the sixteenth-century recovery of the biblical gospel. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today…

Nov 1

Giveaways

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Why Not Use a Daily Liturgy for Your Devotions?

Trends come and go. Certain habits or interests rise for a time, wane, then rise again, often at unexpected moments. One of the recent trends I have found particularly surprising and also particularly interesting is the rise (or re-rise, if you prefer) of liturgy. This may be liturgy within formal worship services of the local…

Nov 1

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (November 1)

A La Carte: When a Berkeley feminist had three sons / The tragedy of IVF / What if I don’t feel forgiven? / Piper on how not to respond to suffering / What sola scriptura protects us against / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 1

A La Carte

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New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

As October draws to its close, I wanted to ensure you know about at least some of the most notable books it brought our way. I did not see quite the quantity of new books I have seen in some previous months, but there were still some special ones. For each, I’ve provided the publisher’s…

Oct 31

Resources

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The Practice of Accepting Disappointment

One of the most important habits you can develop is the habit of accepting that life is full of disappointments. One of the best ways to grow in contentment is to accept the inevitability of discontentment. One of the ways you can be most joyful in life is to be realistic about life, to know…

Oct 28

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for October 2024

As October draws to its close, I wanted to ensure you know about at least some of the most notable books it brought our way. I did not see quite the quantity of new books I have seen in some previous months, but there were still some special ones. For each, I’ve provided the publisher’s…

Oct 31

Resources

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8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at Porn

We know that pornography is an ugly and harmful sin. We know that those who indulge in porn have committed the sin of lust, but there is so much more to it than that. When you open your browser and begin to look at those images and videos, you are sinning in ways that go…

Apr 25, 2017

Articles

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A Father’s Prayer for His Son

Every father knows the importance of praying for his children. Yet every father also knows that at times it can be difficult to know what to pray. I recently found a sweet prayer in an old book and thought I would share it with you, dad, so you can pray it for your son. Take…

Oct 27

Articles

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John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way

It has been a few years since I have had a substantial number of people reach out to ask my view on a particular author. Do you know anything about him? Have you read him? Would you consider reviewing some of his books? But after this break of a few years, it has recently begun…

Sep 25

Book Reviews

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