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Jan 15, 2008

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Tuesday January 15, 2008

The Legacy of Simone de Beauvoir
Carolyn McCulley shares an excerpt of her forthcoming book that discusses the legacy of the woman who began feminism’s second wave.

Jake Hunt’s Review
Jake Hunt has a review of my book. He’s got music playing in the background, so turn your speakers down if that’s a problem!

The Heart or the Head?
Boundless Magazine is running an excerpt from my book this morning. It looks at whether discernment is something intuitive or something that requires serious thought.

Church / State Showdown
AlterNet has an interesting article summarizing the situation with Sen. Charles Grassley’s probe into the spending habits of certain ministries.

A La Carte (December 30)

A La Carte: Honor your elderly parents / Retired from resolutions / Why we can’t focus / Be committed to leave a legacy / A broken relationship with dad / Kindle deals / and more.

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A La Carte (2/18)

Another weekend is upon us, and a long weekend at that. Here in Ontario it wil be Family Day on Monday, a day most of us get off. It’s a new holiday and a made-up one just because someone figured we needed a day off in February. So we’ll take it, I guess. Modern Analogies…

Feb 18, 2011

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A La Carte (6/10)

Seven Mistakes I Made in Ministry – Thom Rainer shares. “I reflected on my years when I served as senior pastor of four churches. I have often said that I wanted to write a book entitled ‘Mistakes I Made in Ministry.’ Then I realized it would have to be a multivolume series! ” (HT:Z) Keep…

Jun 10, 2010

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You Were Made To Tremble

Christians have an unusual relationship with trials. While we do not wish to go through trials, and while we generally try to avoid them, we also know that God uses them to accomplish his good purposes in the world and in our lives.

Oct 17

Book Reviews

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A La Carte (October 17)

A La Carte: How to end MAiD / Your Muslim neighbor / Ethnicity, nationality, and Christ / Not mainly about when the world will end / Was Jesus tempted by evil desires? / Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 17

A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 16)

A La Carte: Speak with a Christian accent / The land of many meetings / Hedges of protection / The pastor and AI / What happens at home / What complaining does / and more.

Oct 16

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10 Ways To Keep Your Reading Fresh

Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

Oct 15

Articles

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A La Carte (October 15)

A La Carte: Influencers and imitators / Autism and God’s purpose / We need to talk about jealousy / God sees your secret sin / Evangelism and cynicism / A Christian deathbed / Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 15

A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 14)

A La Carte: The mother I meant to be / A theology of preaching / Forgiveness / Resist the machine / Evangelists with cheerful confidence / Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 14

A La Carte

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Not Old, Not Young, Not Done

I am about to turn 49, and a few months later, Aileen will turn 50. But these are just numbers, and already we have a deep awareness that we have entered into this afternoon of life. Already, we are seeing how different our lives have become, and already we are grappling with new challenges and…

Oct 10

Book Reviews

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Praying for the Impossible and the Simple

It is good to pray that God would save the ones we love. As Christians, we believe that God loves to save the lost and that it gives him special pleasure to do so in response to the prayers of his people. It is good to pray, but sometimes also difficult, especially when we have…

Oct 8

Articles

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10 Ways To Keep Your Reading Fresh

Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

Oct 15

Articles

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Christian Books on Sale for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days

On October 7-8, Amazon is hosting Big Deal Days for people who have a Prime membership. They have a huge number of items on sale, covering most product categories. Of course, my interest is in books and Bibles and, thankfully, there are lots of great deals to be had (in printed, not Kindle editions). Most are discounted by…

Oct 7

Articles

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On the Far Side of Obedience

To be human is to be finite—to be limited in our knowledge of past, present, and future. We exist within strict boundaries of time and space, so that we cannot see beyond our present location or beyond our present moment. This is a feature of our humanity and not a bug…

Oct 13

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