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Jan 19, 2007

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Friday January 19, 2007

Conference: The Ligonier conference has reached capacity (which I believe is in the neighborhood of 5000 people!)

Church: Outreach magazine has announced that LifeChurch.tv is the most innovative church in the country “primarily for its ability to leverage the latest technology available for its nine multi-state campuses, 18,000 members and thousands of weekly visitors, many of whom are window shopping Christianity.”

Conference: The Christian Life Conference with Tim Keller will be held this weekend. You can read updates here.

Humor: Applied geometry.

Quiz: Trevin Wax links to three quizes to test how well you know the words of Jesus.

A La Carte (11/21)

Tuesday November 21, 2006 People: Paul points to an article that appeared in a major Canadian newspaper. It is “an interesting story on Jonathan [Wellum, an elder at a nearby church] that demonstrates one man’s living out the faith in the public eye.” Church: Thabiti says that “Most television preachers and their programs are a…

Nov 21, 2006

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A La Carte (3/15)

Thursday March 15, 2007 Issues: Christian Post reports on an uproar caused by Al Mohler. Church: Irish Calvinist discusses his annual pilgrimage to Saddleback Church. Politics: Hugh Hewitt has announced the Michael Yon Project. Humor: This picture makes me laugh. It looks to me like the devil rising over the church. But maybe it’s just…

Mar 15, 2007

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A La Carte (6/16)

Jesus Statue Destroyed – I found this story strangely amusing. That giant statue of Jesus along the I-75 just outside Cincy was struck by lightning and destroyed. “Earlier this morning and late Monday night, motorists were stopped along the highway and along Union Road in Monroe to watch the 62-foot King of Kings statue burn.…

Jun 16, 2010

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Authentic AI To Help Your Business Be More Efficient

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What Makes Heaven Happy

If you spend any time on social media or any time socializing at a Christian conference, if you refresh your feed on YouTube or listen while people chat after church on a Sunday morning, you may soon learn what makes people happy. People love to talk about other people! And more often than not, they…

Mar 3

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A La Carte (March 3)

A La Carte: Roman Catholic apologetics / Life will not get easier / The invisible man / When suffering knocks / All my heroes are broken / Kindle and Logos deals / and more.

Mar 3

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A Deadly Enemy

One of the most poignant of Jesus’s parables tells the story of a persistent widow. Having faced injustice at the hand of an adversary, this woman appealed to the local judge. She asked him to use his power and authority to right the wrong that had been done to her. But to her sorrow, she…

Mar 2

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Weekend A La Carte (March 1)

A La Carte: Christians and romantasy / Own your faith / Piper’s advice for reading Romans / You’ll ruin everything / Don’t scratch the itch / Correctly confess your sins / and more.

Mar 1

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Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

This weeks Free Stuff Fridays is a Book Bundle giveaway! #Sponsored

Feb 28

Giveaways

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New and Notable Christian Books for February 2025

February is typically a solid month for book releases, and this February was no exception. As the month drew to its close, I sorted through the many (many!) books that came my way this month and arrived at this list of new and notables. In each case, I’ve provided the editorial description to give you…

Feb 28

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, 2024

Book Reviews

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Only Ever Better

I’m sure you’ve had the same kind of experience I’ve had—the experience of bumping into someone you haven’t seen for many years. Maybe it is at a conference, maybe at a wedding, or maybe through pure serendipity. Yet now you’re face to face and you realize that even while you’re enjoying a conversation with that…

Feb 24

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The Quest for More

Somewhere deep inside, each one of us longs for more. We want more money, more authority, more followers, more of whatever it is that we find especially desirable or especially validating. “Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,” says the Sage, “and never satisfied are the eyes of man” (Proverbs 27:20). We live within a vicious…

Feb 26

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Life inevitably faces us with grievous trials and terrible troubles. None of us remains unscathed and undamaged as we make our way through this fallen world. When trials come, they can loom up so large before us that they become the only thing we can see. And even if we find the strength to cry…

Feb 23

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