A La Carte (12/11)

Dec 11, 2006

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Monday December 11, 2006

Christmas: GirlTalk blog posts a list of suggested gift ideas courtesy of C.J. Mahaney. I especially recommended his top suggestion.

Conference: The reFocus Conference, which features a great list of speakers (Piper, Ware, Driscoll, Packer, etc), has begun a blog.

Du Jour: GospelDrivenLife has an interesting article dealing with Censorious Thoughts/

Music: Paul introduces a hymn we sang for the first time at church yesterday. Written by Wesley, it is titled “God Contracted to a Span.”

The Greatest Beauty I’ve Ever Seen

One of the great privileges of my life has been the opportunity to travel far and wide. While most of my travel has been related to either speaking at conferences or filming documentaries, my hosts have often invited me to deviate from the straightest course to explore and take in the area’s natural beauty. It’s…

Jan 22

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A La Carte (January 22)

A La Carte: 15 ways to fight lust / Snowflakes / When everyone else is getting the blessings you want / Enough with the valorization of doubt / A culture of evangelism / Book sales / and more.

Jan 22

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Must You Read at Least One Spurgeon Biography?

I am not aware of a verse in the Bible that says every Christian must read at least one biography of Charles Spurgeon. Or every Calvinist, at least. But I also wouldn’t be completely shocked if it’s there somewhere and I’ve just missed it. And that’s because his life and ministry were powerfully unique in…

Jan 21

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A La Carte (January 21)

A La Carte: What “love your enemies” does not mean / John Piper on reading providence / Talking to your Roman Catholic friends / What happens at prayer meeting? / Against executive pastors / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 21

A La Carte

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The Christian Standard Commentary: A Modern Commentary Steeped in Ancient Tradition

The Christian Standard Commentary will encourage and equip God’s people to understand the text and live according to Scripture for Christ’s glory. The unique ancient-modern approach to the biblical text found in the CSC is a valuable resource for building up Christ’s church while encouraging God’s people to fulfill the Great Commission. As a commentary…

Jan 20

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Why I Haven’t Written A Whole Lot about My Grandson

It has been two months since little Finnegan was born—two months since I became a grandfather for the first time. It only just occurred to me that I have said very little about this new reality, this new stage of life, this new member of our family.

Jan 20

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The Prosperity Gospel We Sometimes All Believe In

My family experienced some difficult days through the holiday season. These were the kind of days that involved ambulances, emergency rooms, bleeds, broken bones, and even terrifying diagnoses that, thankfully, turned out to be misdiagnoses. We entered this new year thankful for the holidays but also thankful to be through them. And, to be honest,…

Jan 13

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Why I Haven’t Written A Whole Lot about My Grandson

It has been two months since little Finnegan was born—two months since I became a grandfather for the first time. It only just occurred to me that I have said very little about this new reality, this new stage of life, this new member of our family.

Jan 20

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How To Obtain a Plenary Indulgence in 2025

I think we can sometimes fool ourselves into believing that the Reformation caused the Roman Catholic Church to abandon some, most, or all of the doctrine that was so concerning to the Reformers. We can sometimes believe that the Catholicism of today is materially different from that of the 16th century or that it has…

Jan 15

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Walking Through Deconstruction

I suppose by now we all know a least a few people who have begun the process of deconstructing their faith. Meanwhile, we have undoubtedly heard of many more who are doing so in a public way—celebrities who have decided to rigorously examine the faith they once professed and to reject much of what they…

Jan 17

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The Quiet Time Kickstart

We are all people of habits. To some degree, we are always battling to establish good habits while battling to supplant bad ones. This is true of us in many different areas of life and most certainly true in our spiritual lives. In fact, some have argued that when we describe the way we relate…

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