A La Carte (12/29)

Dec 29, 2006

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Friday December 29, 2006

Politics: Angry in the Great White North has unearthed a terrible scandal involving Canada’s Prime Minister.

Du Jour: Dan Phillips has a touching post on “Four faces: gaining perspective for the new year.”

Video: Recover the Gospel is an attempt to collect some of the best video resources available at YouTube and Google Video.

History: Two days from now the U.K. will give the U.S. $83 million, finally paying off their World War II debt. The history of this is quite interesting. An older article at BBC has details.

Books: BibleRhymes tells the stories of the Bibles in rhymes and illustrations.

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Aug 29

A La Carte

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Weekend A La Carte (June 29)

A La Carte: Joe Biden and how to hate the vulnerable / New song from the Gettys / What does the Bible mean by “the heart?” / Made to rest / Why can’t an unbeliever’s good works please God? / Busy unlike Jesus / and more.

Jun 29

A La Carte

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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…

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Book Reviews

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A La Carte (November 1)

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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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Oct 31

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From Practice to Perfection

You should stop by someday,” he said. “The orchestra is beginning to learn a new piece. I think you would enjoy hearing them. As promised, he met me in the lobby and led me through a locked door. As we walked down a long hallway, I could begin to hear music coming from somewhere ahead.…

Oct 30

Articles

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A La Carte (October 30)

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Oct 30

A La Carte

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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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Would It Be Better to Take a Pay Cut Than a Church Cut?

There are times when circumstances dictate that we move—that we move from one town to another, one province or state to another, or even one country or continent to another. There are other times when it is desire more than circumstance that causes us to uproot ourselves from one location and re-root ourselves in another.

Oct 23

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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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…

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