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Feb 18, 2008

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Monday February 18, 2008

Band of Bloggers Registration
Registration for the 2008 Band of Bloggers fellowship (to be held immediately prior to Together for the Gospel) is now open. If you’re a blogger and are traveling to T4G, you’ll want to be there!

Ampersand EP
Derek Webb and Sandra McCracken have finally recorded an EP together and it’s now available for purchase.

Concerning Announcements
Ecclesiophilist shares the long-lost seventeenth chapter of First Corinthians.

Southern Baptists Diversifying
Eric Redmond is profiled in the Washington Post as they write about the changes within the Southern Baptist Convention.

A La Carte (3/27)

Thursday March 27, 2008 Band of Bloggers RegistrationBand of Bloggers registration closes in just one week. If you are a blogger and are going to be at Together for the Gospel…it’s time to register! Is Belief a Natural Phenomenon?Dr. Mohler writes about a new effort called “Explaining Religion” that will attempt to prove that belief…

Mar 27, 2008

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A La Carte (2/6)

Band of Bloggers 2009Band of Bloggers 2009 will be held at the Gospel Coalition Conference. Timmy Brister gives all the details. What You Could Buy with a Trillion BucksThat trillion dollar figure is almost impossible to wrap your mind around. This article offers at least a little bit of perspective. Flight 1549 TapesThe FAA has…

Feb 6, 2009

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A La Carte (January 14)

Sexual History – Russell Moore shows wisdom and pastoral concern in his answer to this question: When dating, how much should a Christian know about a future spouse’s sexual history? Rescuing from Hell and Renewing the World – A very important article from Piper: “[T]he way to achieve the greatest social and cultural transformation is…

Jan 14, 2014

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On the Other Side of the Wall

A story is told of a convalescent woman and the lovely vine that grew in her yard. Confined to her property during her long recovery from an accident, she turned her attention to the little plot of ground behind her home. She planted the vine on a cool spring morning, dreaming of the day when,…

Nov 22

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A La Carte (November 22)

A La Carte: John Mark Comer / Praying imprecatory Psalms / The news media is broken / John Piper on seeing God / No good deed will remain hidden / Pre-Black Friday sales / and more.

Nov 22

A La Carte

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A La Carte (November 21)

A La Carte: Lessons from Trump’s and Harris’s social media campaigns / What is my spiritual gift? / The messages we receive / 10 mistakes I’ve made in preaching / Big Kindle and book sales / and more.

Nov 21

A La Carte

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I’m a Grandfather!

Yesterday Abby and Nathan welcomed their first child into the world: Finnegan Safir Nicholas Elfarrah. Because they live just minutes away, Aileen and I were able to be there shortly after his birth to rejoice with them and to meet our first grandchild. We are thrilled beyond measure. And he is cute beyond belief. They…

Nov 20

Articles

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A La Carte (November 20)

A La Carte: Pray till you pray / Do children need to consent to puberty? / Pleading for Sodom / A thought experiment / 10 mistakes when reading the Bible / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 20

A La Carte

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A La Carte (November 19)

A La Carte: Good night, my son / The longing for justice following sexual assault / Daughter of encouragement / Mistakes I made as a theological student / The dangers of disordered love / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 19

A La Carte

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Marriage Happy, Marriage Holy

God’s purpose in marriage is not to make us happy but to make us holy. Or so we have all been told. The truth is more complicated, of course, and I’m quite certain God means for marriage to cover both. The old Anglican liturgy says marriage “was ordained for the mutual society, help, and comfort,…

Nov 13

Articles

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I’m a Grandfather!

Yesterday Abby and Nathan welcomed their first child into the world: Finnegan Safir Nicholas Elfarrah. Because they live just minutes away, Aileen and I were able to be there shortly after his birth to rejoice with them and to meet our first grandchild. We are thrilled beyond measure. And he is cute beyond belief. They…

Nov 20

Articles

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The Spiritual Gift Inventory I Believe In

In many churches, it is standard practice to have Christians take some kind of a spiritual gift inventory. Through a series of questions that probe an individual’s interests, passions, and successes, these tests claim to help people discover the ways the Holy Spirit has gifted them to better love and serve his people.

Nov 15

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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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What Grieves the Heart of God?

What pleases God? What delights his heart? And what displeases God? What grieves his heart? If asked, I think most of us would assume that if we ever grieve the heart of God it will be through denying the gospel or committing a grave moral scandal. Or if we do so as a local church,…

Nov 18

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