A La Carte (4/23)

Apr 23, 2008

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Wednesday April 23, 2008

Pulpit Reviews “Expelled”
Pulpit blog reviewed Ben Stein’s “Expelled” and says, “I strongly recommend college students go and see this movie, and strongly recommend that their shepherds take the time to talk to them afterwards.”

Temperature Sensors and Global Warming
An interesting article uses a infrared camera to show why global temperatures may at times appear to be creeping upwards.

Shepherd Press Asks Why
Jay Younts expands on an article I wrote and says, “Let’s consider one basic question regarding the issue of protecting our children from the entrapment of the world: Why? As in Why do they want to sin?”

Rare Books
This Dallas Theological Seminary project offers scans of complete and very rare books.

A La Carte (9/14)

Global Warming Takes a BreakI am beginning to see more and more articles claiming things like this: “It is increasingly clear that global warming is on hiatus for the time being. And that is not what the UN, the alarmist scientists or environmentalists predicted. For the past dozen years, since the Kyoto accords were signed…

Sep 14, 2009

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A La Carte (4/1)

Tuesday April 1, 2008 The Silent ScreamCarolyn McCulley posts about that old pro-life film “The Silent Scream.” Expelled: The MovieHere is a round-up of a few reviews of the upcoming film (starring Ben Stein) “Expelled.” Washington Post on “The Reason for God”I must have missed this when it was first published. It is a review…

Apr 1, 2008

A La Carte

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A La Carte (6/27)

Friday June 27, 2008 ApologiesMy apologies for not posting A La Carte yesterday. I had to fly to Vancouver and needed to leave the house at 4:40 AM to get here. A La Carte just didn’t happen… Wright on TimePaul compares Tim Keller’s recommendation of the new N.T. Wright book with Tom Schreiner’s review of…

Jun 27, 2008

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The Men Who Have Done Most for God in this World

“The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees.” This quote from E.M. Bounds would work perfectly well without the word “early.” It would then say, “The men who have done the most for God in this world have been on their knees.” Taken that way,…

Jan 12

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (January 11)

A La Carte: Parents can’t fight porn alone / Victory in Jesus (a new song) / Will you pass the test? / What God meant is what God means / Lessons from caring for a disabled child / and more.

Jan 11

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of books for ministry leaders. The Bundle includes: As you look at all things through the lens of the gospel, you’ll increasingly become the fully-formed follower of Jesus and servant of his church that you have been…

Jan 10

Giveaways

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Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State

These are strange days in Canada. The incoming President of the United States has suddenly promised to slap a 25% tariff on cross-border trade—a tariff that has the potential to devastate the Canadian economy. Some suggest it could cost Canada a 3% hit to its economy and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.…

Jan 10

Articles

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A La Carte (January 10)

A La Carte: Dawkin’s gender dilemma / The worst of all possible worlds / Value character over performance / Is heaven a real place right now? / Last of the middlebrow Protestants / Kindle deals / and more.

Jan 10

A La Carte

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A La Carte (January 9)

A La Carte: Discipleship in the Reformed world / Why Christians need to watch out for Jordan Peterson / The forbidden woman and the path to death / I’m no gambler / a firm foundation in an uncertain world / and more.

Jan 9

A La Carte

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Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State

These are strange days in Canada. The incoming President of the United States has suddenly promised to slap a 25% tariff on cross-border trade—a tariff that has the potential to devastate the Canadian economy. Some suggest it could cost Canada a 3% hit to its economy and the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs.…

Jan 10

Articles

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Your Breath Stinks

Have you ever had one of those experiences when you’re speaking to somebody and begin to notice that their breath is bad? And not just bad, but really bad—so awful that you find yourself discreetly trying to step back to get out of the line of fire. Even as you do your best to remain…

Jan 6

Articles

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To Be a Woman

I sometimes wonder what future generations will make of the modern West here in the early decades of the 21st century. I sometimes wonder what they will think of us when they discover that one of the defining questions of our age is also one of the most straightforward: What is a woman? Yet an…

Jan 3

Book Reviews

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Thoughts on Digital Libraries in 2025

Do I have a library made up of thousands of books or do I have a library made up of a couple dozen? I suppose it depends on what you count as a book. It has been many years—at least 15, I think—since I decided to go all-in with ebooks, a decision I have stuck…

Jan 8

Articles

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The Squiggly Line of God’s Providence

Even in our sorest trials we have the highest confidence: all things work for good. Even in our darkest valleys we have the brightest light: all things work for good. Even in our lowest moments, our hardest days, our most difficult circumstances, this precious promise blesses us, sustains us, gives us hope: all things work…

Jan 5, 2022

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