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Friday October 21, 2005

  • Community Blog: Ron Gleason continues his series on A Generous Orthodoxy, examining chapter five.
  • Blogspotting: “It is a failure of modern evangelicalism and its partisan attachment to a waning denominationalism to think that we must base our unity primarily on theology.” Or that’s what Reformed Catholic says.
  • Me: Some crazy person actually gave me final approval for a mortgage yesterday. Now the house-hunt begins in earnest.
  • Help: I am wondering if a few people out there would be willing to take a look at an important new web design I’m working on. No expertise in design is necessary as I’m just looking for input from the average web user. If you’re interested, drop me a note. Don’t make me beg!

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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.

  • Finn

    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…

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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.

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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.

  • What Grieves the Heart of God

    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,…