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May 16, 2008

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Friday May 15, 2008

How Technology Relates to Permanence
Owen has some good thoughts on technology and our obsession with it. “More significantly, the technological drive seems to push us away from appreciation of what is permanent. Because our current interest is constantly shifting and transferring itself to whatever is new, and hot, and sleek, and better, we gradually lose our appreciation for permanent things.”

Hachette to Co-Pub “The Shack”
“The Shack” is set to go even bigger after “the FaithWords division of Hachette Book Group has entered into a co-publishing partnership with Windblown Media for the runaway bestseller The Shack by William P. Young.” Hachette will now handle sales, marketing, distribution and so on. The book has now sold over a million copies.

Need New Wallpaper?
If your PC or Mac is begging for some new wallpaper, click on over to Smashing Magazine and take a look at some of these links.

The Photoshop Anthology
SitePoint is giving away a PDF version of their Photoshop Anthology, a great resource for the Photoshop newbie or enthusiast.

A La Carte (7/19)

The New Abortion Strategy – Dr. Mohler writes about a growing plan to make abortion even more mainstream by positioning it as a routine procedure that can be carried out by your local family doctor. The Flak over The Shack – It seems all is not well behind the scenes with The Shack. The author…

Jul 19, 2010

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A La Carte (6/17)

Tuesday June 17, 2008 When You Weren’t LookingBen Stein offers a reflection for Father’s Day. “O, brilliant kids, I was a fool just like you. I was in my mid-40s before I properly thanked my father for his decades of hard work…” The Oak AnniversaryA couple in England has just celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary.…

Jun 17, 2008

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A La Carte (6/3)

Tuesday June 3, 2008 Free Pilgrim’s ProgressThis month’s free audio book from christianaudio.com is The Pilgrim’s Progress (read by Nadia May). USA Today on The ShackUSA Today recently ran an article about The Shack and its critics. “Mohler, Driscoll and other evangelicals pick The Shack apart plank by plank. No, God can’t be a presented…

Jun 3, 2008

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A La Carte (April 1)

A La Carte: John Piper evaluates Jordon Peterson / Church coffee / Disciplines to help your marriage / “Love is Blind” / A knife at her throat / So many Kindle deals / and more.

Apr 1

A La Carte

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Before It Breaks: The Value of Early Counseling

At Fieldstone Counseling, we hope to come alongside you and offer lasting hope for life’s hardships through biblically-based, Christ-centered, and clinically informed counsel. #Sponsored

Mar 31

Sponsored

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Combat Anxiety Through Surrender

Life is intimidating at times. Sometimes it’s intimidating, sometimes it’s scary, and sometimes it’s downright terrifying. As we gaze into a future that is uncertain or frightening, our natural tendency is to pursue comfort through control. If we can only gain control over the situation, then we can ward off what frightens us and usher…

Mar 31

Articles

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A La Carte (March 31)

A La Carte: “Adolescence” isn’t daring enough / Biblical literacy / I believe in miracles / Christian artists are not priests / The careful justice of hell / Gratitude / and more.

Mar 31

A La Carte

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Let the Lord Choose

Though we are limited beings with little knowledge, we are proud beings with little humility. When Jesus taught us to pray, he taught us to bring our petitions before the Lord, to bring to him all our cares, all our burdens, all our sorrows. We can and should plead our case before the Lord, for…

Mar 30

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (March 29)

A La Carte: Does God withdraw his presence? / Celebrating the Lord’s Supper / Difficult, emotionally-overwhelming seasons / Wisdom for difficult conversations / Why four gospels? / Sales and deals / and more.

Mar 29

A La Carte

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When Christians Crash and Burn

The pictures quickly made their way around the world—pictures of an aircraft lying upside down in the snow just beyond runway 23 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. On February 17, Delta flight 4819 landed hard, shearing off the right wing and flipping over before finally sliding to a stop. Remarkably, despite the crash and subsequent…

Mar 24

Articles

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New and Notable Christian Books for March 2025

As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received quite a number of new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below. I…

Mar 28

Resources

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Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It?

One of the privileges we have as Christians is the privilege of caring for one another—of blessing one another in our difficulties and comforting one another in our sorrows. In such “one another” ministry we represent God and extend love and mercy on his behalf. This is a precious and sacred ministry that falls to…

Mar 26

Articles

4 min read
Combat Anxiety Through Surrender

Life is intimidating at times. Sometimes it’s intimidating, sometimes it’s scary, and sometimes it’s downright terrifying. As we gaze into a future that is uncertain or frightening, our natural tendency is to pursue comfort through control. If we can only gain control over the situation, then we can ward off what frightens us and usher…

Mar 31

Articles

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A Pastoral Prayer

Every now and again I like to share an example of a pastoral prayer from Grace Fellowship Church. I do this because there are few examples of pastoral prayers online and I thought these may serve to inspire themes, passages, or ideas as other pastors and elders prepare to lead their churches in prayer. Please…

Mar 23

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