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Mercy on the Baseball Diamond – Irish Calvinist has some good things to say about the Jim Joyce/Armando Galarraga situation. “Every once in awhile a news story comes along that really helps us to understand how we as a culture think. These are stories that blend in a bunch of social themes which represent our heartbeat. Today the baseball world brings such a story.”

No Compromise Radio – Recently I did an interview with Mike Abendroth for his program No Compromise Radio. “Mike and Tim discuss the early beginnings of challies.com, his book The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, Sexual Detox, and his upcoming book The Next Story (Spring 2011). In an “Always Provocative” No Co speed round you will hear Tim’s thoughts on some of the latest issues in evangelicalism Piper/Warren, Francis Chan, Christian celebrities & more.”

Interview with Jonathan Catherwood – Here is an interview with a grandson of Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I particularly enjoyed hearing him reminisce about his grandfather.

Andrea Bocelli tells a little story about abortion (HT:Randy Alcorn):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QfKCGTfn3o&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999

$5 Fridays – Ligonier has another set of good deals for the $5 Fridays.


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    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…

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  • Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It

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    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…