A La Carte (8/27)

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The Kindle Can’t Scare Me
A small publisher of a very niche kind of book has some interesting things to say about Amazon’s Kindle. What it does well, what it does poorly and what it will do in the future.

Do We Have Free Will?
Andy Naselli answers this one over at Reformation21. It’s not one you can just skim, so bookmark it and read it when you’ve got a few minutes!

Quote from Dave Ramsey
Z shares a fantastic quote from Dave Ramsey: “As long as Americans are comfortable with debt, we will elect officials/politicians who are too.” That’s worth thinking about.

Piper, Tornadoes and Godwin’s Law
John Dyer applies Godwin’s law (As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.) to John Piper’s recent comments about the Minneapolis tornado and all of the comments ensued.

A La Carte (4/21)

Jerusalem & Hollywood – Carl Trueman recently wrote an article critiquing giant Christian conferences. Thabiti Anyabwile returned fire and Trueman took the opportunity to respond. There is some interesting (and kind-hearted) discussion there. The Church in China – Dr. Mohler has an article that offers a little glimpse into the persecuted church in China. Hope…

Apr 21, 2011

A La Carte

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A La Carte (11/19)

Christians and VampiresOh boy. “Vamping Up: Christians Bite into Vampire Market” is a headline in Publishers Weekly’s Christians Bookline. Looks like Christians need their vampire fix, too. Illustration ChallengeLukas VanDyke, photographer extraordinaire, decided to take on a strange but cool little project. He read through the five most recent posts on my blog and then…

Nov 19, 2009

A La Carte

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A La Carte (11/15)

iPhone at the Dinner Table – A common problem: “A story ran in the Washington Post about diners dating their iPhone’s. The article explores solo diners who turn digital devices into companions while eating. Several chefs interviewed in the story expressed disdain with the practice, and some, including four-star chef Cathal Armstrong, admitted to indulging…

Nov 15, 2011

A La Carte

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The Winds Blow Hardest Against the Tallest Trees

Through the weekend had many questions about Christian leaders who fall. And I expressed that just as the winds blow hardest against the tallest trees, so temptations may press hardest against the leaders who rise the highest. Just as floods press against shallow roots, so seductive desires rise up against those whose fall would bring…

Apr 21

Articles

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A La Carte (April 21)

A La Carte: Toxic servant leadership / Taking our stress to the Lord / The problem with habits / Is it wrong for Christians to choose cremation? / Why does your church meet in a house? / Big book and Kindle deals / and more.

Apr 21

A La Carte

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Why We Ask So Little of God

Most Christians expect little from God, ask little, and therefore receive little, and are content with little. Though the Bible calls us to pray and though it promises that “the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working,” we can still have very modest expectations of what God will accomplish through…

Apr 20

Articles

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Weekend A La Carte (April 19)

A La Carte: Why man needs God / Why nails matter / Kids’ picture books / MLK’s famous letter changed a DC church / How to mentor / A tearless eternity / and more.

Apr 19

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (TGBC)

This weeks Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They are giving away a bundle of their best-selling Good Book Guides that are designed to guide your head and your heart through God’s word. Each Good Book Guide includes a concise leader’s guide in the back. The Bundle includes: Giveaway Rules: You…

Apr 18

Giveaways

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A Light on the Hill

In early 2020, CHBC, along with almost every other church in the world, was forced to contend with the opening days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time Caleb Morell was working as Pastor Mark Dever’s personal assistant. Dever tasked him with finding out how the church had responded to the Spanish flu epidemic a…

Apr 18

Book Reviews

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They Won’t Because They Can’t

If you’ve flown recently, you have probably made the same observation I have: No one pays attention to the pre-flight safety videos. There may be the occasional uptick in interest after a well-publicized crash or near-disaster, but soon old habits return—people stuff their AirPods into their ears and stare at their phones rather than watch…

Apr 16

Articles

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40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life

Not every idea is worthy of an entire article. Hence, this one contain a long list of brief, random (and unsolicited) pieces of advice for living the Christian life, most of which I’ve gleaned from others over the course of the past 45 years. I hope there is something here that benefits you. When offering…

Apr 13, 2022

Articles

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Can Christians Watch “House of David?”

I did not intend to watch House of David, but when a few people told me they were enjoying it and asked what I thought, I decided to give it a go. But before I discuss House of David, I want to talk about The Chosen.

Apr 9

Articles

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Men in the Image of Women and Women in the Image of Men

God made men and God made women. God made men distinct from women and women distinct from men. God made men and women equal in worth and value while also making them distinct in some purpose and function. It’s all obvious stuff, this—obvious matters of differences between the sexes.

Apr 14

Articles

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A Light on the Hill

In early 2020, CHBC, along with almost every other church in the world, was forced to contend with the opening days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time Caleb Morell was working as Pastor Mark Dever’s personal assistant. Dever tasked him with finding out how the church had responded to the Spanish flu epidemic a…

Apr 18

Book Reviews

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