A La Carte (8/28)

Aug 28, 2007

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Tuesday August 28, 2007

New Tim Keller Book
The Keller boys have information about Tim Keller’s upcoming book.

New WorshipMatters
Bob Kauflin has rolled out a redesign of his blog.

From Hope to Reality
From Hope to Reality is the blog of Carolina Hope Christian Adoption agency. They have some good information about adoption and especially how Adoption (uppercase “A”) pertains to adoption.

The Machines is Us/ing Us
Here is an interesting (and thought-provoking) little video about the potential of Web 2.0.

Too Nice to Win?
Russell Moore asks “Is your candidate mean enough to be President of the United States?” and turns that question into personal reflection.

A La Carte (November 26)

Thoughts on Ferguson – Voddie Baucham offers his thoughts on Ferguson, and they are well worth reading. How To Use the Colon – “It’s in ordinary writing that the colon gets a bit confusing. It’s sometimes used when it’s not needed, or not used when it is. And the biggest question is how to deal…

Nov 26, 2014

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A La Carte (5/8)

Hand of Hope Boy“Do you remember the famous photograph of the baby reaching out of the womb and grasping the doctor’s finger? That baby is now 9-year-old Samuel Armas. The photo has been spread around the world and even cited during congressional debates on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, but for Samuel it has personal…

May 8, 2009

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A La Carte (8/13)

Wednesday August 13, 2008 God’s Gift of AdoptionGod used our son Daniel’s untreatable illness and untimely death at three years old to send our family on two wonderful adoption journeys. Ten months before Daniel died the Lord brought Isaiah Owen into our family through adoption. A year after Daniel’s death God gave us Noah Daniel…

Aug 13, 2008

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Free Stuff Fridays (Zondervan Reflective)

This week the giveaway is sponsored by Zondervan Reflective. Will technology change what it means to be human? You don’t have to be a computer scientist to have discerning conversations about artificial intelligence and technology. We all wonder where we’re headed. Even now, technological innovations and machine learning have a daily impact on our lives,…

Nov 22

Giveaways

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On the Other Side of the Wall

A story is told of a convalescent woman and the lovely vine that grew in her yard. Confined to her property during her long recovery from an accident, she turned her attention to the little plot of ground behind her home. She planted the vine on a cool spring morning, dreaming of the day when,…

Nov 22

Articles

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A La Carte (November 22)

A La Carte: John Mark Comer / Praying imprecatory Psalms / The news media is broken / John Piper on seeing God / No good deed will remain hidden / Pre-Black Friday sales / and more.

Nov 22

A La Carte

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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.

Nov 21

A La Carte

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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…

Nov 20

Articles

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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.

Nov 20

A La Carte

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Marriage Happy, Marriage Holy

God’s purpose in marriage is not to make us happy but to make us holy. Or so we have all been told. The truth is more complicated, of course, and I’m quite certain God means for marriage to cover both. The old Anglican liturgy says marriage “was ordained for the mutual society, help, and comfort,…

Nov 13

Articles

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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…

Nov 20

Articles

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The Spiritual Gift Inventory I Believe In

In many churches, it is standard practice to have Christians take some kind of a spiritual gift inventory. Through a series of questions that probe an individual’s interests, passions, and successes, these tests claim to help people discover the ways the Holy Spirit has gifted them to better love and serve his people.

Nov 15

Articles

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John Mark Comer and Practicing The Way

It has been a few years since I have had a substantial number of people reach out to ask my view on a particular author. Do you know anything about him? Have you read him? Would you consider reviewing some of his books? But after this break of a few years, it has recently begun…

Sep 25

Book Reviews

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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,…

Nov 18

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