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Aug 29, 2007

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Wednesday August 29, 2007

Reading Classics Together
A reminder to those who will be reading “Holiness” with us that we’ll be discussing the Introduction tomorrow.

A Great Reformed Evangelist Retires
Rick Phillips brings an interesting perspective to the retirement of D. James Kennedy.

Overdressed
The reviewers at “Christianity Today” (who are often pretty tough to please) give five stars to the latest release by Caedmon’s Call.

9Marks on Race and Church
Thabiti provides a roundup of the content of the latest 9News ejournal.

A La Carte (6/29)

Friday June 29, 2007 Interview: Martin Downes has an interview with Mark Dever. Humor: Josh Harris shares an important truth. Books: Trevin shares some good advice on reading and on reading widely. Politics: Following closely behind the environmental movement, expect to read more stories like this one, suggesting that the best and quickest solution to…

Jun 29, 2007

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A La Carte (December 29)

May the Lord bless and keep you today. Westminster Books has a lot of great deals in their year-end clearance sale. Logos users, remember to grab the free and nearly free books of the month before it’s over. Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2021 CT has a roundup of the year’s top discoveries in…

Dec 29, 2021

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A La Carte (December 29)

Today’s Kindle deals include a list of three classics by Francis Schaeffer. They are nice and short which is ideal if you’re participating in a reading challenge this year. Yet they also pack a punch. Borrowed Convictions This is a helpful reflection from Jeremy Walker. “A list of gurus is not the same as a…

Dec 29, 2016

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10 General Market Books I Enjoyed in 2025

While the bulk of what I read every year is published by Christians and for Christians, I do also enjoy reading books for the general market. On that note, here are 10 of the general market books I read and especially enjoyed in 2025.

Dec 24

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A La Carte (December 24)

A La Carte: Brain implants / Recovering Christ at Christmastime / How to create sabbath / Things I didn’t know about marriage / A true baptism / and more.

Dec 24

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A La Carte (December 23)

A La Carte: A generation’s boredom / The joy of making discoveries / John Piper’s devotional life / Sermon criticism / Enduring shame for the cause of Christ / Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 23

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The Collected Best Books of 2025

I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I collect all of the lists written by sites or…

Dec 22

Articles

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A La Carte (December 22)

A La Carte: The new David movie / The ghost of Christmas never / It isn’t night for the moon / Evangelism targets / Made in God’s image / What Jesus came to do / Kindle deals / and more.

Dec 22

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A Pastoral Prayer

Our Father in Heaven, we are gathered here this morning like children gathered before the feet of their father. We want to begin this new day with you. We want to begin this new week with you. Before we do anything, before we go anywhere, before we engage in work, school, or even play, we…

Dec 21

Articles

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The Collected Best Books of 2025

I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I collect all of the lists written by sites or…

Dec 22

Articles

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The Best Complete Commentary Set for any Christian

Those who are serious about collecting commentaries will almost invariably say that it is better to think in terms of individual volumes than complete series. And I agree: it is generally better to focus on acquiring the top three or four commentaries on each book of the Bible than to focus on collecting complete series.…

Dec 17

Articles

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You Are in the Circumstances in Which You Can Best Serve

There are times when we all find ourselves lamenting our circumstances. These may be times in which we grieve life’s losses or suffer life’s indignities, or these may be times in which we grapple with the frustrations that come with life in this world—when our skills are underutilized, or our contributions are underappreciated.

Dec 15

Articles

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My Top Ten Books from 2025 (+ a Bonus)

As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2025 and to assemble a list of my top picks. Apart from the first book, which I consider the best I read this year, the rest are in no particular order. In each case I’ve…

Dec 12

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32 Random Thoughts About the Local Church

Every now and again I jot down a thought that I’d like to ponder but that I don’t intend to tease out into an article. After all, not every idea is worthy of a full-length treatment. Hence, today I’ve got a long list of brief, random (and unsolicited) observations and pieces of advice related to…

Dec 18, 2023

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