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Sep 24, 2007

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Monday September 24, 2007

Felicity Margaret Piper
John Piper has requested prayer on behalf of his son, Abraham, who heads up content on the Desiring God blog, and on behalf of Abraham’s wife Molly. Felicity was due to be born this week but was stillborn on Saturday night. “This seems so preventable. By God and by man. Yes. So easy. But neither man nor God prevented this. Man, because he did not know it was happening. God, because he has his wise and loving reasons that we wait to learn with tears and trust.”

Movabletype 4 vs WordPress 2.3
Jesse gives bloggers ten good reasons to upgrade to Movabletype 4 rather than WordPress 2.3.

Not in Love with Jesus
John Stackhouse is not in love with Jesus.

Family Integrated Churches
Jim Hamilton shares a Q & A on family integrated churches.

Warnock on Owen
Adrian Warnock is expending a lot of effort in blogging through some John Owen.

A La Carte (September 27)

A La Carte: Rome’s seven deadly errors / Africa’s Man of God phenomenon / 5 things to know about hell / Praise and unity / Self-pity / The uncarnation of Christ / and more.

Sep 27

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A La Carte (8/15)

Wednesday August 15, 2007 Movabletype 4.0Bloggers using the Movabletype platform (or considering using it) may be interested to know that version 4.0 has launched and is now available (and looking good!). How Chicks HatchThis little video caught my attention yesterday. I think I prefer to believe that my meat arrives at the table through a…

Aug 15, 2007

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A La Carte (09/12)

Tuesday September 12, 2006 Music: Yesterday’s Sovereign Grace Ministries newsletter had news of SGM’s first Christmas album. “Savior: Celebrating the Mystery of God Become Man (to be released in November), will focus on the incarnation of Christ. In October you’ll get a preview of the CD with a free download of the song “Hope Has…

Sep 12, 2006

A La Carte

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Intact and Unmoved

Corrie ten Boom knew what it was to suffer deprivation, to have to do without so many of life’s luxuries and even its necessities. Arrested and sent to a concentration camp for her role in sheltering Jews from the Nazis, she spent almost a year in confinement and suffered the loss of her father and…

Nov 10

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Weekend A La Carte (November 9)

A La Carte: Waiting on God / Approach, My Soul / Chronic illness / A comforting verse for not so great preachers / Love the church like Jesus / and more.

Nov 9

A La Carte

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Free Stuff Fridays (P&R Publishing)

This week the blog and giveaway have been sponsored by P&R Publishing. Calvin, Spurgeon, and Luther appear alongside Wordsworth, Twain, and Emerson in a vibrant celebration of God’s creation. Ryken joins great works of poetry, hymnody, prose, and art with accessible literary analysis. “John Calvin referred to nature as the theater of God’s glory. Dr.…

Nov 8

Giveaways

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Now’s the Time to Prepare to Prepare for Christmas

It’s probably a bit too early to begin preparing for Christmas. But it’s not too early to begin preparing to prepare for Christmas. For example, if you want to use a guide or devotional in the lead-up to December 25, this is the time to start looking into your options and buying the one you…

Nov 8

Resources

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A La Carte (November 8)

A La Carte: Guard kids’ eyes and hearts online / The game is up for the mainstream media / The church’s unsung hero / Dear New York Times / Bear one another’s burdens / Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 8

A La Carte

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A La Carte (November 7)

A La Carte: Where abortion policies stand now / Misconceptions about sports betting / You shall surely die / Does evolution care about you? / Ministering to orphans in Africa / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

Nov 7

A La Carte

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Four Years After Our Hardest Day

Yesterday marked four years since Nick went to heaven. I find myself calling him “Nicky” more often now—a name I hadn’t used for him since he was a child. I wonder if it reflects that in some ways he is becoming dearer to my heart and younger to my mind. After all, I keep aging…

Nov 4

Articles

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8 Sins You Commit Whenever You Look at Porn

We know that pornography is an ugly and harmful sin. We know that those who indulge in porn have committed the sin of lust, but there is so much more to it than that. When you open your browser and begin to look at those images and videos, you are sinning in ways that go…

Apr 25, 2017

Articles

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Now’s the Time to Prepare to Prepare for Christmas

It’s probably a bit too early to begin preparing for Christmas. But it’s not too early to begin preparing to prepare for Christmas. For example, if you want to use a guide or devotional in the lead-up to December 25, this is the time to start looking into your options and buying the one you…

Nov 8

Resources

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Why Not Use a Daily Liturgy for Your Devotions?

Trends come and go. Certain habits or interests rise for a time, wane, then rise again, often at unexpected moments. One of the recent trends I have found particularly surprising and also particularly interesting is the rise (or re-rise, if you prefer) of liturgy. This may be liturgy within formal worship services of the local…

Nov 1

Book Reviews

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Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth (and Not-So-Youth)

This summer Aileen and I celebrated our twentieth anniversary and I can say with honesty that few things in life have thrilled or honored me more than the fact that she chose to spend her life with me, of all people. All those years ago she agreed to link her life to mine and we’ve…

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