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    A La Carte (10/20)

    Just by way of FYI, I noticed today as I opened up my blogging software that this is my 1000th A La Carte entry. It is a feature I began rather on a whim, but I guess it has had legs. I always get cranky emails when I skip a day or two, and I…

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    A La Carte (10/19)

    Who Is Francis Chan?Christianity Today features Francis Chan. “According to one comment he made in a sermon, Chan gives away about 90 percent of his income (though his church administrator preferred the phrase “most of his income”). Chan doesn’t take a salary from his church, and his book royalties, which total about $500,000, mostly go…

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    A La Carte (10/15)

    Finding Time for GodTrue Woman blog addresses the always-difficult issue of finding time for God as a busy mom. “Let me give you a little peek into my life. I have eight children and two in heaven I never got to meet. My kids are currently 32, 30, 27, 23, 21, 18, 15 and 13.…

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    A La Carte (10/14)

    How Piper Became a PastorJT has the full scoop on this, the 30th anniversary of Piper’s decision to become a pastor. I think I can speak for all of us when we say that we’re glad he was obedient to God’s call! DeYoung, Restless and ReformedKevin DeYoung, like Justin Taylor, has pulled up roots and…

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    A La Carte (10/13)

    How To Set Up Your DeskMatt Perman kicks off another series dealing with things that most of us don’t think enough about. This time he begins by looking at how you should set up your desk to maximize productivity. Literate ParentsHere’s a web site I’m looking forward to tracking. Sara is providing short reviews of…

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    A La Carte (10/9)

    1 in 4 Humans is MuslimAccording to a new Pew study, just about 1 in 4 humans in the world is now Muslim. “There are a lot of interesting facts from the 62-page study. One example is that Russia has more Muslims than Jordon and Libya combined. Another is that the Pew Forum estimates the…

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    A La Carte (10/8)

    7 Reasons I Love Youth MinistryAustin Duncan (of Grace Community Church) offers seven reasons that he loves youth ministry. By Thy MercyIndelible Grace Music has a new CD out. It is called By Thy Mercy and, like all of the Indelible Grace albums, features a selection of hymns set to new melodies. (If you want…

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    A La Carte (10/7)

    Thinking About the KingdomKevin DeYoung has been thinking and preaching about the kingdom. This is an important point of theology and one that has far-reaching implications. Here he offers just a few thinking-points that will help orient you. Great ExpectationsMike Gilbart-Smith writes about pastors wives. “As someone who made his greatest ever decision in his…

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    A La Carte (10/6)

    Cash for Clunkers Fails to HelpCommon sense dictated this would happen but it’s still worth reading why it failed. After all, there’s an important economic lesson in it. “In the category of all-time dumb ideas, cash for clunkers rivals the New Deal brainstorm to slaughter pigs to raise pork prices. The people who really belong…

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    A La Carte (10/5)

    The Most Wholesome Family on TVBeliefNet has quite a long interview with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. “Michelle and Jim Bob, who will be renewing their wedding vows on the TLC special “20 Years, 20 Duggars” on October 8th, recently spoke to Beliefnet Entertainment Editor Dena Ross about possible names for their new baby, how…

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    A La Carte (10/2)

    Performance ArtistPhil Johnson on Rob Bell on the word “Evangelical”: “In fact, listen to Bell’s own cockamamie claim about what the term properly describes: ‘I embrace the term evangelical, if by that we mean a belief that we together can actually work for change in the world, caring for the environment, extending to the poor…

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    A La Carte (10/1)

    An Interview with Keith MathisonBurk Parsons has a really interesting two-part interview with Keith Mathison. You can check out the first part of it here. Faith Beyond BeliefThis series of talks may be of interest to Calgarians. “The series is meant to challenge our thinking about the Christian faith and to equip Christians to be…

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    A La Carte (9/30)

    Reel DiscernmentI’m really enjoying Focus on the Family’s new feature “Reel Discernment. This week “hosts Bob Waliszewski and Cheryl Wilhelmi discuss new releases Fame, Surrogates, and Bright Star, as well as new DVD release X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Dan Brown’s Errors“Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol, says that his books,…

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    A La Carte (9/28)

    The Universe of Electronic BooksE-books are all the rage today. The people at Techflash have “mapped out the known universe of e-books — spanning content, devices, mobile apps, wireless providers, acquisitions, and more.” Through the GyreYou may have heard of the massive patch of plastic floating around in the Pacific Ocean. Here’s an interesting infographic…

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    A La Carte (9/25)

    Photos That Make You Say ‘Wow’Here is a roundup of some of the winners in the inaugural British Wildlife Photography Awards. Toronto Pastors FellowshipMonday marks the season’s first Toronto Pastors Fellowship. If you are a Toronto-area pastor, you will want to check it out. The United States’ Credit Score‘Loans and Credit’ figures out the US’…

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    A La Carte (9/24)

    I Do Not Permit…There are some people who have the ability to so easily and succinctly refute an argument. D.A. Carson does that in this short video clip which deals with Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2 where he says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man…”…

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    A La Carte (9/23)

    Falling in Love with the ChurchDerek Thomas on this always-important topic: “Something is terribly wrong when professing Christians do not identify with the church and love being a part of her. Something is wrong when professing Christians fail to be passionate about every aspect of the church and long to invest themselves in her, taking…

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    A La Carte (9/22)

    “If God Is Good” Annotated BibliographyRandy Alcorn has posted a partial annotated bibliography of the books he read in his research for If God Is Good. Distributing DarwinThis is different: “Best-selling author and evangelist Ray Comfort hopes to give away tens of thousands of copies of a special edition of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of…

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    A La Carte (9/21)

    Dan Brown’s 20 Worst SentencesI thoroughly enjoyed this roundup of the worst twenty sentences found in books written by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. A favorite: “My French stinks, Langdon thought, but my zodiac iconography is pretty good.” Spec WorkThere has been a lot of talk recently in the design biz about spec work…

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    A La Carte (9/18)

    Don’t Be Like MikeVoddie Baucham: “There was a stark difference between the two acceptance speeches. As I listened to the two speeches, all I could think of was the old commercial catchphrase, “Like Mike… If I could be like Mike.” Unfortunately, in this instance, Mike was the last person anyone should aspire to be like.…