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    A La Carte (10/13)

    Where Did the Money Go?This local blog looks at the economic crisis and all the falling portfolios and asks “Where did the money go?” The short answer is…it didn’t go anywhere because it didn’t ever exist. True Woman ReflectionsAfter blogging side-by-side with Carolyn McCulley, I was interested to read her reflections on last weekend’s True…

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    A La Carte (10/8)

    The End of Evolution“Speaking on his chosen topic, ‘Evolution is Over,’ Jones argued that human evolution has reached an end because of changes in human health and human behavior.” Getting the BluesThabiti, finally returning to blogging, offers a review of Stephen Nichols’ Getting the Blues: What Blues Music Teaches Us About Suffering and Salvation. Silver…

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    A La Carte (10/7)

    Lloyd-Jones on the KindleGreat Doctrines of the Bible is available for the Kindle for a measly $7.99. You’re not going to find the printed edition for anywhere near that! Behold the TempleJustin Taylor writes an article for Boundless about the temple. “Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to step inside Herod’s…

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    A La Carte (10/6)

    He Has Not Hidden His FaceHere’s a video of Ryan Ferguson reciting Psalm 22 (Ryan does dramatic recitations of a variety of Scripture passages). House: The MovieHouse is a new film based on a novel written by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti. With The Passion of the Christ it has become just the second Christian…

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    A La Carte (10/3)

    The Truth About Christian BookstoresDan Edelen has a good post explaining why Christian bookstores sell what they sell and why so many of them are disappearing. Geert Wilders: Wisdom and CourageIn this speech Geert Wilders, chairman Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, gave some interesting information about the Islamicization of Europe. “The Europe you know…

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    A La Carte (10/2)

    Moldova ReportT-Wax reports in after leading a small mission team to the Republic of Moldova for eleven days. NBC Crew Stranded in ArcticI just love this story. A NBC film crew went to the Arctic to report on the lack of ice but have been stranded on an icebreaker for three weeks. Why? Because of…

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    A La Carte (10/1)

    Bankruptcy, not Bailout, is the AnswerJosh Sowin quotes Jeffrey A. Miron: “The fact that government bears such a huge responsibility for the current mess means any response should eliminate the conditions that created this situation in the first place, not attempt to fix bad government with more government.” Phillip Jensen on Mark DriscollPhillip Jensen is…

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    A La Carte (9/30)

    West Coast ConferenceLigonier had their West Coast Conference this past weekend and have posted a round-up of each of the conference sessions. Can You Not Sin?Mondays with Mounce are fast becoming a favorite blog feature of mine. Check out this week’s entry at Zondervan’s blog. The NY Times on “Fireproof”What’s this? The New York Times…

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    A La Carte (9/29)

    Read Books, Not BlogsStephen Altrogge explains why. But what about blogs about books? Desiring God Conference VideoDesiring God has posted videos of each of the sessions from last weekend’s conference. Overturning Roe v. WadeDr. Mohler: “The question posed at “On Faith,” the project of Newsweek magazine and The Washington Post, had to do with whether…

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    A La Carte (9/26)

    A Baby’s Growth TimelineGE, who developed 4D ultrasound technology, has a website of images that follow the timeline of the unborn’s development from six weeks to birth. (HT: STR) Winter is ComingMoney Magazine gives tips that can help you knock hundreds or thousands off your utility bills even in just one winter. 800 People Read…

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    A La Carte (9/25)

    T-Wax Interviews JTTrevin Wax posts the second part of an interview he conducted with Justin Taylor. They talk about the forthcoming ESV Study Bible. The Blind Spot in Spiritual FormationCraig Brian Larson addresses a blind spot in the spiritual formation movement. “Read books on spiritual formation and you will be hard-pressed to find listening to…

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    A La Carte (9/24)

    I’ll Only Kiss My Wife“In Kirk Cameron’s new movie, ‘Fireproof,’ he has to kiss the actress playing his wife. That was a problem. Cameron will not kiss any woman who is not his wife. To get around the conflict, the filmmakers employed a bit of movie magic…” A Christian View of the Economic CrisisDr. Mohler:…

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    A La Carte (9/23)

    More About Harsh LanguageIf you read last week’s exchange between Nathan Busenitz and Doug Wilson, you’ll want to read this follow-up by Busenitz. Can’t You Take a Joke?Wired writes about the man who invented the emoticon. 🙂 The Cross: Can We Have More?Darryl Dash reflects on Brian McLaren’s understanding of the gospel and pleads for…

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    A La Carte (9/22)

    What is the Gospel, Brian?Michael Krahn was at a conference this weekend and heard Brian McLaren provide a kind-of-answer to that question. Does Prayer Change Things?Over at the Ligonier blog we’re serializing R.C. Sproul’s book Does Prayer Change Things? It’s a good little book and well worth reading through. Why Did we Publish That?Michael Hyatt…

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    A La Carte (9/19)

    Attacks against Christians in India“India is in a scary situation,” says Gospel for Asia President K.P. Yohannan. “While violence continues in Orissa, on India’s east coast, anti-Christian extremists have unleashed another wave of attacks on Christians in Karnataka, a state on India’s west coast. (HT: JW) Something About Sarah“There is continuing amazement over the sheer…

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    A La Carte (9/18)

    Thinking Biblically about the Banking CrisisJT interviews David Kotter about the banking crisis. A Temporizing Baa-LambDoug Wilson responds to the article I linked to yesterday in Pulpit Magazine (the article dealing with sarcasm and harsh language). Arctic Sea Ice-Melt Season Ends“We have news from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). They say: The…

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    A La Carte (9/17)

    Harsh LanguageNathan Busenitz provides his take on “John Piper, Mark Driscoll, and Harsh Language.” On Abortion and VotingJosh Harris writes about a difficult subject. “Recently a couple pursuing membership in our church wrote me a very thoughtful, humble letter with questions generated by the recent sermon ‘Don’t Waste Your Vote.’ In particular, they took issue…

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    A La Carte (9/16)

    The Bible as Fashion AccessoryPhil Johnson writes about Zondervan’s “Bible Bunker.” “Zondervan plans to keep stoking demand by making sure God’s word looks hip, sounds relevant and is advertised all over, including in Rolling Stone magazine and Modern Bride, on MySpace–even on a jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square.” The Short, Eventful Life of…

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    A La Carte (9/15)

    We’re Sorry, Mr. DarwinTo mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the Church of England will make an official apology to him for criticising his famous theory of evolution. There is no word on how Darwin plans to respond. The Chromosomal BarrierTrig Palin continues to be a hot topic of conversation. I…

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    A La Carte (9/12)

    Large Hadron Collider webcamHere are two LHC Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment Webcams. Just keep watching for a couple of minutes. A Scientific and Biblical Expose’ of Climate ChangeGlobal Warming: A Scientific and Biblical Expose’ of Climate Change from Answers in Genesis looks like it may be a good take on global warming and climate change.…