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    A La Carte (5/5)

    Monday May 5, 2008 Wow. Wow. Wow.Phil Johnson writes in glowing terms about a couple of new books that are well worth reading. Gospel Unity Among Educational CampsJosh Harris provides a video where he shares a good and important word about not dividing over educational choices. Write Down a PrayerRay Pritchard encourages you to not…

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    A La Carte (5/2)

    Friday May 2, 2008 Who or What Defines “Reformed?”R. Scott Clark writes about who or what can define the term “Reformed.” “Our Baptist friends are entitled to think what they will but they are not entitled to fundamentally re-define the adjective ‘Reformed.’ Implied in the attempt by some Baptists to re-define “Reformed” so that it…

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    Thursday May 1, 2008 Top Ten Books for StudentsPoints for originality go to the team who put together this video for the New Word Alive 2008 conference. Together for the Gospel Approved Book ListHere is a link to the master bookstore list for Together for the Gospel. “Each of these books were carefully selected for…

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    Wednesday April 20, 2008 Tuesdays are for ReviewsWe uploaded eight (!) new reviews to Discerning Reader yesterday. We add reviews every Tuesday so you may like to make DR at least a once-weekly stop in your internet travels. Coming Soon from John PiperAt the Desiring God blog is an update about the forthcoming books from…

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    A La Carte (4/29)

    Tuesday April 29, 2008 Porn in Public LibrariesCarolyn McCulley comments on the growing phenomenon of people using public computers to browse pornography. Everyone Must Be a TheologianOver at the Ligonier blog we’re providing (in regular installments) the complete text of John Gerstner’s book “Theology for Everyman.” The first chapter says that every person is called…

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    A La Carte (4/28)

    Monday April 28, 2008 Economic Stimulus Payments and God’s GloryI’ve been waiting for someone to write this. Imagine the good American Christians can do with their “free” money from the government. Instead of heading straight to Best Buy, why not find a good and creative way of blessing others and worshiping God with that money.…

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    Friday April 25, 2008 Gospel TranslationsAt the Ligonier blog is an article about the new Gospel Translations initiative and Ligonier’s involvement in it. There is also a video detailing the Gospel Translations effort. Ehrman and Wright Discuss SufferingBeliefnet has a lengthy dialog between Bart Ehrman and N.T. Wright on the subject of suffering. For Sale:…

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    A La Carte (4/24)

    Thursday April 24, 2008 Is Prince Caspian Really C.S. Lewis?Devin Brown provides an answer in a recent article at Christianity Today. OpenBible LabsOpenBible Labs has some small but fascinating experiments with Bible data. The Bible Word Locator and Bible Book Browser are particularly interesting. Dr. Mohler on The ShackDr. Mohler recently dedicated most of a…

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    A La Carte (4/23)

    Wednesday April 23, 2008 Pulpit Reviews “Expelled”Pulpit blog reviewed Ben Stein’s “Expelled” and says, “I strongly recommend college students go and see this movie, and strongly recommend that their shepherds take the time to talk to them afterwards.” Temperature Sensors and Global WarmingAn interesting article uses a infrared camera to show why global temperatures may…

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    A La Carte (4/22)

    Tuesday April 22, 2008 EscapeWith all the attention focused on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints these days, you may be interested in the book “Escape” which I reviewed a short time ago. Reformation21 RedesignedReformation21 has been redesigned. If you previously subscribed to the RSS feed for the blog, you’ll need to go there and find…

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    A La Carte (4/21)

    Monday April 21, 2008 Together for the Diet DewI was scratching my head when asked to hold a bottle of Diet Mountain Dew and have my picture taken, but it all makes sense now. The Federal Budget Crisis ExplainedAndy Jackson shares some interesting facts about the federal budget crisis, both as it stands now and…

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    A La Carte (4/18)

    Friday April 18, 2008 Mommy’s Got a Brand New BellyJosh Harris writes about a strange new book hitting the shelves… reFocus LiveblogThe reFocus blog has roundups of messages from that conference. Speakers include R. Kent Hughes, D.A. Carson, Bruce Ware and others. When to Baptize Your KidsThe Pulpit blog shares their position on when to…

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    A La Carte (4/11)

    Friday April 11, 2008 American Idol Shouts to the LordJosh Harris has a couple of articles about “Shout to the Lord” being sung in a recent episode of American Idol. The Baby with Two Faces“A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped…

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    Thursday April 10, 2008 BoSox, Buckner and WorshipIrish Calvinist has a good article looking at the Red Sox, Bill Buckner and the worship of worship. Interview with John EldredgeDenny Burk posted an interesting interview he conducted with John Eldredge. They discussed how God speaks to us today. Surprising the ProphetI got a laugh from this…

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    A La Carte (4/9)

    Wednesday April 9, 2008 Twelve Books on Cultural EngagementJohn Mark Reynolds offers some suggestions on books dealing with cultural engagement. Come Weary SaintsSovereign Grace Music has a Facebook fan page. You may want to join it…and keep an eye on their wall tomorrow. But you didn’t hear it from me. Twenty Two PoetsKarsten Piper offers…

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    A La Carte (4/8)

    Tuesday April 8, 2008 Taming Technology in the HomeRay Fowler is set to begin what should be an interesting post on embracing technology while not allowing it to overwhelm. Environmental HysteriaPenn and Teller show how easy it is to take advantage of environmental hysteria these days by convincing people to sign a petition banning…water. Lessons…

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    Monday April 7, 2008 No McDonald’s TodayRick Pearcey is giving up on McDonald’s and spends a post telling why. How to Help Your Grieving FriendMolly Piper has worked on a series of posts giving some pointers on how to help a friend who is grieving. Blog Till You DropThe Times covers the rather strange phenomenon…

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    A La Carte (4/4)

    Friday April 4, 2008 Wombs For RentDr. Mohler writes about Newsweek’s cover article on surrogacy. Boundless PodcastThe Boundless crew have recently released their tenth podcast. If you enjoy the site, why not try the podcast? Chief Blogger“Kodak Names Chief Blogger: Company Extends its Revolutionary Approach to Product Innovation with Cutting-edge Approach to Social Media.” I’ve…

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    A La Carte (4/3)

    Thursday April 3, 2008 Train with Trill TogetherIf you’re ready to get in shape, Trillia wants to help. She’s going to be leading people like me in getting out and getting active. Click for information. T4G UKNathan Smith is trying to gather all of the UK attendees at T4G. If you are from the UK…

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    Wednesday April 2, 2008 Disposing of the DisabledAn article at the Christian Post discusses the rampant abortion of disabled infants. “Sadly, we have entered a period in our history when children who do not measure up to someone else’s subjective standard of perfection are consigned to the ash heap of history.” One-to-One MinistryTony Payne of…