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Tuesday December 26, 2006 Entertainment: This is just terrible news. The comic strip Foxtrot is switching to a Sunday-only format. I’ve been reading it daily for years and years now. The days just won’t be the same… Books: It’s too late for Christmas, but maybe someone in your life would still appreciate this, a Bruce…
Friday December 22, 2006 Books: Discerning Reader now has an RSS Feed for the most recent reviews (thanks to Travis for doing the work). Christmas: I asked my wife to consider making this for Christmas dinner but she refused. Religion: Here is the history of religion in 90 seconds. Q & A Amazon has a…
Thursday December 21, 2006 Persecution: Random Responses posts a short video explaining just who it is that makes your Christmas lights. More here. People: Carl Trueman says R.J. Rushdoony was a Holocaust denier. Ian disagrees. Church: Jollyblogger posts a great African-Anglican zinger. Music: Christianity Today reviews the new Switchfoot album and gives it 4.5 stars.…
Wednesday December 20, 2006 Du Jour: Al Mohler has an excellent article on “KGOY” — or Kids Growing Older Younger. Bible: A British stewardess who is described as a committed Christian, has been forbidden from carrying her Bible on flights to Saudi Arabia. The Telegraph reports. Film: “Amazing Grace,” the forthcoming film dealing with the…
Tuesday December 19, 2006 Theology: Steve Weaver begins a series on how he prepares an expository sermon. You don’t need to be a pastor to benefit from this knowledge! Christmas: Jim Elliff asks if this ’tis the season to be jolly. “Can tinsel and presents, carols and candy really bring happiness? Not often, and not…
Monday December 18, 2006 Du Jour: Bible Belt Blogger tells us that a TV evangelist actually sent him some money. Music: For the Petra fan in your life, the classic “Captured in Time and Space” concert has been released on DVD. You can get it here. Medicine: A reader expresses surprise that I am not…
Friday December 15, 2006 Music: Matthew Smith is now streaming his new album (the whole album!) at purevolume. It’s good album, so give it a listen. You can now buy it from his site or from iTunes. Weird: Here is a good reason to avoid playing too many video games. Even Weirder: Is your son…
Thursday December 14, 2006 Prayer: A reader made me aware of this organization that looks like a worthwhile time investment for any Christian woman. Christmas: Still don’t know what to get that special someone for Christmas? I guarantee you can find something here. You know, like the world’s largest underpants. Music: As I mentioned previously,…
Wednesday December 13, 2006 Conference: Next year’s Shepherd’s Conference is past 85% capacity. If you want to go, be sure to register now! Technology: Travis Carden has created Bible Language Spell-Check Dictionaries for email or office documents. These can save a lot of headaches when spell-checking documents with biblical words. Christmas: If you are doing…
Tuesday December 12, 2006 Video: Here is a short video about Mormonism and Mitt Romney, asking whether a Mormon can or should be President. Audio: Travis Carden has created a complete list of Grace to You podcasts (both audio and transcripts) for 2006. Bible: The New Yorker becomes the latest in a long line of…
Monday December 11, 2006 Christmas: GirlTalk blog posts a list of suggested gift ideas courtesy of C.J. Mahaney. I especially recommended his top suggestion. Conference: The reFocus Conference, which features a great list of speakers (Piper, Ware, Driscoll, Packer, etc), has begun a blog. Du Jour: GospelDrivenLife has an interesting article dealing with Censorious Thoughts/…
Friday December 8, 2006 Technology: Light Along the Journey has fallen in love with LibraryThing. You probably will too if you give it a shot. Film: Something to think about before you go to see “Apocalypto.” Worldview: Rick Pearcey says a Reality-Oriented Worldview [is] Not Lived in a Closet and points to British Airways to…
Thursday December 7, 2006 Weird: Here is a story about somebody’s new most embarrassing moment. An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing after passengers smelled sulphur. Turns out a passenger was trying to cover up evidence of a far greater crime. BBC reports. Politics: The Liberal Party of Canada, the party most likely to…
Wednesday December 6, 2006 People: Time Magazine features Chris Tomlin in its latest issue. “I try to think, How do I craft this song in a way that the person who’s tone-deaf and can’t clap on two and four can sing it?” says the songwriter. “I hope that when someone hears a CD of mine,…
Tuesday December 5, 2006 Driscoll: MSNBC reports on Mark Driscoll’s response to an uproar caused by various of his blog posts on women. Humor: The Sacred Sandwich’s December issue is now available. Among the headlines is this: “Robertson Named Meteorologist of the Year.” People: Ligon Duncan posts at the Together for the Gospel blog about…
Monday December 4, 2006 Congratulations: Congratulations to Thabiti Anyabwile and family on the birth of Titus Ezekiel. “He is my son. Having been a son for 30 years, I now know I’ve taken for granted what I meant to my father. I didn’t realize the sense of pride that welled in his heart when he…
Friday December 1, 2006 Church: Al Mohler looks at the credibility question. “The credibility crisis on the issue on homosexuality that really matters is the loss of credibility suffered by the church when it fails to tell the truth with love, recoils from homosexuals instead of reaching out with God’s love, and buries its head…
Thursday November 30, 2006 Church: Benny really needs your help buying him a new jet. Perhaps you should consider skipping Christmas this year to help him out. He is asking for an initial $6 million to help cover the down payment. Television: Here is a new series you’ll all want to watch. “One Punk Under…
Women: The ladies over at GirlTalk provide links to several good articles from the latest issue of the “Journal of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.” Du Jour: A new book tells us something we already know: women talk three times as much as men. “Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat – and…
Tuesday November 28, 2006 Film: Al Mohler has an early review of “The Nativity Story.” “Here is my instant review — the movie is in season and on message. In other words, the movie faithfully presents the main thrust of the Christmas story. That is no small achievement.” Books: Tony Reinke needs a hobby. He…