A La Carte (3/30)
Friday March 30, 2007 Books: From Road to Emmaus comes a worthwhile tip about getting books cheaply. Humor: Check out step twenty in this Google map plotting the route from Chicago to London. Theology: Jeremy Pierce on the long
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A La Carte (3/29)
Thursday March 29, 2007 Church: Has anyone heard of these, dad and daughter purity balls? Book: James White’s new book, written and published in just 30 days, is just about ready. Gadget: I want one of these. I’m sure you do too. Du Jour: John Piper writes about things his father learned. Religion: ABC asks…
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A La Carte (3/28)
Wednesday March 28, 2007 Conference: Alistair Begg has a quick note for those attending The Basics conference in May. Jesus: Here is a long and thorough statistical analysis of the Jesus Family Tomb. Photos: Some gay professional activists protested at Southern Seminary a couple of days ago (story). Denny Burk has some photos. Quote: Joshua…
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A La Carte (3/27)
Tuesday March 27, 2007 RIP: A sad story, but one with a moral. Relationships: Carolyn McCulley points out that “Boundless” has a good article dealing with misplaced trust. Books: Another take on the bestselling “The Secret.” This one comes courtesy of Al Mohler. Review: Marni Chediak reviews Mark Steyn’s “America Alone.” Photographs: Amazing photos of…
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A La Carte (3/26)
Monday March 26, 2007 Music: C.T. has a long and interesting article about the Passion movement. Science: Discover has several articles featuring twenty things you didn’t know about a variety of topics. How about this: “A pair of brown rats can produce as many as 2,000 descendants in a year if left to breed unchecked.”…
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A La Carte (3/23)
Friday March 23, 2007 Du Jour: Lydia has a very good article about “Modesty and Other Women’s Husbands.” What she says applies to other men’s wives as well. Entertainment: Here is another one for the American Idol fan. Turns out another contestant is a worship leader and four of the finalists claim to be believers.…
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A La Carte (3/22)
Thursday March 22, 2007 Film: This site has a list of the web’s best free documentaries. You’ll have to choose with care, of course, but it looks like there are some good ones there. Media: 8 of 10 Americans agree that there is too much sex, violence and profanity on TV. Conference: I have updated…
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A La Carte (3/21)
Wednesday March 21, 2007 Weird: Animal rights activists in Germany want to kill a baby bear rather than have him “brought up suffering the humiliation of being treated as a domestic pet.” Church: Trevin Wax asks some good and interesting questions about multi-site churches. Humor: Cute. And funny. Debate: Al Gore has been challenged to…
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A La Carte (3/20)
Tuesday March 20, 2007 Music: Here’s one for the American Idol fan. Politics: As the war in Iraq enters its fifth year, Joe Carter posts ten things we’ve forgotten about the war. Debate: Has anyone watched this debate between Alister McGrath and Peter Atkins? Weird: A Catholic Church in Germany is collecting money to support…
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A La Carte (3/19)
Monday March 19, 2007 Interview: There is an interview with Bob Kauflin at the New Attitude blog. (HT: JT. People: An interesting article by and about Mark Driscoll. Science: A new study shows that a lack of sleep may hinder moral judgment. “It’s possible, they speculate, that sleeplessness slows the brain’s ability to integrate cognitive…
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A La Carte (3/15)
Thursday March 15, 2007 Issues: Christian Post reports on an uproar caused by Al Mohler. Church: Irish Calvinist discusses his annual pilgrimage to Saddleback Church. Politics: Hugh Hewitt has announced the Michael Yon Project. Humor: This picture makes me laugh. It looks to me like the devil rising over the church. But maybe it’s just…
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A La Carte (3/14)
Wednesday March 14, 2007 Interview: WORLD has an interview with Stanley Hauerwas, who has been declared America’s best theologian. If you can even begin to figure out what this guy believes, you’re a better man than me! Web: Sovereign Grace Ministries recently redesigned their web site. Conference: Bethlehem Bible Church in West Boylston, Massachusetts will…
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A La Carte (3/13)
Tuesday March 13, 2007 Audio: The Shepherds’ Conference audio is now available. I’m guessing MacArthur’s first address will be the most downloaded. Conference: Ligonier will be offering a free video stream of the National Conference which begins on Thursday. Du Jour: In case you missed this article by Al Mohler, you’ll want to read it…
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A La Carte (3/5)
Monday March 5, 2006 Apologetics: Pulpit Magazine has a thorough roundup of responses to the Jesus Family Tomb nonsense. Life: Eric Simmons has the first of two posts on An Idiot’s Guide to Correction. Weird: This is what some guy found when he cracked open the doors to a barn he had just bought. Conference:…
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A La Carte (3/6)
Tuesday March 6, 2007 Science: Here are 13 things that don’t make sense. People: And speaking of things that don’t make sense, Michael Jackson has converted to Islam. Or that’s what Kim Riddlebarger says. Islam: And speaking of Islam, Josh Harris recently read a fascinating article. Design: And speaking of Josh Harris, I just helped…
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A La Carte (3/2)
Friday March 2, 2007 News: This story is just [dare I say it?] so gay! Books: Libronix users will want to download this, the complete works of Thomas Boston. Preaching: Unashamed Workman is looking for input on the usefulness or validity of visual props during preaching (Powerpoint being an example). Books: Don Whitney reviews a…
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A La Carte (3/1)
Wednesday March 1, 2007 Apologetics: James White examines James Cameron’s preface to “The Jesus Family Tomb.” Cameron says things like “At Christmas we celebrate the birth of a man who called to the spark of goodness that exists within all of us, a man who gave the world hope two thousand years ago.” Theology: Phil…
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A La Carte (2/28)
Wednesday February 28, 2007 Book: John Piper’s recent book “God is the Gospel” is now available as a free download. Technology: If you are looking to dress up Firefox, this site has a preview of many of the available themes. If you’re still using Internet Explorer, it’s time to convert! Web: To clarify any confusion…
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A La Carte (2/27)
Tuesday February 27, 2007 Web: Bethlehem Baptist Church (i.e. John Piper’s church) has a funky new design for their web site. Cool: A gallery of work from the world’s best cardstacker. Politics: This is enough to make you roll your eyes. It turns out that Al Gore, two travels the world telling us to consume…
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A La Carte (2/26)
Monday February 26, 2007 Islam: This is a spooky story. And on the same track, so is this. Audio: The Resolved audio is now available free online. Download it for yourself or for the college/high school student in your life! Cool: Now this is just a crazy cool utility. It allows you to search every…