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Friday February 23, 2007 History: One of Canada’s last World War 1 veterans has died at the age of 107. There are only two remaining. Technology: This seems to be the place to track down the perfect wallpaper for your computer. ChurchMerch: Yet another piece of ChurchMerch. In this video game you play Moses. A…
Monday February 22, 2007 Church: The author of a new book says “says the achievements of the African American community are losing ground, especially among church leaders who have shifted more focus onto individual achievement.” The cause is the prosperity gospel. Technology: Looks like Windows Vista isn’t selling so well. Like everyone else, I have…
Wednesday February 21, 2007 Personal: I apologize to the three or four of you who really enjoy A La Carte. I find it difficult to maintain while I am at conferences, so expect more of these week-long gaps in the months to come! People: Please pray for Paul (who pastors our church) and Julian (who…
Thursday February 15, 2007 Creation: An interesting article from the New York Times. Weird: Here is a story about a California pastor who somehow managed to steal and sell an entire church. Preaching: Tim Ellsworth shares some layman’s advice for preachers. People: Dr. Bruce Metzger has died. Dr. Haykin reflects briefly on this theologian and…
Wednesday February 14, 2007 Music: Want a free song? Shane Barnard is offering “Saved by Grace.” Here are the lyrics and here is the MP3. Du Jour: A letter from Alan Groves (professor at Westminster Seminary) that was printed in the bulletin at his funeral. Travel: More and more pilots are now packing heat. Who…
Tuesday February 13, 2007 Theology: Douglas Baker wrote an interesting editorial for Baptist Press. Church: Paul has some good advice about how to teach little ones to sit in church with the family. People: Timmy Brister reflects on the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith. Music: WORLD covers Reformed rappers. Books: Lydia quotes from…
Monday February 12, 2007 Death: In the off-chance that you’re interesting, here is a chart showing the odds of dying from various causes. Bible: Here’s a new one: a Manga Bible. You can see spreads from the Bible here. Church: Dr Mohler has a good article about “a pink reformation.” Humor: I don’t quite know…
Friday February 9, 2007 Women: Lydia Brownback laments lost modesty. Weird: This guy made a bad bet and now has to suffer the consequences. Books: Desiring God is offering cases of “Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die” for $1 per book if you will give them away. Conference: And while we’re on the topic…
Thursday February 8, 2007 Video: Andrew Lindsay shares some wise advice on the subject of homeschooling: Beware the Homeschoolers! Church: Amazing Grace Sunday is coming on February 18. Travel: This is a good site to consult before you book your next plane ticket. Books: I stumbled across this yesterday: the title of Joel Osteen’s next…
Wednesday February 7, 2007 Du Jour: The family of Al Groves celebrates his homecoming in a beautiful, faith-filled way. Missions: Paul wants your assistance with a project our church is undertaking. Politics: Americans complain about Bush’s lack of mastery over the English language. It could be worse. The man who wants to be Canada’s next…
Tuesday February 6, 2007 Science: National Geographic interviews creationist and Christian Francis Collins. Technology: This guy nicely sums up my feelings about Macs. “Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.” Pastors: Paul finishes…
Monday February 5, 2007 Blog: Desiring God now has a blog. Du Jour: Mel Duncan writes about an evening he spent with Joel Osteen. Religion: After a break of 16 centuries, Greek pagans are worshipping the ancient gods again – despite furious opposition from the Orthodox church. Humor: Net Finney guards families against the harmful…
Friday February 2, 2007 Prayer: This one slipped by me until today. Alistair Begg has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and though it is considered curable, he covets our prayer. You can read a note from him here. Conference: For those who are going to the Ligonier conference, Brian has a list of things to…
Thursday February 1, 2007 Islam: Australia’s Herald Sun brings a story about “Muslim-only washrooms at La Trobe University.” Conference: The Shepherd’s Conference is now offering a live video stream from the conference which will be held next month. Details here. Marriage: Justin Buzzard wonders about a Christian minister’s involvement in a non-Christian wedding. Du Jour:…
Wednesday January 21, 2007 Technology: Jollyblogger thinks that pastors should begin to use LinkedIn, software that builds contact networks. Cool: Memorizable is a flashcard wiki. Anyone can use the site to build interactive flashcards on any topic. So get to it! Bible: Travis Carden has released an ESV Bible language spell-check dictionary for the ESV.…
Tuesday January 30, 2007 Du Jour: Julian reflects on the “inadequacy” of language to describe God. Music: Derek Webb releases a new album today composed of acoustic versions of some of his hits (which, in my opinion, were already plenty acoustic). You can read a review here. Sounds like this one may be for only…
Monday January 29, 2007 Church: From Fayetteville comes news of a church whose ads are too steamy for local newspapers. Technology: Ever wondered what slows Windows down? Here is a list of culprits. At the top of the list is Norton, to no one’s great surprise. Weird: A small town in Alberta is rocked by…
Friday January 26, 2007 Sermons: Josh Harris has preached a three-part series on the topic of purity. Travel: Passengers who were stranded in a plane on a tarmac for ten hours are attempting to create a passenger’s bill of rights. Creation: Here are ten amazing things you may not know about animals (feel free to…
Thursday January 25, 2007 Theology: Darrin has collected The Complete Life and Works of Horatius Bonar on a CD. Now he needs you to buy it. Sports: This Superbowl represents a meeting between two black, Christian coaches. Art: Amazing hand art. Weird: This is the internet at its best and its most bizarre.
Wednesday January 24, 2007 Travel: New rules are finally in place and anyone traveling by air between the US and Canada must now have a passport. You have been warned! Theology: Bob DeWaay writes about God’s revealed will. Health: How do you feel about an STD vaccine that would be required for all girls? Evolution:…