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Friday September 22, 2006 History: Dr. Haykin was kind enough to answer a question I posed to him about the best one-volume church history text. Books: Looks like Yancey’s new book is going to be a popular one. I posted the review only a couple of days ago and already it has 26 votes (only…
Thursday September 21, 2006 Books: Monergism Books is having a moving sale. They have lots of great books, Bibles and DVDs available at low prices. Du Jour: A reader sent me a link to the site of a young Christian woman who could use our prayers. “Bonnie has a mitochondrial cytopathy (a multi organ failure…
Wednesday September 20, 2006 Fundamentalism: Someone else is trying to put the fun in fundamentalism…but it doesn’t sound like much fun. “The beauty of the Edinburgh Fringe and its uncurated philosophy is that it provides a useful annual barometer of the nation’s obsessions. And this year, unsurprisingly, the nation is obsessed with God.” Du Jour:…
Tuesday September 19, 2006 Blogspotting: My pastor thinks Josh Harris must be confused. Take a look and see if you agree. Education: ESV Blog pointed me to Biblical Training, a site that offers online courses by a wide variety of notable Christian teachers. Looks like there is lots to learn there! People: Snopes.com, the Urban…
Monday September 18, 2006 Books: Derek Thomas has an glowing review of J.I. Packer’s latest book “Praying.” Somehow this one escaped my attention but it looks like one I may need to add to my reading list. Abortion: FoxNews has an article about a new strategy used by pro-life organizations: buy the properties being used…
Friday September 15, 2006 Church: Mark Driscoll has written an excellent article about Church Smith Jr. and Sr., using the rift in their relationship to encapsulate the wider rift between generations of evangelicals. Weird: Is your dog zen? If not, you’ll no doubt want to get him some zen dog treats. “ZenPuppy Treats are formulated…
Thursday September 14, 2006 Travel: Fox reports on how hotels, car rental agencies and others are reacting to the new rules banning liquids from flights. “Some marketing experts see the new carry-on restrictions as a business opportunity. And they say businesses should not miss the boat.” Art: Reformation Art, a company whose art work adorns…
Wednesday September 13, 2006 Blogging: “World” magazine has an article on “Six homeschoolers [who] are using blogs to rebel against rebellion. Unfortunately subscription is required to read the complete article. Weird: There is great joy in Kenya after the world failed to end as a particular cult had predicted it would. “Residents of Nyandarua village…
Tuesday September 12, 2006 Music: Yesterday’s Sovereign Grace Ministries newsletter had news of SGM’s first Christmas album. “Savior: Celebrating the Mystery of God Become Man (to be released in November), will focus on the incarnation of Christ. In October you’ll get a preview of the CD with a free download of the song “Hope Has…
Monday September 11, 2006 Church: A new article in “Time” asks “Does God want you to be rich?” Alex Chediak summarizes the article and provides some quotes. Education: Dr. Mohler writes about Gerry Garibaldi. He “was in the movie business for 25 years, then he decided to become a teacher. That was a brave enough…
Friday September 8, 2006 Canadiana: A new poll shows that most Canadians blame the U.S. for the attacks of 9/11. Let it be known that I am not one of these people! Theology: I think you need to be a bit of a theological geek to enjoy this, but Scott Hill has theorized that Rick…
Thursday September 7, 2006 Technology: Toronto has just been WiFi’d. A new service offers free unlimited wireless internet to anyone who cares to connect. Six months from now it will begin to cost $29/month. Theology: Rob Tombrella is have interesting discussions on the inerrancy of Scripture. Humor: Fox reports about a granny who turned the…
Wednesday September 6, 2006 Music: Jars of Clay just released a new album and AOL is offering the full version for free via streaming audio. You can get it here or here (the second seems to work best for Firefox). Music Bonus: And while we are on the subject of music, don’t forget that Derek…
Tuesday September 5, 2006 Site: Things are still a little unstable around here as I attempt to upgrade the server. Please bear with me! Bible: ESV Bible Blog has announced the “ESV Outreach New Testament,” a New Testament selling for only fifty cents. Media: The “L.A. Times” has an interesting report on what seems to…
Friday September 1, 2006 Church: Paul writes about the value of a local church where God is (isn’t it considered wrong to end a sentence in “is?” Oh wait, I just did it.). “I am proposing that there may come a point in a Christian’s life where it is obvious ‘the Lord has left the…
Thursday August 31, 2006 Devotions: Erik Raymond, aka Irish Calvinist, has posted a helpful article with suggestions about how to have a meaningful time of family devotions. “Many men struggle in the area of family devotions. It is kind of like evangelism, we know we have to do it but it is the doing it…
Wednesday August 30, 2006 Conference: The Desiring God conference blog is reporting that registration for the Desiring God conference is at 90% capacity. It is going to be a good one. If you are thinking of signing up, you’d better do so in the next couple of days. Even if you don’t go, you can…
Tuesday August 29, 2006 Blogging: Randy writes about the Christian Law Association and their proposed rules for student websites. “Any student who decides to operate a personal online website or contributes to a blog must register the website/blog with the pastoral staff.” Technology: Jon the Baptist links to an article showing that “TiVo is spreading…
Monday August 28, 2006 Theology: Tom Ascol of the Founders organization is one of many bloggers to comment on the recent issue of Christianity Today which featured an article on Calvinism. I really ought to try to find a copy of that one… Abortion: A woman in China has caused a ruckus by having her…
Saturday August 26, 2006 This is a special weekend edition of A La Carte to announce the birth of my nephew, Micah Nathaniel Rose. He was born in Atlanta yesterday morning. Congratulations to Susanna and Rick! I now have two nephews and a niece (with another niece due around Christmas). These are the first photos…