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Friday March 10, 2006 Request: John Hendryx, of Monergism fame, is seeking help with a potential redesign of his flagship site, Monergism.com. “Monergism.com is due for a major overhaul. We are writing to ask for your advice about going forward in the functionality of the website.” Music: The Red Letters Project dedicates 2 CDs and…
Thursday March 9, 2006 Du Jour: Mike writes about the joy of having a son become a brother. “I look forward to seeing what God does with this young life, the life of my son who is now my brother.” Theology: Ingrid links to some statistics compiled by Kim Riddlebarger showing that many pastors at…
Wednesday March 8, 2006 Books: I was in the Christian bookstore yesterday. I noticed that the bargain section featured a very large stack of Ashley Smith’s book about how The Purpose Driven Life saved her life. Just to the right of that stack was a large number of Richard Abanes’ book about Warren. I guess…
Tuesday March 7, 2006 Theology: Chris Poteet has an audio presentation debunking myths on Calvinism and Arminianism and suggesting steps towards fruitful dialogue. Conference: Nathan Busenitz (whom I met at the conference) has a exhaustive list of blog-based reflections on the Shepherd’s Conference. Conference Bonus: The Fide-O guys have a photo review of the conference.…
Monday February 27, 2006 Theology: The theology wiki Theopedia is continuing to grow and mature. It is a good, though not infallible, resource for questions of church history, Bible study and theology. Video: National Geographic posts their top ten videos of 2005. While I did not watch them all, those I saw were simply amazing.…
Friday February 24, 2006 Giveaway: Scott is having his second monthly “Free Books Friday.” “This edition has 250 books and 100 audio sermon tapes (MacArthur, Mohler, Piper, Begg, Sproul, etc).” Du Jour: Josh Harris points to an article from Christianity Today discussing what went wrong with Bruce Wilkinson’s ill-fated attempt at conquering poverty in Africa.…
Thursday February 24, 2006 Canadiana: ESPN is reporting on Lydia Angyiou, a Canadian woman who wrestled a 700 pound polar bear and lived to tell about it. Having seen a polar bear sizing up her 7-year-old son, she “raced around to get between the bear and her son. Then she started kicking and punching the…
Wednesday February 22, 2006 Audio: John Piper extends his personal thanks to all those who prayed for him when he faced surgery last week. He also reports on his progress. Evolution: Rick Pearcey reports on a Darwinian Meltdown Over Intelligent Design. “High profile atheists and evolutionists Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins “are absolute disasters in…
Tuesday February 21, 2006 Technology: Will Apple Adopt Windows? John C. Dvorak of PCMag seems to think so. As Dvorak says, “This would be the most phenomenal turnabout in the history of desktop computing.” Music: Take a look at the influences of new band Mainstay. Which one of those influences is unlike the others? Translation:…
Monday February 20, 2006 History: Rick has delved into an old history book and discovered the truth behind the Protestant Reformation. Du Jour: C.J. Mahaney has a winning article over at Together for the Gospel’s blog. Having heard about the reading and studying habits of men like Dever, Mohler and Duncan he says, “…I find…
Friday February 17, 2006 Du Jour: Nikopedia provides five tips on how to waste a day. “When I say ‘wasted’ I don’t mean the difference between feeling like you had a good day or a bad day but rather going through a 24 hour period centred on yourself and not on the cross!” Olympics: An…
Thursday February 16, 2006 Giveaway: Carla has once again decided to crack open the Scripscenes vaults and do a Spring giveaway. “Winner’s choice of gift from any 1 product of any department in our store!” Du Jour: John Piper, on the eve of his cancer surgery, wrote a short article entitled, Don’t Waste Your Cancer.…
Wednesday February 15, 2006 Weird: NFL star and badboy Terrell Owens will be starring in a fitness-based reality show later this year. No word on whether or not said show takes place on his driveway. Du Jour: Nathan Busenitz asks why John MacArthur would be so hard-hitting in his excellent discussion of the Emerging Church.…
Tuesday February 14, 2006 Theology: John Divito has finished a series on “Free Grace or Lordship Salvation?” You can find the series index here. Politics: Dennis Swanson (who is in the enviable position of being Librarian at The Master’s Seminary), is writing a series on the Evangelical Climate Initiative. You can read it here. Celebrities:…
Monday February 13, 2006 Design: Here’s a new site I’ve just rolled out. Sovereign Grace Family News Extra Online (trying saying that a few times quickly). I’m really happy with the way this one turned out. Review: Al Mohler takes on Barna’s latest book, Revolution, in quite a thorough review. “As in the past, George…
Friday February 10, 2006 Review: Reid doesn’t have a review of The Cross Centered Life. But he urges you to buy it anyways (or Living the Cross Centered Life which you may as well buy instead). Sports: Fanball has a “Rotisserie Baseball” how-to guide. I’ve always thought Roto looked like fun but haven’t ever invested…
Thursday February 9, 2006 Media: Tony Blankley castigates American media outlets for refusing to show the cartoons that have caused such outrage among Muslims. Du Jour: Carla has written a couple of posts about online predators. This is something parents cannot afford to ignore! Theology: JD Wetterling’s weekly reflection begins with “Lord, let me be…
Wednesday February 8, 2006 Weird: A British movie fan has asked permission to view The Chronicles of Narnia in the theatre while dressed in a wardrobe costume. As if the British aren’t already eccentric enough! Discussion: In case you’ve lost track, there is some very interesting discussion happening in this post. I had no idea…
Tuesday February 7, 2006 Canadiana: Canada’s 22nd Prime Minster, Stephen Harper, was sworn in yesterday morning. This begins what many Canadians hope is a mandate that will slow or reverse much of the liberalism and corruption begun by the Liberal Party. CBC reports. Du Jour: Nathan Busenitz has compiled an interesting list of quotes on…
Monday February 6, 2006 Superbowl: It wasn’t a bad Superbowl, as these things go. But I’ve got to say – that was the absolute worst rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” I have ever heard. I’d rather hear a pop starlet just sing it normally than have more artistic types take the liberties those folks…