Category Archives: recommended sites

Pray for our Brothers and Sisters who are Suffering

Here are just a few reports of oppression and martyrdom that our brothers and sisters in Christ are experiencing around the world. You can find even more reports like this at the Voice of the Martyrs website. Please take time … Continue reading

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Challenging “guys” to be Men

The destructive effects of prolonged male adolescence has been a subject that has fascinated me over the last couple of years. HERE is a link to some resources about the challenges facing young men in our culture. Driscoll is a … Continue reading

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Delaying Adulthood ..and sharing the Gospel

There is a new journal out that focuses on the transition to adulthood that includes an excellent article entitled: What’s Going on with Young People Today? The Long and Twisting Path to Adulthood. You can read the entire article HERE. … Continue reading

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This is what Old Saint Nick looked like

It seems that a few year ago Italian anthropologists were able reconstruct the face of St. Nicolas by using his skull. You can read more about this effort  HERE and HERE. I found these comments quite interesting: Taking tangents from … Continue reading

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Should we pray silently or aloud?

In a recent blog post on prayer entitled Should We Really Call It a ‘Quiet’ Time? David Powlison suggests that we should pray out loud: The standard practice for both public and private prayer is to speak so as to be … Continue reading

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Organizing a Silence and Solitude Day

In a recent blog series Mark Driscoll presents some information that will help you organize a silence and solitude day. This series has five parts: Four Ways to Live Your Life Four Ways to Change Your Life Understanding Silence and … Continue reading

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Support members of the military

From Theresa Forseth.. If you go to this web site,  www.LetsSayThanks.com   you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in  Iraq . You … Continue reading

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Check out 10 million words

  10 Million Words is a year-long project by Christian author/blogger Tim Challies to learn about life and culture by reading all of America’s bestselling books. Check out his book reviews by clicking HERE.

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Angels and Demons

The folks at Westminster Bookstore have put together a wonderful website that will help you reflect on the kinds of scientific and religious questions raised by Dan Brown’s blockbuster book and movie Angels and Demons. Check it out by clicking … Continue reading

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Reflections on Anger

I have come across two articles on anger that I think are worth your time to read: In his article The Economy of Anger, Mark Galli explores tome of the ways that our current economic crisis is eating away at … Continue reading

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11 Things Snow Can Tell Us

Johnathon Bowers on 11 things snow can tell us: "Minneapolis is in a deep chill today.  Both of my car doors were frozen shut this morning.  Thankfully, there is a cloak of snow over everything to bring a beauty to … Continue reading

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Praying for Your Pastor

Ligon Duncan has an excellent article on praying for pastors which includes this list: Because I have a congregation that loves me more than I deserve, I am often asked by them: "how can I pray for you?" I’ve tried … Continue reading

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Bible reading Plans

Over at In Light of the Gospel you can read an article about different Bible reading plans. This is a great place to start for those of you who are planning to read through the Bible this year. The author … Continue reading

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O King of Nations

Rev. William M. Cwirla is writing a daily series based on the O Antiphons. You can read his reflection on how Christ is the King of Nations by clicking  HERE.

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O Dayspring

Rev. William M. Cwirla is writing a daily series based on the O Antiphons. You can read his reflection on how Christ is the Dayspring that brings light to the world by clicking  HERE.

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