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Book Reviews:
- The Haunted Cabin Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Once upon a Summer by Janette Oke
Recipes:
- Best Burrito Beans
- How to Roll a Burrito Tutorial–Yes, I know it’s not technically a recipe. But sometimes techniques should be shared as well!
On the web
Laugh out loud funnies:
- Make a Students encouraged to participate in food stamp program.
In a flagrant abuse of taxpayer funds, universities are encouraging their students to apply for SNAP. “The money is there for everyone who qualifies!” they say–and tell students that it’s not charity “It’s a right for every taxpaying citizen who qualifies.” Except that most students aren’t paying taxes–and most students are already living on taxpayer assistance through scholarships, grants, and loans. Please, have a little respect, and only use government assistance if you actually NEED it. (Talk to me if you want to learn more about how to make do nutritionally on less.) - Is Calvinism back? An interesting article on the “New Calvinism”. HT: Instapundit
Thought-provoking posts:
- David Livingston (a pastor at Bethlehem Baptist in Minneapolis) asks “Is Watching a Very Good Sermon on TV or Online the Same As ‘Doing Church’?”
“No doubt there are more than just a few folks who have surfed their way into our services from elsewhere to hear the very good sermons and will stay only as long as the sermons remain very, very good. That’s what “doing church” is for them … they are “auditing” church.”
This article on what church really is about is quite good.
- Tim Challies on being a better reader. This article has usefulness for voracious readers (like myself) and non-readers alike. I love this particular suggestion:
“We all have our heroes–men or women we want to be like. Most heroes (who are worth emulating) have been shaped by the books they have read. So when you find a person you admire, find and read the books that have most shaped him. If you want to be like John Piper, don’t just read the books he was written–read the books that made him who he is.”
HT: Vitamin Z