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Here are some interesting articles I read and videos I watched over the last week along with a few freebies. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Should We Do Altar Calls?

I found Thabiti Anawabile’s recently posted article on Altar Calls particularly interesting. He gives 10 reasons why we do not do altar calls. You can read it by clicking here.

Free Wallpaper

Tim Challies does a post every month where he offers cool wallpaper to decorate your computer. I have been checking back every month since I found out about it to see what he has in store for the month. This week, a new set for May came out. You can check them out by clicking here.

Book Review: Bringing the Gospel Home

Randy Newman, author of Questioning Evangelism, recently published a new book entitled Bringing the Gospel Home. In it he gives advice on how to speak to your family about Christ. Tim Chester, over at The Gospel Coalition, recently reviewed Newman’s book. You can read the review by clicking here.

New York Times Timeline

Here is a great piece the New York Times put together on Osama Bin Laden. It is an interactive timeline starting from the time he was born in 1957. You can check it out by clicking here.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

This week Focus on the Family had Eric Metaxas on their program. He is the author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. During the program, they discussed Bonhoeffer’s stand against Nazi Germany. You can read an article by Fox News on Metaxas’ book by clicking here. And you can listen to an interview by Focus on the Family by clicking here.

Evolution of Dance

Here is a video highlighting the evolution of dance throughout the last few decades. It is hilarious! You can check it out by clicking here.

Free Book

Here is a link to a free book on Christianaudio.com. It is Tim Challies new book, The Next Story. You can download it by clicking here.

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While your local news is busy making up more stories, you can read some interesting articles and videos from my favorite blogs over the last week.

Mohler on Time’s Article of Rob Bell

Mohler wrote a piece regarding Jon Meacham’s article in Time entitled: “Is Hell Dead?” You can read Mohler’s critique by clicking here.

The iPhone 5’s New Look, Could this be it?

Engadget stumbled across a couple of photos of what the next iPhone might look like. Click here to find out.

On Guard Book Review

Wondering about William Lane Craig’s latest book On Guard: Defending your faith with reason and precision, then you can read a book review by Jared Oliphint over at The Gospel Coalition by clicking here.

Consumerism: How to Resist It

Have you been wondering how to resist your consumeristic tendencies? If so, then you will want to check out Tim Challies’ article entitled: Resisting Consumeristic Temptations. You can read it by clicking here.

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Here are some interesting articles and videos from my favorite blogs and emails over the last week. I hope you enjoy them.
How to Expound and Illustrate the Text

If you have been wondering how to expound and illustrate the text you are preaching, here are two great articles for you to check out. These were written by the Dean of the College at Southwestern. You can read Thoughts on explaining a text by clicking here and Thoughts on Illustrating a text by clicking here.

Propaganda and The G.O.S.P.E.L.

I received an email with a video by Propaganda last week. He is a Christian rapper, and in his video he walks through The G.O.S.P.E.L. The acronym stands for: God Our Sin Paying Everyone Life. It is a great video. You can check it out by clicking here.

Preaching Christ from Leviticus

The Gospel Coalition has been providing resources to help pastors preach Christ from the Old Testament. They just released another segment, which is on Leviticus. If you have been wondering how Leviticus fits into God’s story, and how it points to Christ, you can check out Collin Hansen’s interview of Jay Sklar by clicking here. If you are looking for more resources you can find interviews, book recommendations, sermon illustrations, and workshops by clicking here.

Tim Challies and The Next Story

Here is a video of Tim Challies talking about his new book The Next Story. In the video, he explains some of the big take aways from the book. To watch click here.

Why is Hell Forever?

Lastly, Russell Moore answers the question: “Why is Hell Forever?” You can find out by clicking here.

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Today, I thought I would share some of my favorite posts I read yesterday. If you want to know what the future of our libraries will look like, wondering about regeneration, trying to determine if you should pick up the latest best seller, still tracking the conflict in Libya, or have not seen the girl signing at Lecrae’s concert, then read on.

If you have not seen the girl signing at Lecrae’s concert, then you have to watch it. It is pretty cool. Click here to watch.

NPR News had an interesting article about the future of libraries yesterday. We all know that the digital e-book is taking over. There are iPads, Nooks, Kindles, iPhones, and tablet PC’s being manufactured and bought by the 1000’s. So what are libraries to do in the digital revolution? To find out read The Future of Libraries in the E-Book Age.

The Resurgence put out an article yesterday entitled “New Birth And Worship.” In the article they are dealing with the subject of regeneration. They are seeking to provide clarity on what it means to be born again. You can read it by clicking here.

Tim Challies put out a great article yesterday entitled “Why Christians Should Read in the Mainstream.” He gives 4 reason why it is important Christians should read something other than the latest theological treatise or Christian living pick me up. Check out his article by clicking here.

If you are still keeping track of the developments in Libya, here is an article by the New York Times that you may find interesting. You can read it by clicking here.