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Daily Roundup for November 19, 2018

by William Hill | Nov 19, 2018 | Daily Roundup

Here are the items and resources of interest for November 19, 2018:

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Theology/Christianity:

Get a FREE Crossway book: Crossway ESV Bible Atlas. Just enter your email address and get it in PDF or Kindle. Edited by John Currid and David Barrett.
How to Observe the Lord’s Day by John Owen.
Moralism is Not the Gospel — an article written by Dr. Albert Mohler.

Technology:

Amazon Tech Black Friday deals. Information courtesy of CNET.
How Does Fast Charging Work? An article from Digital Trends.

Other:

How Extreme Weather is Shrinking the Planet — read it and decide for yourself.
I am a chess nut and play daily. The World Chess Championship is currently being played between the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen and an American (first time since Bobby Fischer), Fabiano Caruana.

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Daily Roundup for July 17, 2017

by William Hill | Jul 17, 2017 | Daily Roundup

Here are the items and resources of interest for July 17, 2017:

Theology/Christianity:

Comfort and Hope for Chronic Sufferers — a book review by Derek Rishmawy. The book is written by Kelly Kapic and can be purchased here. As one who suffers from chronic pain, this book looks to be helpful.
I suppose I could be called a “workaholic.” The ministry has little to do with it. I have always worked long hours and have rarely avoided it. I was raised to work hard. With that said, the ministry is especially prone to this problem. Speaking of pastors, RE Mel Duncan has written a very good article on the subject of praying for your pastor.
We have all blown it on this subject — from John Stott.
One PCA TE’s perspective on the Presbyterian Church in America. I am not sure I concur with some of the sentiments expressed in the article, but I leave it here for your examination.
A friendly debate I have engaged in at times. According to this article, I have been correct for years.
An excellent resource on prayer and devotions from Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.
A sober read on marriage, adultery, and infidelity.

Technology:

Many iPhone users enjoy the freedom of Facetime. However, due to the nature of that app, it will only work for iPhone users. Google Duo is different. It works “cross platform.” That is, an Android user can video chat with an iPhone user. I have used Google Duo, and it works very well. If you get it and you are currently in my contacts list, it will automatically add you to my Duo list. Available on both platforms. Android | iOS
Speaking of Google Duo, this article from Android Headlines states that it has surpassed 100 million downloads.
In the interest of fair play, here is an article detailing one user’s breakup with Android. My own experience is nothing like described in the article, and it makes me wonder what people are doing with their devices, but I leave it here for your enjoyment.
If you are a WhatsApp user, you will want to read this article.

Miscellaneous:

Garry Kasparov is coming back to chess and will be offering a teaching series as well.

Daily Roundup for July 7, 2017

by William Hill | Jul 7, 2017 | Daily Roundup

Here are the items and resources of interest for July 7, 2017:

Theology/Christianity:

PCA Ad Interim Study Committee Report — Recommendation 4 is examined and commentated by my friend and pastor of Cliffwood Presbyterian Church, Geoff Gleason.
When I was growing up, we had a “junior church.” Some have “children’s church.” This article argues that children should be in worship with mom and dad. Written by Jason Helopoulos.
The subject of Christian liberty is one that I think is very misunderstood. Sinclair Ferguson helps clarify things in this article at Ligonier.
Another subject that is often misunderstood is fasting. Donald Whitney helps clarify things. (Video).
Let me encourage you to attend the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary “Summer Institute” held July 31-Aug4. If you are a pastor, you will want to take advantage of this course taught by seminary president Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. From the website:

The 2017 Summer Pastors’ Institute will focus on the preaching of God’s Word. Designed as an interactive workshop, Let Your Progress be Evident to All will include examination of the sermons of ten effective preachers throughout church history. Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. will lead the class, and the template for discussion will be selections out of R.L. Dabney’s Evangelical Eloquence.

Technology:

Facebook is testing a group video chat — a report from Engadget.
The best smart locks of 2017 — I would like to add this technology to my already wireless items in my home.
Outdated Android users beware!
Soundcloud cuts staff and closes offices according to this article. For those churches that use Soundcloud, you may want to read this article and, perhaps, seek other alternatives like SermonAudio.
The History of the IBM PC — This is part one, courtesy of ArsTechnica

Miscellaneous:

I love the game of chess and have watched Garry Kasparov play many matches. I only wished I lived closer to St. Louis to watch in person. By the way, I play many correspondence games on chess.com. My username is mdivman if you want to look me up, friend me, and play live or correspondence games. Chess.com is free, but there are premium options as well. They hold many live and correspondence tournaments as well. Great place to play!
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