Separating the wheat from the chaff in this great big blog(osphere) so that you don’t have to, here is some of the highlights of the past week on the intergalactic communication system:

Read “W is For Waste” by Stephen Slivinski hosted by Adam at Bishop of Rhome.

Read Tim Challies’ review of the classic Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges.

Read Pop Semiotics: The Passion of the Rappers by Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost.

Read “How Dare We ‘Invite’ Jesus Into This Place” by Drew Sams (ht: Rhett).

Read “What Calvinism is Not” at Fide-O and compare the “Kinds of Calvinists” while you’re at it.

Read Adrian Warnock’s account of interviewing Mark Dever.

Read PopMatter’s article questioning which bands will top the “best ever” lists once the baby boomers relinquish control of pop culture.

Answer LaShawn Barber’s questions to determine whether or not you are a “Disgrunted And Begrudging Blogger.”

Read Mark Driscoll’s argument for a multi-site church approach and read my entry arguing otherwise.

Browse Christianity Today’s Best Artists of 2005.

Browse the Village Voice’s annual Pazz and Jop critic’s poll for 2005.

Read Indie Rock and the Bohemian Sub-Culture Is Not Synonymous With “Cool” Christians: A Treatise On Indie Arrogance by Anthony Bradley.

Read Randy Alcorn’s summarization of the End of the Spear controversy.

Play Liturgical Bingo with Marc Heinrich.

Read the Pearcey Report’s account of the defrocking of R.C. Sproul Jr., who has been deposed from his position as elder (Read the initial account here and read the Declaratory Judgment here).

Read the entire transcript of a 1996 e-mail debate between John Frame and Darryl Hart concerning the regulative principle (ht: JT).

Read Justin Taylor’s announcement of the line-up for this year’s national Desiring God conference.

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