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A La Carte (01/12)

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Thursday January 12, 2006

Theology: Phil Johnson is growing impatient with people demanding immediate exegesis. “But the principle of sola Scriptura has never meant that all theological arguments are invalid unless they can be substantiated with some proof-text. “

Blogspotting: Jollyblogger agrees with me (and hence with Dave Swavely) about the impropriety of judging another professing believer’s faith.

Technology: BentUser has an in-depth preview of Windows Vista, the future of Microsoft Windows. It looks like they are near finalizing the product.

Technology Bonus: If tracking packages is just too boring for you, try PackageMapper. It combines tracking from UPS, USPS and FedEx with Google Maps.


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