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A La Carte (01/16)

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Monday January 16, 2006

Wow: A dollhouse maker has created quite an amazing replica of Bag End, the home of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins.

Emergent: Ed Stetzer writes an article entitled “Understanding The Emerging Church.” He covers it under three headings: Relevants, Reconstructionists, Revisionists.

Quote: “Many nonbelievers know only two kinds of Christians: those who speak the truth without grace and those who are very nice but never share the truth. What they need to see is a third type of Christian – one who, in a spirit of grace, loves them enough to tell them the truth.” (Randy Alcorn)

Humor: Suburbun Auto Group has created the latest in automoative innovation. If you haven’t yet seen the trunk monkey it’s time to take a look.


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