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A La Carte (02/09)

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Thursday February 9, 2006

Media: Tony Blankley castigates American media outlets for refusing to show the cartoons that have caused such outrage among Muslims.

Du Jour: Carla has written a couple of posts about online predators. This is something parents cannot afford to ignore!

Theology: JD Wetterling’s weekly reflection begins with “Lord, let me be a deacon for the rest of my days” and ends with a plea to pray for him, his church as well as your elders and pastors.

Valentines Carolyn McCulley addresses what can be a difficult day for single men and women. “While Christian love is a deep and broad concept, romance is necessarily a narrow focus. But that doesn’t mean we singles can’t have an impact during this holiday by loving others generously and self-sacrificially.”


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