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A La Carte (08/01)

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Tuesday August 8, 2006

Weird: From an email list I’m part of comes a story of a town that has a population of 19,000, but 51 churches and other religious institutions. “Stafford, population 19,227, is the largest city in Texas without a property tax…”

Purity: Josh Harris is continuing to blog his way through a brief seven-part series on resisting internet pornography.

Family: In the most recent edition of the “Journal of Modern Ministry,” Lance Quinn wrote an excellent article (PDF File) entitled ” Ten Commandments of Parenting.”

Blogging: LaShawn Barber is beginning a short series teaching other bloggers “How to Avoid a Blogosphere Scandal.” Today’s lesson is all about disclosure.


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