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A La Carte (10/31)

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Monday October 31, 2005

Community: There is lots happening the community blog. Ron Gleason writes about Postmodernism & the Modern Church, Doug writes about Responsibility Within Freedom and Carla covers Contents Under Pressure.

Web: Stand to Reason has unveiled a new web design. I give a thumbs up to the overall design, but a big, big thumbs down to the fixed height in the blog.

Reformation Day Jollyblogger contends that the vast majority of those from protestant traditions, who believe that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ alone, have little, if any, appreciation for the Reformation.

Weird The Ford plant in Detroit has had to issue a warning about bathroom breaks. Apparently 48 minutes a shift just isn’t enough for some people. The union, of course, is furious.


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