A La Carte (11/07)

Nov 7, 2006

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Tuesday November 7, 2006

Books: Zach Nielson posts a frustrated 5-part review of “Can We Rock The Gospel?” He didn’t like it a whole lot more than I did.

Humor: This morning’s Foxtrot asks a question I’ve wrestled with too.

Church: Carl Trueman shares wisdom on the Ted Haggard scandal. An on the topic, Slice responds to my article from yesterday.

Politics: Can someone give me a quick and dirty overview of just what today’s U.S. elections are all about? I feel like an ignorant foreigner here with all the news pages splashed with updates about this election!

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