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Thursday November 10, 2005

Music: Marc Heinrich has uploaded an MP3 for his song Only Jesus. You can listen to that song and many others here.

Review: Susan Verstraete of Christian Communicators Worldwide has reviewed Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. “My conclusion is that Captivating is a slightly sanctified—though somewhat misleading—romance novel about God, with little biblical substance.”

Theology: The September/October edition of Critical Issues Commentary (written by Bob Dewaay) is now available. It is on the subject of Calamities and God’s Judgment.

Du Jour: It is good to see a conservative Protestant presence in Canada. Haldane House “is a new initiative aiming to provide solid biblical training in the context of local churches, for the purpose of training up the next generation of pastors and missionaries.”


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