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A La Carte (12/13)

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Wednesday December 13, 2006

Conference: Next year’s Shepherd’s Conference is past 85% capacity. If you want to go, be sure to register now!

Technology: Travis Carden has created Bible Language Spell-Check Dictionaries for email or office documents. These can save a lot of headaches when spell-checking documents with biblical words.

Christmas: If you are doing Christmas shopping at Amazon, (and really, who isn’t?) you’ll want to keep in mind this list of important dates.

Interview: Adrian Warnock’s interview with Wayne Grudem turns to the question of blasphemy.

Music: Switchfoot has announced their spring tour dates and locations. This should be a great tour, so check to see if they are coming to your town!


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