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A La Carte (12/21)

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Wednesday December 21, 2005

Family: WebMD tells us that staying married for the sake of the kids may do more harm than good. I suppose that is entirely possible where there is not any type of reconciliation.

Blogging: The Philadelphia Inquirer says that “2004 was the year blogs entered the language (so says Merriam-Webster), then 2005 was the year they found their voice.” They go on to detail has blogging has entered the mainstream.

Osteen: Joel Osteen’s wife got kicked off a flight for causing a disturbance. If Benny Hinn can survive his wife’s sermonizing, Osteen should get through this without any trouble.

Technology: Jollyblogger provides links to some good blog tools.

Humor: This clearly marks the end of the iPod.


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    I have often been asked what I consider the greatest weakness of today’s church or what I would change about today’s church if I could. Such questions make for good discussion at a conference Q&A session but they are also pretty much impossible to answer in a compelling way. It’s not like any of us…