A La Carte (4/22)

Apr 22, 2008

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Tuesday April 22, 2008

Escape
With all the attention focused on the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints these days, you may be interested in the book “Escape” which I reviewed a short time ago.

Reformation21 Redesigned
Reformation21 has been redesigned. If you previously subscribed to the RSS feed for the blog, you’ll need to go there and find their new address.

I Love the World
This is a great commercial for Discovery Channel.

Are Children Threatening the Earth?
Dr. Mohler looks at the arguments that blame people who have children for the earth’s downfall.

How Much TV?
Owen Strachan has a good post about television viewing habits.

Kirk Cameron Preaching the Gospel
I really enjoyed watching this short clip of Kirk Cameron sharing the gospel with a stranger.

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Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week. Yesterday was Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the sixteenth-century recovery of the biblical gospel. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today…

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