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Sep 29, 2005

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Thursday September 29, 2005

Theology: Gary Gilley writes a must-read article, The Lord Told Me — I Think! in the latest edition of his Think on These Things newsletter.
Entertainment: More Purpose Driven product placement, this time in the movie about Scott Peterson.
Canadiana: Canada has no plan in case of disaster or terrorism. People around the world are heard to remark, “Canada has a military?”
Tools: Mint, a web statistics program for those who like their stats with style. I use it and love it.
History: Michael Servetus would be 494 years old today if he had not been executed in 1553.

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