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Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge
An interesting article here: “Shortly before the Manhattan Declaration came out I was very disappointed by a discovery I made at the back end of the second edition of J. I. Packer’s Rediscovering Holiness. This new edition contains an afterword entitled “Holiness in the Dark: The Case of Mother Teresa.” I scanned it quickly then, but did not make time to give it a thorough reading until this morning. Very disappointed is an understatement.”


Simeon Trust Toronto
On March 3-5 the Simeon Trust will lead workshops on biblical exposition at Bayview Glen Church in Toronto. The workshops will focus on apocalyptic portions of Scripture.


It Will Cost You Everything


Climategate
The Telegraph provides a roundup of the latest in the growing scandal surrounding climate change.


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