A La Carte (9/17)

Sep 17, 2007

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Monday September 17, 2007

Pastors and Evangelism
A recent article at Pastors.com does a good job of challenging pastors to take the lead in evangelism.

CBMW Redesigned
The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood recently relaunched a new version of their web site. There are tons of great resources at the site.

Rule of Thumbs
An article in the Washington Post discusses “love in the age of texting.” “Looking back, I see that relationship as the embodiment of how technology is slowly killing romance. It’s draining the courting out of courtship.” (HT: Josh Harris)

Beautiful Libraries
Reformed Geek recently posted a link to a compendium of some of the world’s most beautiful libraries.

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The Deepest Thirst of All

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Random Thoughts and Tips on Prayer

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