A La Carte (8/29)

Friday August 29, 2008Defend the Orphan [2]
WSJ has an article about the evangelical emphasis on adoption. “One thing that distinguished early Christians from their pagan neighbors was their treatment of unwanted children. And adoption is also the literal manifestation of a metaphor that Christians use to describe themselves all the time.”

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The PCA and Deaconesses [3]
Ron Gleason, a PCA pastor, is writing about his denomination and the discussion about female deacons.

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MP3 Library [4]
Monergism.com has just overhauled their expansive MP3 library.

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Answered Prayers [5]
“An anonymous member donated the entire jackpot prize of a Ba-Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket, worth $3 million, the New York Lottery announced yesterday at Eldorado Southern Grille in Port Jefferson Station. The church will receive $150,000 a year, minus taxes, for 20 years.”

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New at Discerning Reader [6]
There are lots of new reviews at Discerning Reader.

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Save the Planet [7]
Like we didn’t see this one coming: “There are plenty of ways to cut your carbon footprint, whether it’s driving less or buying an energy-efficient refrigerator. But the British Medical Journal, in an editorial last month, urged a more controversial one: having fewer children.”

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