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A La Carte (07/14)

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Friday July 14, 2006

Interview: “Christianity Today” has an interview with Ronald Boyd-MacMillan in which they discuss Rick Warren’s upcoming trip to North Korea. “You can travel as religious VIP, but it’s a propaganda exercise. I went in as one, and they took me to the Korean Christian Federation, which is this so-called Christian church in Pyongyang, but it’s completely set up for the foreigner’s benefit.”

Relationships: Michael Lawrence, an associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, has contributed an excellent article to the “Boundless” webzine. The article is called “Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend.”

Video: I caught a couple of amazing videos online yesterday. Check out Taylor Ware (x2), Kevin Johnson and The Millers (x2). Amazing stuff.


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