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A La Carte (10/22)

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Advent Songs For Free(ish)
Sojourn’s Advent Songs album is now available on NoiseTrade. You can pay what you want or get it for free by telling five friends about it. There are a some great tracks on the album!


What’s the Best Way to Go Bald?
I post this link for the benefit of some of my friends. You know who you are!


Top Ten Ways to Write Bad Worship Songs
Bob Kauflin gives a list of ways to write a really bad worship song.


Douglas Wilson on The Shack
Doug Wilson takes a brief shot at The Shack. “And this brings me to the way in which this book was simply terrible, blasphemous. But before going on, I have to hasten to add that it is a peculiar form of evangelical blasphemy, one that is well-intentioned and naive.”


Paulson’s Instant Gratification
A few weeks ago Philip Klein wrote a sobering article about the economic crisis and the American mindset that has caused much of it. (HT: Lydia)


Resurrection Letters Volume 2
CT reviews Andrew Peterson’s latest album. It’s good, though I don’t think it’s quite as good as some of his previous ones. Personally I’m a big fan of Love & Thunder


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