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A La Carte (11/23)

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Wednesday November 23, 3005

Cool: Petra’s final album, Petra: Farewell was released yesterday. Why not celebrate with some Petra wallpaper or, of course, by buying the album (it’s good!).

Du Jour: ESV Blog points out a way of memorizing Scripture through song. Mark Altrogge is a pastor in Indiana who sets Bible verses to music. Read more here.

Blogspotting: Adrian has some valuable words of advice for those who, like me, are desperate to have a mentor.

Technology As if most people aren’t nervous enough about their computer’s protection, Business Week warns that viruses are getting smarter and greedier, increasingly aimed at harvesting data for fraud.


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