A La Carte (12/11)

Dec 11, 2007

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Tuesday December 11, 2007

Prayer for Uganda
Jake Hunt posts news of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and asks prayer for a missions organization working in the heart of it.

Golden Compass vs. Narnia
Ray shows the difference between the initial box office results for The Golden Compass versus The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. And what a difference it is!

Jeffersonians All
Darryl Hart brings an interesting perspective to Mitt Romney’s speech from last week. “Romney could have said it as bluntly as Jefferson did, but he affirmed Jefferson’s view that theology doesn’t matter compared to ethics.”

Bargain Shopping at Amazon
A reader pointed out this article which explains a couple of ways of finding bargains at Amazon.

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The Reward They Longed for They Received

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