A La Carte (12/27)

Dec 27, 2006

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Wednesday December 27, 2006

Du Jour: Justin Taylor links to John Piper’s concluding sermon in his study of Romans (a series that began on April 26, 1998).

People: Billy Graham’s grandson, William Franklin Graham IV seems to be following in his grandfather’s footsteps.

Technology: Search Wikia is an attempt to make the world’s best search engine (and an open source one at that). Ironically, it is running Google AdWords to make some money…

Music: It is a little late for Christmas music, but if you’re interested you can find links to a couple of free downloads at Christianity Today’s site.

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A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 3)

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A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 2)

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A La Carte

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