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Friday February 2, 2007

Prayer: This one slipped by me until today. Alistair Begg has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and though it is considered curable, he covets our prayer. You can read a note from him here.

Conference: For those who are going to the Ligonier conference, Brian has a list of things to do while in Orlando.

Weird: Bad news if you are male and have been using “lavender and tea tree oils found in some soaps, shampoos, hair gels and body lotions.”

Blogs: The Probabilist has a list of the ten most misspelled words in blogs. Because for some of us, spelling still matters.


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