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Friday May 30, 2008

My Friend, My Hero, My Dad
Stephen Altrogge has just released a free e-book about his dad.


Stryper Meets Boston
I was rather surprised to hear that Michael Sweet of Stryper fame has recently become a member of the band Boston and will be singing and playing guitar for them.


411,422
That’s how many new books and editions were published in 2007. No wonder I’ve always got so much to read.


Small Stories, Big News
Politico has a good look at how small stories can become big news. “The signature defect of modern political journalism is that it has shredded the ideal of proportionality.”


Must Watch Dever
Here are a couple of videos which are an interview between Mark Dever and Ed Stetzer. They’re well worth watching.


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