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Thursday June 7, 2007

Interview: Adrian talks to the guys who wrote “Pierced for our Transgressions.”

Church: “Christianity Today” has an interesting slideshow that “shows hymnals from around the world, from a medieval codex to a not-yet-written Ghanian composition.”

Conference: The New Attitude blog has the content of a “spoken word meditation” done by Curtis Allen (a.k.a. Voice) on the topic of grace. Scroll down to the entry for Saturday, June 2.

Music: While on the subject of New Attitude, the CD introduced there, “Asleep in a Storm,” is available until June 15 for only $8. Read about it here.

Islam: By next year it is likely that Mohammed will be the most popular boys name in Britain.


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