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A La Carte (7/22)

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LAX Is Home
Here’s proof that just about any story that catches my eye can end up in A La Carte. I found this one rather fascinating for some reason. “Lancaster’s 2001 Tradewinds sits among 100 trailers and motor homes that form a colony of pilots, mechanics and other airline workers at LAX, the third-busiest airport in the nation. They are citizens of one of the most unusual communities in the United States.”


Questions for your Missions Budget
Kevin DeYoung gives some good questions to ask when it comes to setting a missions budget.


Best Christian Design
Best Christian Design is a web design gallery (one of hundreds out there) but with a unique twist. It focuses entirely on Christian web sites–churches, ministries, and so on.


Young Men: Learn Self Control
From CBMW’s blog: “Two sports events this weekend, one seen across the globe, the other far more mundane, provided me with an opportunity to teach my six-year-old son a crucial lesson in biblical manhood. “


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