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A La Carte (7/28)

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Monday July 28, 2008

Googled
“Googled,” a poem by Douglas Groothuis.


An Answer for our Hope
Here is a good account of a family relying on faith in the midst of tragedy.


To Bring Light into the World
The Times of London rips on all the adulation being given to the next President of the United States. “The anointed one’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a miracle in action – and a blessing to all his faithful followers…”


Don’t Waste Your Kids
Carolyn McCulley describes what sounds to be a very interesting sermon.


Sleep
Jay Younts, blogging at the Shepherd Press blog, writes about children and sleep.


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