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A La Carte (8/23)

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A Letter – “While exploring King’s College, we found this old letter under a trap door in a closet on the fourth floor of the main building…” Read the letter and you’ll wish you knew how this story ended. (HT:Phil Johnson)

In the Footsteps of Luther – Here’s an interesting idea: commemorating Luther’s walk from Germany to Rome by following in his footsteps.

Knockoff Tennis Shoes – This is an interesting article about the knockoff tennis shoe industry. Kind of niche, I know, but still interesting.

One Thing Needful? – Another good article by Carl Trueman in which he asks what is most fundamental to evangelicals today.

How Can God Be Loving and Send People to Hell? – D.A. Carson explains.


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