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A La Carte (December 3)

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On Stewarding Technology Well – There is lots of wise counsel in this article.

Whatever Happened to Rob Bell? – Exactly what people predicted, I guess.

Noel – I really enjoyed this new and free rendition of “The First Noel.” (Alternate link)

Christian Celebrity Mascots – “The evangelical Christian community has a history of glamorizing conversion stories not only when that conversion falls from the lips of a celebrity, but perhaps particularly so in those instances…”

A Still, Small Voice – Here’s a helpful explanation of the still small voice of 1 Kings 19:11-12.

The Divorce Surge Is Over – “Despite hand-wringing about the institution of marriage, marriages in this country are stronger today than they have been in a long time. The divorce rate peaked in the 1970s and early 1980s and has been declining for the three decades since.”

Lawson

If you have only been born once you will die twice, but if you are born twice you will only die once.

—Steven Lawson

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