Katherine Heigl is currently reading Yancey’s What’s So Amazing About Grace? Says, “Grace is my favorite concept.” HT: Looking Closer
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Rock N’ Roll Grace
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Resolved Not To Have A New Years Resolution
31 December 2007 9:25 AM | 2 CommentsIt’s time for everyone’s favorite game: fill-in-the-blank. You finish this sentence: "This year I am going to ________" or perhaps this one, "This year I am going to be a better ______" or, finally, "This year I am going to stop ______." Perhaps you’ve made that statement recently, or at least heard it made by others. It’s the time for "New Years Resolutions." That time of the year has arrived when we all make promises we know we won’t keep.
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Podcast #18: Virtual Communities
05 December 2007 7:34 AM | No CommentsThe concept of spending time with and getting to know people is as old as humanity, but recently that concept has been turned on its head. All of a sudden, it is claimed, we have the ability to relate to one another without even being in the same country. With the advent of various communication devices, most notably the internet and its accompanying breakthroughs, the concept of "virtual community" has become a commonly acceptable notion.
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Sites We Like
12 November 2007 12:07 PM | No CommentsTweet Christ and Culture Scriptorium Daily Looking Closer Albert Mohler’s Blog Consumed Image Podcasts The Albert Mohler Program Filmspotting Watching the Directors Said at Southern
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