Christian Carnival CCLXXXI Posted
… at Evangelical Ecologist. Looks like a good collection!
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A Non-Pluralistic Text in a Pluralistic Age
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Biblioblog Top 50 Posted
Byhenry… at Free Old Testament Audio. Surprisingly, considering how little I blogged last month and how much my 30 day Alexa number rose (not good!) I remain #9.
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Progressive Orthodoxy
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