In the closest Heisman vote ever, Mark Ingram brings Alabama its first ever Heisman trophy. I wish Tebow would have won it, but Ingram’s win was well-deserved. Congratulations.
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Rudolph Airs Tonight
How many of you can remember the days when the Abominable Snowman was one of the scariest things going? The stop-motion classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” airs tonight on CBS at 8pm ET. When I was growing up, this was must-see TV every year. FYI.
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Free Christmas Music at Amazon.com
Amazon.com is giving away “25 Days of Free” Christmas music. Every day in December until Christmas, they are giving away a new Christmas mp3. Artists include Jars of Clay, Casting Crowns, Tori Amos, and many others. Amazon.com is also selling 99 mp3’s of classical Christian music for only $5. It’s called “X5 Free Classical Sampler – Classical Christmas,” and this one is worth your time to check out as well.
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Free X-mas Music from iTunes
iTunes has 20 Christmas songs available for free download. It’s an eclectic mix including Amy Grant, Weezer, Sarah McLachlan, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, and Stephen Colbert. To download from the iTunes store, click here.
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ACE on The Manhattan Declaration
Be sure to read Lig Duncan’s remarks on “The Manhattan Declaration” which he wrote on behalf of the Alliance for Confessing Evangelicals (ACE). This statement is important. It addresses why ACE council members did or did not sign the document. For those who want to understand what’s at stake in this conversation, I think the key lines are here: “Those who did sign the document believe that it is a statement of solidarity, not of ecumenism, and that it represents the kind of principled co-belligerency advocated by, for instance, Francis Schaeffer and James Boice. . . The Council members who signed do not believe that the document commits them to…
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Skip Ryan Testimony
Three years ago, Dr. Skip Ryan stepped down from being senior pastor of Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. On Sunday, a friend alerted me to a testimony that Dr. Ryan shared last summer at the 37th General Assembly of the PCA in Orlando, Florida. Testimony of Skip Ryan- 37th General Assembly of the PCA [audio:http://covenantersipc.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/skip-ryan.mp3][mp3 download] I’m most encouraged to hear that Dr. Ryan remains an active member of the church he once led. That in itself is a testimony of grace. Currently Dr. Ryan serves as Chancellor and Professor of Practical Theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas, Texas. I think this is worth a listen. Dr. Skip Ryan…
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Matt Chandler’s Message to His Church
Matt Chandler recorded a message to his church before his brain surgery on Friday. It was played in all services on Sunday. To watch, click on any of the links or the image above. Don’t miss this. Praise God for what He’s done in Matt. I pray He does it in me too. (HT: Tom Ascol)
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Have you seen this man?
An actual police sketch from south of the border. This is hilarious. (HT: Justin Taylor)
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“Twilight” Is a Mormon Love Story?
I just read a fascinating article in Touchstone magazine about the meaning of the Twilight vampire series. In his article “Mormon Vampires in the Garden of Eden,” John Granger argues that the Twilight story is actually a metaphor for Mormonism. “Twilight is essentially an allegory of one gentile seeker’s coming to the fullness of Latter-day Saint faith and life.” If this sounds far-fetched to you, then you need to read the article. Granger bears out his thesis by connecting the events and characters of the Twilight books to the history and theology of Mormonism. Given that author Stephenie Meyer is an observant Mormon, Granger makes an interesting case. The reader…
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Football Coach Comes to Christ
Watch all of this one. (HT: Justin Taylor)