In 1517 a monk named Martin Luther, incensed by the recent sale of indulgences in a nearby German town, gave public notice on the Castle Church door in Wittenberg that he wanted to debate what the Catholic Church actually taught about indulgences. These are the now famous 95 Theses.

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Bruce A. Ware correctly sums up Calvin’s thoughts on Prayer …
It was surely Calvin’s perspective that prayer … does make a difference to the work of God. While prayer never coerces God to act other than his infinite wisdom has willed, it nevertheless is one important and necessary condition which must be present for certain [...]

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This is The Great Faith Debate at UCF in Orlando FL on September 17, 2009. This is… another debate is between Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’souza.
Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 25min)

Enjoy.
(HT: Apologetics 315)
Useful Links:

Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’Souza, What’s So Great About God: Atheism Versus Religion. Hitchens and D’Souza debate at the University of Colorado, [...]

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YouVersion iPhone Bible App from YouVersion on Vimeo.
The guys at LifeChurch have been working hard to build an online Bible with tons of interactive features.
You should do yourself a favor and go sign up right now. These guys rock, I love seeing Christians giving away their hard work to help people know and love Jesus [...]

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I found the following from Earl Creps on “how to read for personal growth” interesting because of the reference to Henri Nouwen.
From an email to a friend, Earl writes (only point 1 discussed here):
1. Read the classics: dial up amazon.com and search for the works of James McGregor Burns, Henri Nouwen, Warren Bennis, etc. While [...]

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