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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Links to Your World--Tuesday February 20

In “Flame First, Think Later,” Daniel Goldman of the New York Times writes about the strange phenomenon of firing off angry e-mails or instant messages in a manner that we never would if we were face-to-face.

Albert Mohler answers a vital question in this podcast: “How Do You Know When It's Time To Get Married?”

Can you successfully live a life of purity after promiscuity? Dawn Eden says you can, and this rock-journalist-turned-Christian is living proof. And the remarkable Lauren Winner would agree.

Have you seen “Bridge to Terabithia” yet? In this interview the book's author Katherine Paterson says, “Who you are informs what you write on a very deep level. You reveal yourself whether you intend to or not. . . . If it comes from a person who has a Christian hope and a Christian knowledge of grace, then I think hope and grace are going to infuse my work—not that I put them in, but because I can't help having them there.”

Speaking of films, you can find the trailer for “Amazing Grace” here. It opens this Friday. It’s the story of William Wilberforce, the Christian politician who led the fight against slavery in the British Parliament. Read a quick overview of his story here and here. The film also turns the spotlight on John Newton, the slave-trader-turned-Christian who wrote the hymn, “Amazing Grace.” Austin’s own Chris Tomlin wrote the theme song, which you can hear behind the trailer. By the way, this article says that Tomlin's songs are sung more often in U.S. churches than any other contemporary artist.

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