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  1. This week only, @ctmagazine offers free ebook: Muslims & Christians: A History of Conflict & Conversion ctebooks.com/ct/muslims-and…
  2. Independent scholar Halee Gray Scott appreciatively corrects the historical distortion of Kirk Cameron's Monumental bit.ly/IyR4XS
  3. Joel Scandrett appointed int. director of re-newed Robt Webber Ancient Future Ctr. Ctr is project of @TS4Ministry. bit.ly/GN7xc0
  4. Orthodox Christian Fellowship has helpful resources for honoring St. Patrick--icon, recipes, liturgical prayer, etc. bit.ly/zT2j7u
  5. I love this thought from Bernard of Clairvaux about Scripture as the wine cellar of the Holy Spirit. conta.cc/vnhgYB h/t MINEmergent
  6. Tomb of St Philip the Apostle found in Turkey? Italian archaeologist places it just 40 meters from traditional location. bit.ly/qASTna
  7. @CTmagazine's Sarah Pulliam Bailey tells Wall St Journal readers about shift in Christian attitudes toward Harry Potter on.wsj.com/nHQ1gU
  8. Today is John R. W. Stott's 90th birthday. Check out David Neff's recent column about him here: http://bit.ly/gttMzr
  9. RT @CTmagazine What do Egypt's Christians think about the protests? Read our exclusive report http://ow.ly/3QFVM
  10. Christian History mag is coming back. Sign up for free copy of issue 100 (King James Bible) at http://bit.ly/fQ7uiA
  11. Revolutionary laser technology reveals catacomb icons from the late 300s of 4 apostles and Jesus as the Good Shepherd. http://bit.ly/as47Kl
  12. No one knows origin of the Bk of Kells, bt the animated feature, The Secret of Kells, is beautiful storytellng http://tinyurl.com/yeytnkn
  13. Canadian archaeologist finds Old Testament-era treaty in Turkey. Very similar to God's covenant w Israelites. http://tinyurl.com/yab3x8m
  14. New details about the 1980 killing of Bp Oscar Romero, which precipitated the Salvadoran civil war. http://tinyurl.com/ye9btup
  15. On the Christian History blog, Mr Olsen explains the Feast of the Annunciation's hidden history http://tinyurl.com/yfvurwj
  16. Denver Sem's Scott Wenig remembers the late Bruce Shelley, author of Church History in Plain Language. http://tinyurl.com/ydt7zbu