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New today from the Century:

• James Harnish on a lawyer's journey to church: "There was no hostility in Larry's question. He had not rejected religion; he simply didn't need it. He had moved along the typical path of an upwardly mobile professional, his life consumed by work." (subscription required)


• Carol Howard Merritt on the pastor as writer: "After a couple of years of sweating over each syllable, I suddenly needed the words. I hungered to write them. On vacations, my family urged me to take a break and I became cranky. What happened? How did the words begin to grow like wildflowers that I no longer had to coddle?"


• Mark Labberton's lectionary column for Sunday, November 6: "I love being free. I especially love autonomous freedom—the delight of pursuing and doing what I want. The problem is that autonomous freedom is near the root of what the Bible calls sin." (subscription required)


• What's the gospel in seven words?

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• Muslims call for reforms 10 years after Patriot Act
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