The Roman Catholics have become evangelistic, which means “evangelization” is the new term, while evangelicals, who used to be big on “evangelism,” are not so evangelistic today. In a WaPo article by Michelle Boorstein, we get a taste of what is happening and what Catholic leaders would like to see happen: John Gallagher felt anxious as he set out on a rainy Sunday afternoon to knock on doors in Georgetown, inviting people to a barbecue and, hopefully, to Jesus Christ.... Read more
Overdoing Paleo diet? ” Despite its name, the Paleo Diet is a new food trend, one which has become increasingly popular in recent years. The diet’s basic tenet is that our bodies haven’t yet evolved to cope with the changes to our food intake as a result of agriculture. Paleo Diet aficionados hold that grains like wheat are making us fat and unhealthy, and that we would be far better off if we ate how our ancient ancestors did, focusing on... Read more
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I had a conversation over lunch with some colleagues recently when the issue of global warming came up. This was shortly after several articles appeared looking at phenomena like glacial melting: In Sign of Warming, 1,600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years and Mount Everest’s glaciers shrinking at increasing rate, say researchers (Press Release) and these pictures at Olympic National Park are rather impressive. The pictures to the right are of Whitechuck Glacier in Washington from wikipedia. The... Read more
Somehow I saw a bundle of summer reading suggestions including that of Albert Mohler, who must like to read about war. I will recommend another kind of ten (or more) summer reading books, this one about theologians. What are you reading? Paul C. Gutjahr, Charles Hodge: Guardian of American Orthodoxy. James Brabazon, Albert Schweitzer: A Biography. Louise W. Knight, Jane Addams: Spirit in Action. Konrad Hammann, Rudolf Bultmann: A Biography. Eberhard Busch, Karl Barth: His Life from Letters and Autobiographical... Read more
From USAToday: According to the latest American Express Spending & Savings tracker, those of us with someone’s “big day” marked on the calendar can plan to fork over, on average, $539 per wedding! Here’s how it breaks down: • Travel: $167 • New apparel and accessories: $161 • Wedding gift: $108 So, what’s a celebratory, but sensible game plan? For starters, remember that it’s the big days, plural, not day — engagement parties, showers, rehearsal dinners, bachelor and bachelorette parties,... Read more
21st Century critical thinking minds: Courtesy of: Mentoring Minds Read more
From David Sirota: Meanwhile, despite the fact that many “reformers’” policies have spectacularly failed, prompted massive scandals and/or offered no actual proof of success, an elite media that typically amplifies — rather than challenges — power and money loyally casts “reformers’” systematic pillaging of public education as laudable courage (the most recent example of this is Time magazine’s cover cheering on wildly unpopular Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after he cited budget austerity to justify the largest mass school closing in American history — all while he is also proposing to spend $100 million... Read more
There is one kind of leader who may be called The Imposer, though The Imposer often describes and presents himself/herself as one who is not imposing. The Imposer imposes his or her will on others, and even sees leadership as imposing one’s will on others, or The Imposer seeks to impose the Bible on others. “Somewhat tyrannical and egotistical, their organization … runs around their whims and idiosyncrasies. [There can be no true succession plan; there can only be a... Read more
From USAToday: As a professor, “vacation” is tricky since much of my time “off” is actually time “on” and I like what I do so much my time “on” is also “off”! Still, Kris as a psychologist is paid for work done and she can take vacation as she wants (knowing she won’t be paid). A professor’s “vacation” time coincides with the ordinary schedule of the USA: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Spring Break, etc… But this is an issue of mandatory... Read more
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