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Here is news that most don\u2019t want to hear<\/a>: a new archaeological dig might suggest that Norman Golb is right. In brief, Golb argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the deposit of a diverse library from Jerusalem, placed at Qumran by those in flight who wanted to preserve their treasures, rather than the excusive writings of the Essene sect.
\nNot only is Bob back blogging, but he\u2019s fired up with a good post about the difference between pastoring parishioners and pastoring missionally<\/a>.
\n Picture of the week<\/a>: Any comment?
\nSome economist type explain this to me: 10.5 Billion<\/a>?!
\nI suggest you keep your eyes on Marko\u2019s site<\/a>, as he is beginning a series about teenagers, and who knows more about them than Marko? (Other than my wife Kris.) This first one is very good.
\n1. Here is t he best Democrat possibility<\/a> for President in 2008. His name is Barack Obama. When he declares, I\u2019ll make a prediction. (Denny Burk, you scared?)
\n2. My doctor explained to me years ago that decaffeinated coffee has all the cousins and relatives of caffeine, so this report doesn\u2019t surprise me<\/a>. But I have two questions: Why do all those folks in the New England like Dunkin\u2019 Donuts coffee so much? And what is the unique taste in Dunkin Donuts coffee?
\n3. I\u2019ve said for years that the difference between Republicans and Democrats is this: What\u2019s good for you is good for the world (Republicans) and what\u2019s good for the world is good enough for you (Democrats). Hard times for such slogans, but Bush will be stumping about his success at the economic level<\/a>.
\n4. OK, Jim, but when is middle-age<\/a>? 36, 45, 50? I liked this post \u2014 so true.
\n5. Congrats to Luke and Annika <\/a>for running up at Niagara Falls the other day.
\n6. Controversy among the Southern Baptists about tongues; tightening the rope at Southwestern<\/a>. I must admit that what comes to mind for me is that different groups struggle with issues on wildly different cycles. I thought this battle was fought in the hey-day of the charismatic movement<\/a>. The question: Could Paul teach there? I think of Robt Frost: when I put up a wall, I\u2019d like to know just who I\u2019m walling out.
\n7. What do we look forward to the most? Barna report<\/a>. Any comments?
\n8. Starting locally: nice thoughts from Jamie Arpin-Ricci<\/a>.
\n9. Susan Arnold\u2019s post on \u201c scars that preach<\/a>.\u201d Ruminating and searching title.
\n10. Who are the Red-Letter Christians<\/a>? Are they purple?, that\u2019s what I want to know.
\n11. The Spock Church<\/a>.
\nSports:
\nHere\u2019s the question: What do you say when you encounter a sports celebrity? I saw Rex Grossman, the fast-rising Bears QB, last weekend at the airport and I was tempted to ask him this: \u201cWhat was going on offensively against the Cardinals?\u201d But I thought better and said, \u201cNice win, Rex.\u201d He said, \u201cThanks.\u201d Neither of us told the truth. I passed by him on the plane and he was playing golf on his Blackberry \u2014 or whatever.
\nIs the future of the Cubs the \u201cgyroball\u201d? Read Luke\u2019s post on it<\/a>.
\nIt looks like I was wrong on the World Series. I thought the Cards were done-for and the Tigers on a roll.
\nTime of the year when I begin thinking about NCAA basketball. I love it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"