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The end is in sight for Moammar Gadhafi. The beginning is in sight for the people of Libya. Monday update: Here’s the latest from The Guardian. • The vast majority of Tripoli is under rebel control after opposition fighters swept into the capital over the weekend. The rebels’ flag is now hanging over Green Square in the city centre. The rebels’ sudden success has variously been put down to Nato’s help, the strength of the forces in the western mountains,... Read more
So with no job, my music-buying budget is non-existent. Many years ago as a writer and editor of music reviews, I had that sweet deal of free CDs in the mail begging for my attention. But that was many years ago. These days, I’m pretty much out of the loop music-wise, but I still hear tell of new albums that I’d like to hear more of. So in an effort to bring myself a bit more up to speed, I... Read more
Jeremiah 29:7-9 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let the prophets and the diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream, for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in... Read more
From Stuff Fundies Like: “The Witness Stick” Billed as “a walking stick … specifically designed for Christians,” it comes with the colors of The Wordless Book painted on. The marketers of Witness Sticks provide a precise summary/example of the “witnessing tool” concept: Witness Sticks have been very effective just by leaning against a wall in a cubical or office or against a store counter where people see it and ask you, “What is this stick all about?” … That question... Read more
Good news today from Jonesboro, Ark.: Three men convicted of the murder of three West Memphis boys have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a deal with prosecutors that will have them released from prison with time already served. Damien Echols, Jesse Misskelley and Jason Baldwin have been imprisoned since being convicted in the 1993 slayings of Boy Scouts Stevie Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers. In a hearing Friday in Jonesboro, Circuit Court Judge David Laser said that the... Read more
Where does Brian Moynihan go to church? And how is it that he still feels comfortable there? Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, “plans to cut at least 3,500 jobs in the upcoming months, with the possibility that thousands of additional positions could also be eliminated.” In a memo to the bank’s senior management obtained by The New York Times, Moynihan explained the betrayal and abandonment of 3,500 of his workers by saying, “We owe it to our customers... Read more
For the day it will come when the proud will fall … “Way Down in the Hole,” Tom Waits “Way Down Now,” World Party “The Way I Was Made,” Griffin House “The Way of Love,” Charlie Peacock “The Way of Men,” Mark Heard “The Way We Make a Broken Heart,” John Hiatt “The Way You Look Tonight,” Ella Fitzgerald “The Way You Look Tonight,” Frank Sinatra “The Way You Look Tonight,” Fred Astaire “The Way You Make Me Feel,” Michael... Read more
First, do no harm. I appreciate that the U.S. Postal Service is facing a world of reduced revenue due to the Internet. But right now, in the middle of a yearslong jobs emergency, is not the time for talk of layoffs. Until the jobs crisis is resolved — i.e., for the foreseeable future — the USPS should not be considering 120,000 layoffs. Until the jobs crisis is resolved, the USPS should not be considering 120 layoffs. It should not even... Read more
Roger Olson on “When did evangelicalism start to go wrong (right)?” The Battle for the Bible launched an evangelical heresy-hunt that reached epic proportions within just a few years. … One by one, evangelical and Baptist denominations and institutions imposed inerrancy statements on their employees and faculties. Fuller is one evangelical seminary that did not give in to the pressure, although Fuller faculty members had to publish numerous defenses of their belief in the authority of Scripture to fight off... Read more
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