Wired magazine suggests some “Things Not to Say in a Facebook Status Update.”
You should read about Ryan Hall, the passionate young Christian running for the US in the Olympic marathon August 24.
Time magazine ran a fascinating cover story on Rick Warren, the purpose-driven pastor of Saddleback Church. He has an ambitious P.E.A.C.E. plan for global missions.
Kudos to CNN’s John Blake for a compelling article on race relations in American churches.
“Himalayan mountaineering is an inherently dangerous pastime, and climbers are always at risk from the unexpected. But mountaineering has become more dangerous in recent decades as the traditional expeditionary culture of the early- and mid-20th century, which had emphasized mutual responsibility and common endeavor, gave way to an ethos stressing individualism and self-preservation.” (“The Descent of Men”)
“‘Dead’ Man Awakens Before Autopsy, Shocks Doctors by Asking for Glass of Water” Yep, they expected him to ask for iced tea.
Forbes magazine named Austin the hardest-drinking city in the U.S.; this Statesman editorial expresses concern.
10 Ways to Pray for the Marriages of Your Adult Children.
Cool. Lightning bolt captured in slow motion.
Read what John McCain and Barack Obama told Time magazine about their Christian faith.
Ed Stetzer is an important voice among evangelicals, especially for the under-45 crowd, and he can't endorse Obama.
Stanley Kurtz reviewed Barack Obama’s newspaper articles written between 1996 and 2004, and he concludes that they portray “a Barack Obama sharply at variance with the image of the post-racial, post-ideological, bipartisan, culture-war-shunning politician familiar from current media coverage and purveyed by the Obama campaign. . . . The politician chronicled here is profoundly race-conscious, exceedingly liberal, free-spending even in the face of looming state budget deficits, and partisan. Elected president, this man would presumably shift the country sharply to the left on all the key issues of the day--culture-war issues included.”
“‘Elitist’ is another word for ‘arrogant,’ which is another word for ‘uppity,’ that old calumny applied to blacks who stood up for themselves,” according to David Shipler in the LA Times (HT: OpinionJournal). That’s not all. Shipler says that casting Obama as ‘out of touch’ “plays harmoniously with the traditional notion of blacks as ‘others’ and saying he is ‘not ready’ is “a phrase employed often when blacks are up for promotion.” And when someone mocks Obama for the emptiness of his eloquence, it’s an echo of the “slander that blacks had more show than substance.” In other words, no matter what objection is raised about Obama, Shipler says it’s a sign of being a closet racist. Ga-a-a-h!
10 mispronunciations that make you sound stupid. I’d also add “Revelations” when you’re speaking about the book of Revelation, and “Send in the calvary” when you’re speaking about the “cavalry,” like those that rode to the rescue in old Westerns.
MIT scientists say, “We Can Cut Fuel Consumption 50 Percent in 25 Years.”
Natalie Angier of the NY Times reflects on the powerful, unappreciated sense of smell.
Science explores the benefits of boredom.
Why do we capitalize the word “I”?
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