My sister sent me People’s exclusive link to "A Baby Changes Everything," from Faith Hill's upcoming Christmas album, Joy to the World.
Susan sent me a link to "The Gift of Doubt," about singer/songwriter Sara Groves and how her dark night of the soul led to a better understanding of God, his kingdom, and our role in it. Susan wrote, "I could just see it in your blog, which I enjoy so much. I sometimes spend an hour reading it, going to links, that perk my interest in other links, leading me to google other subjects, reading on and on. So, I thank you for sending me the Winning Ways with your blog and the links to your world in particular." Thanks for the good word, Susan!
Top 10 Everyday Things People Do To Ruin Their Cars.
YouTubevangelists: Faith leaders of all flavors have discovered the video pulpit: Time magazine featured eight popular YouTube videos to show how various faith communities have used the web to spread their faith.
“Perhaps the most intriguing thing about this series is that, if you watch the films in sequential order—the second film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), is actually a prequel that takes place one year before Raiders—you can chart a spiritual journey of sorts from paganism to Judaism to Christianity and, now, alas, to some sort of post-religious, pseudo-scientific, New Age sensibility. In a strangely microcosmic and presumably unintentional form, the spiritual journey of Indiana Jones happens to match that of the civilization which produced him.” (In Books and Culture’s “Indiana Jones and the Deadly Blather”)
Sensible Units will convert measurements into practical items. (HT: 33 Things at Culture 11)
“Dr. House is concerned about Vicodin addiction. No, not the neurotic physician from the medical drama House on Fox, but rather a real doctor, Dr. William House, who says that the series fails to show that the fictional House's addiction to Vicodin might well cause the doctor to lose his hearing (a documented side effect of abusing this prescription painkiller). He's also concerned by how frequently people are taking their health care cues from TV these days. ‘New research released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that people are receiving important health information from prime-time television shows,’ William House wrote in an essay for ABC News. ‘Although the study looked at the storyline of another medical drama and not House, M.D., the important finding is that 45.6% of the audience surveyed remembered the key medical information six weeks later. So what is the weekly message to the millions of viewers of House, M.D. on the safety of an addiction to Vicodin?’” [abcnews.com, 9/20/08] (HT: Plugged In Online’s “Culture Clips”)
Health? “No one can really articulate what the word means; no two people understand the concept in exactly the same way. And that includes you and your doctor.” (From a doctor, in the NYT piece, “Healthy Right Up to the Day You’re Not.”
Though this article is aimed at pastors, everyone should watch out for Facebook phishing scams.
“A woman can run the White House, just not her own house.” That was the Associated Press summary of what they see as the contradiction among many Southern Baptist leaders between their view of women in general and their support of Governor Palin’s candidacy in specific. Bill Leonard, often quoted when the press is looking for an opposition voice in stories on Southern Baptist life, said that support of Governor Palin is "something of a retraction of their old view." That needs a footnote to some dependable sources. "The SBC is so rooted now in the Republican Party that their theological judgment on this becomes an issue," he opined.
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