“‘Come By Here,’ a song deeply rooted in black Christianity’s vision of a God who intercedes to deliver both solace and justice, by the 1960s became the pallid pop-folk sing-along ‘Kumbaya.’ And ‘Kumbaya,’ in turn, has lately been transformed into snarky shorthand for ridiculing a certain kind of idealism, a quest for common ground.” The NYT explores the history of “Kumbaya.”
E-Mail From Aunt Accidentally Opened
Slate observes that a woman’s chances of winning an Oscar increase when she’s playing a morally-loose character.
Dad’s churchgoing habits, much more than Mom’s practice, can predict whether a child will grow up to be a churchgoer: “If a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. If a father does go regularly, regardless of the practice of the mother, between two-thirds and three-quarters of their children will become churchgoers (regular and irregular). If a father goes but irregularly to church, regardless of his wife’s devotion, between a half and two-thirds of their offspring will find themselves coming to church regularly or occasionally. A non-practicing mother with a regular father will see a minimum of two-thirds of her children ending up at church. In contrast, a non-practicing father with a regular mother will see two-thirds of his children never darken the church door. If his wife is similarly negligent that figure rises to 80 percent!”
“There once was a woman named Behar. And she almost deserved it.”
Older entrepreneurs are more common than younger ones, though the focus is on the under-30 set. I wonder if church planting networks and conferences could learn from this article, since the focus of said networks and conferences is exclusively on those entering adulthood.
"When we learn to tolerate boredom, we find out who we really are." From a speaker at a conference promoting dullness, called Boring 2011.
Apparently “We’re Not In Kansas Anymore” is a favorite phrase--
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