Hey everyone,
Hope you all had a good weekend. I’ve got a busy morning, so the post today will be a little bit different. Instead of five, full-fledged entries, I’m just going to do a rundown of some of the weekend’s most interesting stories … Thanks everyone; As always, I love to hear any comments you have!
Minstry marketing guru Chris Forbes has posted a free e-book that looks at how pastors can you use Facebook to grow their churches
This Friday night, May 16th, Sheikh Khalid Yasin will speak at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. The title of his lecture is 'Survival of the Community Means Change" (see the event flyer here). Who is Khalid Yasin, and why is this relevant? Here's a sampling of his positions, courtesy of Patrick Poole of Central Ohioans Against Terrorism, who broke this story:
There's a report over at U.S. News and World Report that Mike Huckabee is on McCain's short list for VP. Sounds like a trial balloon to me, but read below:
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and this video of some of the earthquake's damage in China's Sichuan Province is quite powerful. Originally from a Chinese newscast, it shows a small picture of the overall damage from this massive earthquake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.
China's strongest earthquake in 32 years has dealt its Sichuan Province a devastating blow, killing at least 8,700 people in the surrounding area.
Every few months, a major publication will run a short story about the atrocities going on the the Democratic Republic of Congo, but really no one seems to be talking about it in the mainstream press.
This week, Code Pink is at it again, protesting in front of the Marine Recruiting Station in Berkley, California. What's really unfortunate is that outrages like these have become so commonplace that they are no longer outrages -- just one more bizarre event in a long, strange parade we call the news.
And greetings to all!
It’s interesting to note that when one pulls back the covers on our so-called civilized veneer, many of the creepy crawly issues of the heart emerge.
Although many would not admit that we harbor any prejudice against any other people group or that it held any influence over us, recent discourse in the political arena has once again produced the “race card.”
"We put a giant cross made out of Texas limestone that will serve as the altar, but also serve as a landmark on our place for years to come," President Bush told ABC's Good Morning America. "That's where she's going to get married, right in front of this Texas limestone altar with a cross on it -- by our lake."
The Brody File is in Puerto Rico taking a look at how the island is preparing for the Democratic Primary.