Prayer will be a major focus in Israel this weekend. Three significant events are taking place.
It almost seems too surreal to be true- I'm eating decadent dim sum, listening to the smooth Mandarin of my Beijing-born table companion telling me about his ten years of living in Europe. The odd thing about this interaction, is that I could be having this conversation on just about every continent on earth, from Africa to Australia, but here I am, at Seattle's Jade Garden Restaurant.
I'll be out of town until Monday, so I figured I'd leave you with a fresh post before I go. As always, I love to hear your thoughts and comments ... see you on Monday!
1. Christian Culture Vulture
Ten percent off! Does that get you excited when you are eyeing a new shirt at the mall and a sign proclaims that it is “On Sale” but they are only taking 10% off the regular price? If it was a $100 shirt, you would only save $10.
Doesn’t really seem like that big of a deal, does it?
We're down here in San Juan, Puerto Rico and we made our way to Hato Rey where the Obama camp has setup shop. I spoke with Temo Figueroa, Obama's national field director about the importance of Puerto Rico and how the campaign is reaching out to voters.
Haven't we seen this script before? When John McCain was cruising towards the Republican nomination, the pundits and party officials were calling on Mike Huckabee to get out of the race because he would be hurting the Republican Party. He didn't listen. He only got out when McCain clinched the nomination.
The Olympic torch relay hasn't been without its fair share of challenges, but none was as physically strenuous as what it endured earlier today. After a steady six-hour climb from the base camp, a 19-member team reached the top of the world, literally, atop Mount Everest.
The baby weighed one kilo. He was so very tiny. His cry was so faint, only someone within arms length could hear it. Standing there in the field hospital in Lui in south Sudan, I marveled that the little guy was still alive.
From SARs to bird flu, China's had its fair share of medical scares. Now a new outbreak of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) has caused a new wave of panic nationwide. Nationwide, nearly seventeen thousand children have been diagnosed with this highly contagious disease this year, and 28 have died from it, according to the latest numbers.
After a long night working hard in old San Juan, The Brody File was up and running this morning making an appearance by phone on The 700 Club to discuss the state of the Democratic race. Watch above.