Random

• R.G. Lewis has a good post explaining the decision to move back to the States to be near aging parents. ~ Link

• "SwiftFuel" -- $2 cheaper per gallon than gasoline -- fuel replacement that works in ordinary unmodified cars ~ Link

• Scot McKnight reviews Martin Marty’s new church history book The Christian World -- small steps toward including Africa, Asia, Latin America in the story ~ Link

• Yesterday I spoke at chapel at Covenant Village in Turlock (those people have always been so supportive) and then David and Kathy Ward drove us to Walnut Creek. This evening Cheryl's nieces graduated from Las Lomas High School. Pictured is Melanie, Charlie (Cheryl's brother), Sue, and Robyn. Tomorrow we fly to Irvine so we can see Kent become a college graduate on Sunday evening.

• What's the deal with Iowa? Did someone build an ark?