Random

• UC Berkeley researchers have found that "children born in the high mold season, which generally encompasses the fall and winter months, have three times the odds of developing wheezing - often an early sign of asthma - by age 2 compared with those born at other times of the year." ~ link

• Dan Johnson reflects on the mission conference that was attached to the Covenant Midwinter gathering. The emphasis was on the holistic nature of the church's mission. ~ link

• Eric & Karyn have a slideshow of their Thai experience (they stayed a few days longer than we did and went several more places). ~ link

• AP: "The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan is an ordained Zen Buddhist." ~ link

• Phillip Tallon reviewing Scot McKnight's The Blue Parakeet: "On the one hand, McKnight makes biblical interpretation seem fun. On the other, he clearly shows that biblical interpretation is a messy process." Spot on. ~ link

• Quotable:

...I learn that Ramesh and his wife are headed into Northern India soon to plant a new church. It dawns on me right then, in a humid coffee shop in Delhi, that true radicalism has horrible pay, it takes years to see its fruit, and it requires that quiet, under-the-radar kind of love for people that Christ gave his life for. God is not speaking more profoundly to the good-looking loud ones... ~ Mike Barrett

• And now the Osteen Study Bible -- sort'a -- groan. ~ link

• Speaking of...



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