Random

• There is a new Covenant church starting in Santa Clarita, California. That's a place that's been on my radar for awhile. Exciting opportunity! ~ link

• We went bowling with our PIBC community group this evening. The guys in our group, all Chuukese, had never been before. (There are no bowling allies in Chuuk. They have beautiful lagoons but no bowling allies.) So, all four of them ended up with scores higher than mine. Sigh.

• Have you tried the Hershey's Kisses with coconut? Very smooth.

• It appears that a school in Sheffield, England is trying to ban the word "school" -- because of the negative associations -- for the parents. Okey-dokey... ~ link

• The Economist: "Why immigration is good for America's business" -- If hospitality isn't enough of a reason in and of itself here is something more "bottom-line" -- other than the hospitality. I wonder if one of the reasons that God modeled radical hospitality (hesed) because ultimately we end up benefiting from our own openness and generosity -- a "byproduct." ~ link