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HOW BAD ARE BANANAS? The Carbon Footprint of Everything ~ CSM

THE CONNA-ERITREAN HOUSE FELLOWSHIP Choir lead part of our worship on Pentecost Sunday, June 12th. The video is up on the MasterPieceChurch.org website. One song is in Ethiopian, one is in Eritrean, and one is in one of the regional Eritrean dialects.

I NOW HAVE the SBL Greek New Testament on my Kindle reader -- free download ~ link

THE CHALMERS CENTER is reporting sales of 100K copies of When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself-- a must read for anyone who works with the poor or marginalized at home or abroad. ~ link

A RECENT UN survey revealed that 40% of the US adult population does not know what a refugee is. World Refugee Day is June 20th. ~ link

CHRISTIANITY EXPLORED, another intro to Christianity course developed in England, is now available in the US. In many ways it's similar to the Alpha course but the video segments are shorter, more graphically developed, the focus is on exploring through the lens of one gospel -- that of Mark, and there is less emphasis on Charismatic gifts. ~ link