Random

✽ T&T Clark has sold publishing rights for Karl Barth's 14-volume edition of Church Dogmatics to Hendrickson, which will sell it for $99 through Christianbook.com. Great price! (I paid $350 for my set 25 years ago.) The footnotes alone, packed with historical theology references, make it a worthwhile investment -- even for those not particularly fond of Barth's approach. ~ link

✽ Implosion video of unsightly Texas Stadium ~ link

We have an ugly stadium in Phoenix, too, Unfortunately University of Phoenix Stadium, where the Cardinals play, is too new to replace. Why do they build football stadiums to look like space ships from a 1950's B-movie? Baseball stadiums, in contrast, are designed to have personality and character. (What? Me opinionated?)

✽ "When less is more: the case for teaching less math in schools" OR what happens when you put the psychologists in charge of curriculum development -- fascinating study which suggests that waiting until 6th grade or above to teach basic math is more effective. ~ link (via)

TOP PHOTO: Texas Stadium in its heyday
BOTTOM PHOTO: University of Phoenix Stadium