Geography, Telecast also links here. Now linked at the right. About her:

I’m a university lecturer. “Lecturer” is a misnomer. Actually, I’m a discusser. I stand in front of classes of various sizes and discuss history and religion until the brains of undergraduate Pakistanis dribble out their undergraduate Pakistani ears. Then I give them midterms. Then I fail a substantial percentage.

Also, she's the first Muslim to link. Welcome.

In Distrust of Movements

[via IdeaJoy]

Strange bedfellows: the Evangelicals and the Aquarians

[via Think Christian.NET]

What Should I Be Learning Again?

Grade-Fixing Scandal Rocks Vacation Bible School

[via The Wittenburg Door Insider Newsletter]

Vacation Bible Schools Your Child Should Skip

[via Loud Time, HT: ThinkChristian.Net]

35:

The second number in the 30s that contain digits that have a difference of two.

Same with the prime factorization of 35.

I turned 35 the other day, also known as 12783 days. (Whew! I made it!)

Yes, I like numbers sometimes, including this song (by Kraftwerk):

Faithful by Fantasy?

The latest Harry Potter book and movie have given a higher media profile to the Christian fantasy fiction book market.

Parents are looking for a "safe" alternative to the secular fantasy worlds that often include gore and witchcraft, moral grey areas, depth of character development and thought-provoking themes. The Christian "speculative fiction" niche was developed to meet this need. {continued...}

[via The Wittenburg Blog]

God of the Universe vs. God of the World

Prince of Peace - God of War

[via Bene Diction Blogs On]

When all the arguments for a failed war collapse, make God your argument.

[via Ethics Daily, HT: Mainstream Baptist]

With The Rest Of It...

This is magic. Work for what you want.

[via Hope Springs Intermittent]

Being positive is only meaningful in the context of being realistic.

[via satire and theology]

The ending of a story is inextricably tied up with the rest of it. It flows from what precedes it, but it also shapes and reshapes everything that precedes it. The ending of a story can tell us what the story means -- it can give meaning to all that precedes it.

[via slacktivist]

What's Your Strategy?



[via indexed]



[via Allan Tan's Blog]

Bringing Prosperity?

Interviews: Brian McLaren and Stephen Mansfield (author of The Faith Of George W. Bush). "Interview": John Hagee

Also includes: James Dobson Teaches Luke 14:26, Inelegant Design Developments, Failed Christian Board Games, The Emergent's Creed, Jesus' Bumper Stickers, Neo-Fundamentalists at Your Door, and Bob Larson's Latest: HELP SAVE ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BABY!. Much more, of course.

Loser of the Month: W.W. Norton & Company and author David Wallis, Last Word: The New Jerusalem