It was Ben’s birthday yesterday – he turned 14. Esther gave him a magnetic set of the periodic table for his birthday. We went to the zoo in the morning so he could take lots of photos and try out the extension tubes he got for his birthday (for close up shots – of flowers, not animals ) In the afternoon we watched Who Framed [more]
People ask “Why” a lot when things happen like the Virginia Tech shooting. I love to hear about people whose response has been to ask a different question: “How can I help?” Rachel posted on the Justice and Compassion blog about Liviu Librescu, who saved the lives of his students on Monday, losing his own in the process. I posted on CatE about Lauren Bohn [more]
I found out how articulate and insightful Hemant was a little over a year ago, when I read the church reviews he wrote for Off The Map (the winning bidder in his ebay auction). I’ve been looking forward to reading about Hemant’s ‘further adventures’ since I heard he was writing a book. I was pleased to find this book is every bit as insightful as [more]
Last year I ran across a situation in which the pastor and founder of a large independent church resigned, after 28 years of leading it, when several men came forward and said he had inappropriately touched them. The pastor maintained his innocence; he said he was resigning because his credibility had been damaged. The elders supported his claim of innocence at the time of his [more]
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