Christians Suffer in the Delivery Room
Chris Brauns offers a reflection on suffering. “Would you not agree that there is a fundamental difference between pain in the cancer ward and agony in the delivery room? One is suffering that brings life; the other is that of death.”
Compassion Today
The current edition of Compassion Today has a feature article I wrote reflecting on my time with Compassion in Dominican Republic. It offers a bit of a round-up of my thoughts a few months after returning home.
Great Right North
I found this an interesting article: “Reports last week that the recession is draining Social Security and Medicare funds were just one more reminder that the United States needs to fix its finances. For inspiration, why not look to Canada? Long derided by American conservatives as “socialist” and praised by the left for its generous government spending, Canada is casting off those stereotypes. Over the past few years, while U.S. politicians presided over huge increases in spending and debt, the Canadian government tightened its belt, slashed tax rates and balanced budgets.”
John Calvin Bobblehead
You know you want one…
The High Cost of Poverty
This article from the Washington Post does a great job of showing that you have to be rich to be poor. “Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact of life that reality television and magazines don’t often explain.”
Facebook: Connecting Us in Life and Death
What happens to your Facebook account when you die? And if Facebook is so great a part of people’s lives, how does it factor into their deaths? Here is an article that answers some of the questions.
Deal of the Day: New Park Street Pulpit
You can save 80% on Spurgeon’s New Park Street Pulpit 3-Volume set. “A dynamic collection of classic sermons from the Prince of Preachers! Written in 1854 just five years after his conversion, these memorable messages reflect Spurgeon’s considerable gifts: word pictures, pointed applications, concern for people, and a heart for God. Preachers will value these early messages as excellent models, and laypeople will enjoy them as devotional reading. Three hardcovers.”
