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Kilmar Ábrego García says he was tortured in El Salvadorian prison. Hundreds... - Kilmar Ábrego García says he was tortured in El Salvadorian prison. Hundreds of people are still there, sent there from the US by the Trump administration ...

Foxconn Mysteriously Tells Chinese Workers To Quit India and Return To China - Apple's expansion in India has hit a snag as Foxconn has sent over 300 Chinese workers back to China, potentially reducing production efficiency just as ma...

Why mission-driven brands build the strongest communities - Four ways to develop and incorporate mission as a strategic lever In today’s business landscape, the most successful brands aren’t just selling products...

TikTok is being flooded with racist AI videos generated by Google’s Veo 3 - Google and TikTok have rules against this sort of thing, but it doesn't seem to matter.

The 2024 Best Illusion of the Year Winners - Is this dancer spinning or not? No, the "movement" is implied by the shifting contrast of the edges and contours. The illusion titled The Static Spin by ...

The latest AI news we announced in June - Here are Google’s latest AI updates from June 2025

American History part 4 -- From Carter to Obama - This is taking longer than I anticipated. I guess 250 years is a long time. 1. From Revolution to Fracture 2. From Civil War to World War 3. From Roar to ...

listen well - 19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for human anger does not pr...

Swedish property prices continue downward trend - Swedish property prices continued to fall in June, and it looks like they'll keep falling, according to SBAB chief economist Robert Boije.

Productivity, AI and pushback - Typesetters did not like the laser printer. Wedding photographers still hate the iphone. And some musicians are outraged that AI is now making mediocre pop...

Reimagining capital: Inside Acumen’s next chapter with Carsten Stendevad - In this Q&A, Acumen’s new president and CIO shares what drew him to impact, how he sees Acumen’s future, and why now matters. The post Reimagining capita...

Essay by Amy Frykholm: *The Search* for Sunday, July 6, 2024 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

Ben Smith and His Uke - Here's a new (old) one for me. I'd not heard of Ben Smith before, but here he is, playing a song he co-wrote, "I'm Looking for a Union Sweetheart." I haven...

Keep going, if you are going in the right direction, Proverbs 10 - In my Bible reading for 2025 (I'm not reading through the Bible this year. I'm taking a deeper dive into particular books.) I've arrived at Proverbs 10....

Were the Dark Ages really dark? - A quite interesting article from 2022. It makes some strong points, including the point that to claim that the entire period of the 500s to 1500s is the Da...

I’ve launched on Substack - I’ve started posting regularly, sometimes daily, on Substack. Here’s a link I’d invite you to follow. https://open.substack.com/pub/staffordt/p/quite-a-wee...

Chinese churches in Los Angeles and nearby - A friend asked me: “Is there an Asian American church in LA County you’d recommend? Also any Chinese churches in LA County are welcomed too.” And while I...

Jews, Greeks and the Universals: Truth, Goodness and Beauty - *"Plato formulated what he named the “universals” as the True, the Good, and the Beautiful. He held that if we are to live a whole and mature life, the ...

funeral dirges and a new song. - photo cred: m&m Every so often I find myself imagining what a compilation of the soundtrack of my life would be like based solely on the music or sounds ...

Bắn Cá Thần Tài – Trải Nghiệm Game Săn Cá Đầy Hứa Hẹn - Bắn cá thần tài là một trò chơi trực tuyến thú vị đã thu hút được sự chú ý của rất nhiều người chơi tại Việt Nam. Với đồ họa 3D đẹp mắt và luật chơi đơn gi...

Texas man wastes $4k smashing a Taylor Swift "themed" guitar - [image: Taylor Swift.] A North Texas man recently spent $4000 on a guitar he believed was signed by Taylor Swift at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner in Wa...

Practical Planning- Part 6 - What about Service Projects? Service projects build bridges into the heart of our communities. Service projects involve meeting a specific need of an or...

More photos from Tokyo’s most overgrown hotel - Regularly returning to certain areas is a key part of my photography. For starters, the scenes involving people are always going to be different, plus, and...

Tom Houston - Tom Houston was one of the most highly-gifted leaders of his generation. In July 1989 he became the fourth International Director of what was still then ...

Mathematicians Have Found The Ninth Dedekind Number, After 32 Years of Searching - From the article: “Grasping the concept of a Dedekind number is difficult for non-mathematicians, let alone working it out. In fact, the calculations invol...

The Value Of A Person Versus The Value Of Labor - Index - Index The Value Of A Person Versus The Value Of Labor (Part 1) The Value Of A Person Versus The Value Of Labor (Part 2) The Value Of A Person Versus The Va...

How to increase Cycling Endurance - 10 Bike Training Tips - Cycling is a fantastic sport that not only keeps you fit but also allows you to explore the outdoors while enjoying the fresh air. If you're an avid savvy ...

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Easily track your packages with new Gmail features - New Gmail features make it easier to track your packages.

The quiet rise of Christian dominionism - Jerry Falwell wanted to prepare America for the end of the world. Ted Cruz’s evangelical backers want to take America over.

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Common Issues For Commercial Laundry Machines - When it comes to operating a commercial laundry, you have a lot of responsibilities and that includes having a supply of commercial laundry parts. You must...

Resilience - Resilience We are in the midst of a very tough season: COVID, polarization over race, politics and more. This is taking a toll on our families, our friends...

Why You Should Consider IRA Approved Precious Metals - People World Wide invest in gold or precious metals. Most millionaires and billionaires say they hold 80% of their portfolio in metals. So why are so man...

A Call for Prayer - Afghanistan is in a dire position. The US has withdrawn our military support, and the Taliban has taken control of the government. It is easy to watch the ...

Best Phone Plans 26 - *Verizon Shared Data 5 GB:* Verizon’s Shared Data 5 GB plan starts at $65 and gives you 5 GB of high-speed data and unlimited data at slower speeds. You...

Study Notes on 1 Timothy 2:1-15 - *Purpose. *Lays out general instructions which Timothy is to give all the church at Ephesus with reference to prayer and public worship, including specif...

A new location… - In order to make life a wee bit easier I am providing you with a link to the YouTube channel where these videos are located. Perhaps for the future simply ...

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING 3 - A little background to this story. I have been a fan of *The Waltons* from the beginning of the series. In 2017 I attended the 45th anniversary celebr...

What Are You Measuring – Expanded - When I posted this on my blog I had no idea I would get some many emails asking for more clarification on how to go about deciding on what to measure and h...

List of Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Brands - Looking for an eco friendly laundry detergent? There are lots of great brands to choose from, with different pros and cons. We’ve gathered up a complete li...

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Visit the Internet Monk Archives - 20 Years of Internet Monk For twenty years, Michael Spencer, Chaplain Mike and a number of other writers described and discussed the post-evangelical life,...

Eric Metaxas punching a man on a bike - First tweet: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1299415158322855944 Last tweet: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1299787151115132928 Whole thread: ...

This feed has moved and will be deleted soon. Please update your subscription now. - The publisher is using a new address for their RSS feed. Please update your feed reader to use this new URL: *http://justthinking.typepad.com/nordenson/a...

After the Protests, Now What? - After absorbing the video of George Floyd gasping for breath under the knee of a policeman, the country erupted in protest. The anger and frustration of b...

The Old Man and the Sea: Papa’s Cruciform Writing - La entrada The Old Man and the Sea: Papa’s Cruciform Writing se publicó primero en jesus the radical pastor.

Entrepreneurs Top Concerns about Selling a Business - Most entrepreneurs care about the company they’ve built and this often impacts their decisions to sell. These concerns include their people, their legacy...

Save an additional 15% on these industry-leading VPNs in honor of President's Day - Presidents’ Day and VPNs may not be a natural fit at first glance. But think about it for a minute. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both Ameri...

The Venezuela Conversation at Menlo Church - I am being asked about Venezuela. Last year we hosted an event at Menlo Church which outlined the historical issues and economic problems with Venezuela. W...

Keeping Advent in the midst of marketplace hysteria - In response to some questions on Twitter, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts. I have been delighted and grateful to see that many people from various trad...

Introducing Math Symbols for Union and Intersection - Our reader’s question is: “There are two sets of symbols for” connection “and” intersection. ” One is ∪ and upside down ∩, and the other is ∨ and ∧. What...

Practicing a Psalm of the Day - In this video, Dallas Willard said (notes by Doug Webster): I recommend studying Chapter 15 in William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life - W...

Aquinas on emotion, pt. 1 (ST 2.22) - The account of the emotions (or passions) serves an important role in the anthropology of Thomas Aquinas' *Summa theologica*, being situated between the ...

For Dr. Thompson - (photo credit, John Thompson) “He’s the toughest grader you will have at Fuller!” These words did not ease my anxious spirit that January as I geared up fo...

Commonly Used Toxic Materials in Matresses - As an intern working with Your Guide to Green, I’ve discovered some shocking information about the mattress you sleep on every night. Did you know that t...

Coming Home from Palestine - *By Cat Knarr, Manager of Covenant Kids Congo* When I came back from my first trip to my grandfather’s homeland in Palestine, my soul ached. Within th...

Devotional: The Present and Future Kingdom, Matthew 13:24-43 - Matthew 13:24-43 contains the second round of Jesus’ parables in this central teaching section of the Gospel. As with the soils parable, Matthew has str...

New Training Resource for Pastors - In partnership with Loving Utah, a church plant network, Ross Anderson is leading a team to create an extensive training curriculum for pastors and church ...

Samantha Bee's Christmas Comedy Video Depicts ICE Agents Raiding Nativity Scene - Controversial comedian Samantha Bee who last year described a CPAC attendee as having "Nazi hair" because of the way his head was shave due to stage 4 canc...

Should Halloween Be Legal In The Church? (Video Podcast) - We decided to do something a little bit different (and a lotta bit weird) and put together this video podcast episode around Halloween and the church’s p...

Air and Space Museum for Halloween -

New Article Released to Publisher: Communication— IT’s Key to Success - We all struggle with something. As a profession, IT generally struggles with communication. In this article I share some ideas that have worked for me, a...

The first time is never the best - At the beginning of term, a ceramics teacher divided his students into two groups, Group A and Group B. To Group A he said: “I want you to make as many p...

Medicine and Religion - I recently sat down with a member of a local parish nursing movement to discuss their work. At the front line of many healthcare issues, they are acutely a...

AfriGadget.com relaunch - We’re back online with our old blog! What started in 2006 by Erik Hersman, founder/co-founder of Ushahidi.com, Brck.com and other ventures, was quickly tur...

Say hello to the new Hire, a smarter, faster way to recruit, by Google - With thelaunch of Hire last year, we simplified the hiring process by integrating it into the tools where recruiters already spend much of their day—Gmai...

Simple Cell Phones for Senior Citizens - Some will ask the question of why the cell phones for seniors would need to be any different from the more typical type of cell phone The reason for this i...

The Entertainment Industry - In ut quam sem. Fusce ut ultrices orci. Phasellus orci leo, blandit sit amet ultrices eget, ultricies ac justo. Cras iaculis tortor ac leo ornare tincidunt...

Agoraphobic Traveller, globetrotting from home via Google streetview - Jacqui Kenny is searching for the perfect Google street photo (Wired), as seen on her Instagram feed, Agoraphobic Traveller/ Streetview Portraits. Kenny es...

10 Online Clothing Retailers With Awesome Return Policies - Buying clothes in a store—once the *only* way to shop—now seems almost antiquated. Why limit yourself to merely one designer, or even all the options ava...

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Here's How Long You're Contagious When You Have a Cold - Jake Rossen Sooner or later, cold or flu germs are going to take up unsolicited residence in your system. And next to the sneezing and coughing, anxiety o...

Holistic Transformation in South Africa - [image: dsc07624] In partnership with the Zimele Wethu Foundation, the lives of thousands women and children in South Africa are being transformed. Zimel...

October 13 (day 287 of 365) - Old Testament Jeremiah 29:24-32, Jeremiah 30, Jeremiah 31:1-14 New Testament 2 Thessalonians 2 Psalms & Proverbs Psalm 119:33-40

Evangelical Views of the 2016 Election: Swimming Against the Stream, An Evangelical Vote for Gary Johnson - Women's Ministry Council Co-Founder is a long-time Libertarian. In the history of the United States, when Americans have begun to question or feel as if ...

The Church Then and Now - ABIDING IS THE SECRET OF FRUITFULNESS–John 15:1-8 Whereas most people speak in terms of wanting to be successful, Jesus emphasizes that his servants shou...

Muslim Dating And How It’s Done - As a single or unattached Muslim you have probably visited several Muslim matrimonial websites with the hope of finding your Muslim match or better half. M...

What I Learned in Planning 2016 Ash Wednesday services - I am publishing my Ash Wednesday liturgy for the benefit of a couple of my friends who wanted to see what we had done this year at St. Andrew's. Over the p...

- This year has been different. For months before marriage God spoke to my heart of new things, prepared my soul to cling to His promise, “Behold, I am doing...

Myers-Briggs is dead long live Myers-Briggs - Some of my students at George Fox have asked me about this article that declares the Myers-Briggs test to be totally meaningless. Then I’ve seen it re-post...

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- *GOLDEN OLDIES* Last weekend I brought a cardboard box labeled O*ld Publications *in from the garage. I packed the box in Flagstaff, AZ eleven years ago wh...

Greetings from Within the “Cone of Uncertainty”! - Hi all. The uncertainty above refers to the way they forecast hurricanes – southern FL is currently within that “cone” for Tropical Storm Erika. The term a...

- I'm heading back to Jerusalem! For another volunteer experience with Bridges for Peace. During my previous times there, I blogged about everything I did an...

New DMin course at South University on world and new religions - I am pleased to recommend a new online DMin course through South University College of Theology on world religions. I was asked to design this 11 week co...

Intimacy - *“When Covenanters worship, we celebrate God’s story through expressions rooted in our culture. Our worship creates a sense of intimacy with both God and...

Help Needed – With Love - Sometimes it is so obvious that God is moving that it is almost frightening. It is sort of like being invited into an event that is already orchestrated, b...

There once was a blog - Last month Rebecca said "If you're going to keep listing the blog in our church newsletter, you should update it sometime." Which makes perfect sense. It ...

My Friend and Kindred Spirit - Dr. Chris Perez and Dr. Debbie Erickson Let me tell you about my friend, Dr. Debbie. I was immediately drawn to Debbie because she, like me, is a haole (...

Quest Church has purchased the building formerly known as Mars Hill Church. Full transparency: Here’s why and how. - Update: Quest is currently renovating our new space and will be hosting our first service in our new location on Sunday, September 13. I have some big news...

On Christmas - I was young when I understood how cruel the world was. I grew up on a sheep and cattle ranch and witnessed life and death in its rawness. A prairie chic...

11 Practical Ps of Street Level Ministry - Per request, this is the “executive summary” of my talk at the Pacific Islands University *Equipping for Ministry Conference* held in Barrigada, Guam, N...

The End | The Beginning - Dear visitors and friends, This garden (blog) has been a wonderful experience for me. After being less active on it the last three years, I wondered whethe...

Common Places: A New Forum for Old Conversations - Michael Allen and Scott Swain, editors of Common Places [We just launched a new version of this blog. We recommend you read Allen and Swain's new post here...

What I Did on My Summer Vacation - I am now back in the office and reflecting on my summer break. This year Kara and I made no big trips as a couple or family. We cleaned the house getting r...

Mengenal Filosofi - *Filosofi* atau *filsafat* adalah ilmu yang membahas tentang fenomena atau gejala yang terjadi di dunia secara mendasar dan kritis. Filosofi merupakan ilmu...

Thailand, last day of visit -

- Our friends from Redwood City are due to arrive this afternoon. The whole team will be with us here in Marseille for a little over a week. But two of t...

Bunk Bed Giveaway! - Epoch Design stocks their furniture in Costco stores, and the company is giving away a McKenzie Twin bunk bed set from the Redding store! We've been plann...

Merry Christmas - Christmas trees come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Guam has its share of such variety. Just imagine this particular tree as ours this year! Thanks....

New Academic Dean for Institute for Worship Studies - Today, the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (where I serve on the board of trustees) announced the appointment of a new academic dean. IWS is...

How are apps making prayer social - Here in San Francisco this weekend for the hackathon event, Code for the Kingdom (presented by Leadership Network, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Carpente...

Steps To Setting Up A Home Based Small Business - The steps we are showcasing here are not just applicable for an online business but for any small business. What’s the difference between a hobby and a bus...

Sack that QUARTERBACK! - This was the first year for tackle football in our home! It was exciting and frightening all at the same time. Luckily for me - the worrying Mother - Cale...

A New Blog - If by some miracle there's anyone who still ventures by these parts, I thought I'd let you know that I started a new blog today. It's called "Clipping In, ...

ReKnew - ReKnew has been launched! I'm excited to share with you my new website and updated blog posts HERE. You'll find a wealth of material on the new site that w...

WE ARE MOVING! - In a spirit of itineracy, the Bishop's blog is moving to a new web page. You can now find Bishop Willimon's blogs, articles, videos, and podcasts at his ow...

A Time To Blog & A Time To Stop - As I type this post I'm thinking of Ecclesiastes 3--if I'm honest, it's actually the Birds singing the song patterned after the text: To everything, turn, ...

UPDATE & NDY GIG - Hello blog peeps. Long time no talk (except I yap everyday on Twitter). I miss this!! I didn’t intent to blog again until the ReKnew site was launched (af...

No words necessary - I came across a picture the other night on Facebook that I promptly shared. It had no explanation, no tag, no link, no credit, no nothing. Just a 4-word ph...

The Emperor's Garden - The Emperor instructed the gardener to set up the new court's garden. "I want you to plant five trees growing the Crataan fruit," the Emperor said, "Becaus...

Lessons from the Journey III - This one is a very simple one. The lesson is *Servanthood*. Simply put, it's been the discovery of the joy that can be found in serving others. This has fo...

Leaving TypePad - This blog has existed on TypePad since its inception. However, as of tonight (overnight in the Western Hemisphere) it will be migrating to a WordPress inst...

Baccalaureate & Graduation 2011: PIU - Sunday, May 8, PIU held it "Graduates' Worship Service" at Onnuri Korean Church in Mangilao, Guam. Here at the left are the ladies that graduated . . . ...

Combined A/G institution would be named Evangel University - This important tidbit of info slipped past my previous reading of a news release from the Assemblies of God about the proposal to consolidate Evangel Unive...

Off and Running - Spring Semester 2011 is off and running and is already in it's fourth week. Pictured here are some of our girls meeting for dorm devotions on the basketbal...

Penguins (Thanks Mick) - Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica – where do they go? Wonder no more ! ! ! It is a known fact that the penguin is...

Merry Christmas - *A **Nativity Scene** was erected in a church yard. * *During the night the folks came across this scene.* [image: cid:62497D5087054ABB9D219A397FA8372E@PREF...

We're moving...in cyberworld, anyway. - It's time. Farewell Blogger...we're moving on to easier places that inspire me to blog, unlike this unfavorable service you provide. They even imported all...

Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit to Britain - Cambridge, England, September 20, 2010 I have spent the last few days watching the coverage of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain. The Pope has show...

Students Lobby for Smart Phones in Class - This falls under the Changing Times category. It also falls under the "I'm feeling older" category. These suggestions may sound strange to people in my gen...

- August 2 It's Flame Tree season on Guam right now. The photo of this tree comes from one of Guam's small public parks. These trees are large and lovely, an...

New Site Design with New RSS Feed - Hey RSS Subscribers, We’ve finally redesigned the Church Marketing Sucks blog, and with the new look comes a new RSS feed. We hope you’ll check out the sit...

Apparently, Video Games Are Good For You... - By John Asante Remember all those times that mother dearest would tell you to "put down the controller, step away from the TV, go outside, and run around,"...

Take a Flying Leap - I'd like to take a moment to write about a misunderstood little rodent who makes his home in the Great White North. I'm speaking of the stout and furry "le...

LONG awaited update! - Dear Family Around the World, Greetings in the Love and Grace of Jesus! I know it has been many months since my last missal; as always, thanks for your p...

All for Now - That's all for now on the NLT Study Bible blog. We very well might renew this blogging effort in the future, but for now I'm focused on other things. I wou...

SPOTLIGHTS: Back in the Land of Blog - Greetings, I have not blogged for 1 year. But I am thinking that this is a valuable tool that I should be contributing to, so I am going to give it another...

I FIND THIS VERY INTERESTING! - Rare Brown and White Panda Could be the Result of Inbreeding http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/rare-brown-and-white-panda-could-be-the-result-of-inbre...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN ZAMBIA AND UGANDA - *Volunteer Opportunity Justo Mwale Theological University College Lusaka, Zambia* *Overview:* JMTUC was founded almost thirty years ago to serve both the...

Last post - This is my last post on grow-a-brain. Thanks for the nearly 20,000,000 visitors who checked in during the 7 years I blogged here. I can be found at my new,...

I'm Moving! - My blog was moved...click here! Check it out! Check out my photos, too!

BREAKING NEWS: NIV to be updated! - I (Peter Kirk) just received from Zondervan a letter announcing that the NIV Bible is to be updated in 2011. The announcement is at this website. Here are ...

CFBA Tour: Offworld - Check out my post about the current offering from the CFBA tour: Offworld, by Robin Parrish.

Orthodox Benedictine Monastery Receives Favorable Media Coverage - I'm very late in posting this, but I'm thrilled to see Christminster Monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is receiving yet more positive coverage. Repor...

Buyer Beware Nationstar Mortgage, Champion Mortgage - People who know me, know that I'm not a complainer or whiner by nature, but sometimes you just gotta let it out. Watch out for Nationstar Mortgage in Lewisv...

Mark Study #14: Lord of the Sabbath - Step into the study, pour yourself a cup of coffee, get comfortable and let’s enjoy the Gospel of Mark. Our scripture this week is Mark 2:23-28 “One Sabbat...

Oh Those Pesky 'Angels and Demons' - At this point it is hard to believe all the ruckus that was caused by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which, when people calmed down, they realized it was...

Musing......no A at the front, though it might work... - I think teaching English has done something to my sudden fascination with letters...."a" and "e" blogs being too close together..... It's strange to think ...

The Inauguration and the Third Culture President - It’s just the beginning. We are celebrating what many consider a dream fulfilled. Of course, there are still conflicts, racism, prejudice and stereot...

ALL CLEAR: FeedMedic Alert for http://feeds.feedburner.com/FeedbulletinForLandres - Your Source Feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~u/landres, is now working fine. Carry on! We will let you know if anything bad happens in the future.

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