Anchorage Daily News | Salvation Army steps up to save leg : Staph infection made work impossible; antibiotics were too costly.

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Over at Studio 360 (Part of Public Radio International) check out the Nov 22 show feature Evangelical Pop w/ Randall Balmer. They take a look at everything from POD to the Left Behind Serries. Six minutes into the stream.

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A couple of stories from /. on Google

Google Blocks 'Optimized' Pages.
Looks like IdeaJoy has gotten caught in this, IdeaJoy was number one for Dave King but now it's not even in the first few pages. Now you have to enter 'Dave King' blog to find it. Oh well it was fun while it lasted.

Also via /. an article from Fortune Can Google Grow Up?.

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Eugene Peterson - The Contemplative Christian - Christianity Today Magazine

'We can't participate in God's work if we insist on doing it our own way.' [Peterson] cited two examples of 'doing the right thing the wrong way': congregation and Scripture. We consider both to be our matters, not God's. Instead of forming communities that embody self-denial, sacrifice, and patience for God to become present in them, we form 'consumer churches,' using commercial methods to attract people and cater to their wants. And rather than reading Scripture as a way of 'listening to God revealing God,' we treat it as information for us to process to become more successful and enlightened people. In both cases, the ways and means—bowing to the gods of salesmanship and efficiency—are out of sync with the ends—forming a community of believers submitting to God's work within them.

Thanks Jordon

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Ananova - Pamela Anderson has revealed that she's now working as a Sunday school teacher.

The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to run a culture.

Job 6 15 - 20

But my brothers are fickle as a gulch in the desert--
one day they're gushing with water

From melting ice and snow
cascading out of the mountains,

But by midsummer they're dry,
gullies baked dry in the sun.

Travelers who spot them and go out of their way for a drink,
end up in a waterless gulch and die of thirst.

Merchant caravans from Tema see them and expect water,
tourists from Sheba hope for a cool drink.

They arrive so confident--but what a disappointment!
They get there, and their faces fall!

This morning it struck me how this is the flip side to what Jesus said to the woman at the well

Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 4:13-14

Not sure that means anything, other than I like contrasts.

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Best Review of Cat in the Hat
Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/21/2003 | Myers coughs up a furball

It pains me to tell you,
But really, it's true:

The Cat in the Hat
Is a piece of dog doo.

Not the book, you silly,
That's the cat's meow,

But Mike Myers' movie
Is a feline bow-wow.

Shades of pistachio
Avocado and lime

Had me feeling green -
What a terrible time!

The stars did not shine,
The sun was not sunny,

This movie's a snooze -
Do not waste your money!

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MP3.com's Content to Be Destroyed

As a long time fan of MP3.com I'm sad to see it go. My favorite find the Echoing Green, great power techno songs of faith and life.

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