The 19th Annual Wheaton Theology Conference was entitled Jesus, Paul and the People of God: A Theological Dialogue with NT Wright and they just posted their audio. It looks like it’s worth checking out (it’ll probably take me at least a week to finish downloading though).
One of the organizations we’ve helped with briefly recently rescued 5 young women from trafficking. That’s something to be thankful for. And keep praying that the bonds of slavery would be broken.
This story is pretty crazy. It seems Dr. Ergun Caner has fabricated much of his life’s story for business reasons, presumably. He’s the president of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. So far there hasn’t been much sign of repentance; hopefully it’s forthcoming. It’s Mike Warnke all over again.
And this is a thoughtful article on Muslim followers of Jesus that seeks to move beyond some of the rhetoric. This followup written by a Muslim follower of Jesus is a must read too.
In the sphere of “just plain weird and fascinating,” there is apparently an entire deserted underground city beneath Beijing.
In the political sphere of things, did you know that for each Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorist killed by US drones in Pakistan, 140 innocents are killed? I don’t see that as being a worthy cost on any level. Blame the anabaptist in me.
In other political news, there is much discussion around the interwebs about the newest Arizona law that attempts to curb the tide of illegal immigration. It seems though to be incredibly misguided and those opposing seem to think it’s only going to increase the tide of racial profiling. Turns out those folks where right. The profiling has begun. Hopefully they go back on this law and think of ways that aren’t going to border on obscene to curb illegal immigration…
And finally, Facebook is kind of becoming a scary beast…