No doubt you have heard J.K. Rowling’s retroactive announcement that Professor Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series is gay. Funny, she never developed this in her books. In fact, John Cloud of Time is outraged that Rowling did not make it clear that the wizard was gay in her books. What is Rowling’s point in all this?
Read this helpful blog article on the matter.
Forbes magazine just released a list of the Greenest cities in the U.S. According to the article, states were ranked according to their performance on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s energy efficiency scorecard. This includes six categories: carbon footprint, air quality, water quality, hazardous waste management, policy initiatives and energy consumption.
Click here to see how your state ranked.
Phil Taylor of Terra Nova, an Acts 29 church in New York, recently wrote an incredibly helpful article regarding resources for Executive pastors. In it he points pastors to books, online assessments and practical wisdom in being and selecting an Executive pastor. Both Lead/Vision and Administrative/Executive pastors will want to read “Top 5 resources for executive pastors and those who want one”.
Man, I started and finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy this afternoon. A post-apocalyptic page-turner. Wow.
Thoughts to come…feel free to leave yours…
