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On Reading (& Retaining) Great Books
One of the blogs I link to, A Fiercer Delight and a Fiercer Discontent, is kept by Stanford Gibson, a man with a wide (and deep) range of interests. Exhibit A: the list of books he read in 2009. Especially interesting to me about this list was the presence of two rather large and complex…
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What should I do in Colorado?
Today I leave for 10 days in Colorado. I should be excited, but the idea of leaving family behind and returning just seven days before our church plant’s first preview service had dampened my enthusiasm. Even so, 10 days in Colorado is nothing to sneeze at so I’m doing my best to be grateful. Having…
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The Autobiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today Americans celebrate Dr. King’s life and legacy. Observed as a federal holiday since 1983- Martin Luther King Jr. Day was re-framed as a national day of service in 1994- it wasn’t until 2000 that every state officially recognized the holiday. There are few Americans as well-known or oft-quoted as Dr. King, yet many of…
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Haiti Earthquake Updates
The Big Picture Blog has posted it’s second set of photos from Haiti, including this one provided by the UN. Be warned, many of these photos are incredibly difficult to take in. The FBI has posted helpful tips to avoid being scammed when donating to the relief effort. Number 2: Be skeptical of individuals representing…
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Haiti Earthquake
UPDATE: See additional ways to support the relief effort below. Details are still sketchy about the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday, though with daybreak that will soon change. The country was still recovering- an inadequate word for the poorest nation in the western hemisphere- from a category 4 hurricane in 2008. [See “Haiti’s…
David W. Swanson
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