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In my Seven Items of interest post from earlier this week, I shared a link on Ted Haggard being back behind the pulpit.  Not only is he back preaching, but he will soon be back on TV sets.
A disgraced evangelical leader gave a documentary filmmaker a behind-the-scenes look at his life in exile after a [...]

Okay all, what do you make of this?

To me it seems a little more out of frustration than a prophetic word.  Comments?
HT, Stupid Church People

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Dateline Wilmington, N.C….
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” caused a stir at a New Hanover County school.  A parent complained about the song’s religious reference and got it pulled from her child’s kindergarten Christmas show at Murrayville Elementary School.
The song was pulled “because it had the word Christmas in it,” said Rick Holliday, [...]

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Via Digg I ran into this article recently.  It deals with problems that come up with international adoption.  I am a big believer that not only are churches supposed to do good, but actually do well at it.  We should be more than good intentioned, but actually effective.  That applies to adoption [...]

One of my favorite blogs, The Dumb Little Man, published a good piece a while back on how to jump start your creativity.  They listed 10 ways to do so.  Here is my favorite.
4. Reject Your First Ten Ideas – One great way to generate ideas, if you’re stuck for inspiration, is to sit down [...]

From MSN.com…
The research team led by Eliezer Schnall, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva College of Yeshiva University analysed the religious practices of 92,395 women aged 50 to79, participating in the Women Health Initiative.
After examining the prospective association of religious affiliation, religious service attendance, and strength and comfort derived from religion with subsequent [...]

Twitter, the microblogging service, is moving from the realm of geeks to the mainstream.  Still, many people don’t seem to see the implications for our lives.
Fast Company posted a good piece that talks about what Twitter can teach about leadership.  Basically, if you can’t communicate something important in 140 characters, you will have trouble leading.
Leadership [...]