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Going rate to kill pastor: $250

Hindu extremist groups are offering money, food and alcohol to anyone who murders Christians and destroys their homes.

The violence is nothing new in Orissa, India, where India's Communist Party estimates that more than 500 Christians have been killed by Hindu mobs in Orissa since late August, 12 times more than official government claims of only 40 homicides.

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Living in Exponential Times

Human or Dancer?

Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases

The top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day

2 - Fairly unique

3 - I personally

4 - At this moment in time

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science

Do you have any more that you would like to add to the list?

how about...

"one thing I learned a long time ago"

"totally"

"the thing is"

Everything is amazing and nobody is happy...

Being informed (transformed) by...

For the past two weeks I've been filling my mind with the work of two artists.  One is a singer/songwriter, the author is a Rabbi.

John Mark McMillan's latest CD "The Medicine" has gotten under my skin (Gene, Jim, Stewart you guys will dig his stuff). The first couple of listens seemed pretty average. Since then it has grown to be exceptional.  Some good depth - buy it on itunes. You'll be glad.  Here is one of his older songs that some churches are using during corporate worship.

Rabbi Lawrence Kushner is one of my favorite authors.  Funny, thoughtful and with just a enough of a different take on life to make me sit up and pay attention.  I just finished "Invisible Lines of Connection" and it has really helped me become... aware.

Our World Vision child

This past summer our friends Wayne and Celina visited Uganda and the world vision child that our family sponsors.  Here is a clip of him singing "God is Love."

Wisdom project