Merry Christmas from Chicago!

A must-read on the rising surge against Islam by Bob Smietana.

A must-read on science and faith by Tim Stafford (HT: AC).

A must-watch documentary?

A must-read on Lesslie Newbigin.

A must-read on spiritual gifts.

A must-read on preaching.

A new kind of Periodic Table.

A new kind of Purim: Messianic Judaism and Hanukkah.

A new kind of awareness to academic realities.

Facebook is like the pacman gremlin gobbling away the numbers.

Preacher in the hands of an angry church.

Editor in the hands of a reading audience.

Fictional pastors in the hands of a reader.

Books in the hand of a good judge.

Your job in the hands of Bradley Moore.

Meandering in the News

1. Perhaps the most depressing article I read all week.

2. “Climate-gate” and George Will weighs in on the controversy too.

3. On jobs and the need for that “vast, chaotic entrepreneurial churn”: Rich Lowry.

4. Second City: 50 years old.

5. John Mark Reynolds says the Swiss minarets issue is small potatoes compared to the real issues — and he’s right. (But the minaret issue isn’t the tip of an iceberg on growing concern with Muslims.)

6. Do you button up?

7. Political language discussion: e.g., what does “progressive” mean?

8. Roland Martin’s rant. Personally, I agree that Obama’s Admin has to take responsibility, but that is not to say that a previous Admin’s legacy doesn’t last for a long, long time.

9. A bit long, but worth your read: on improving marriage.

10. Shocking brief editorial. Talk about shocking: Stanley Fish has a positive take on Sarah Palin’s autobiography.

Meandering in Sports

Wow, this is a big story waiting to happen. I’m all for it!

Can you believe those surfers in Hawaii?