Busy day today -- working on getting out this week's Good News Bulletin, trying to focus a bit more on the Search Party presentations, and meanwhile, back at the day job, I've got a visit scheduled this afternoon from one of our campus' friendly environmental management system auditors. O frabjous day! So I'll be brief. To the blogs...
"Me" time for mom. I found this article interesting: Mothers stay online longer than the kids. For many mothers, getting online equates to "modern-day me time," according to an AOL spokeswoman.
Christianity's future. The future of Christianity is solid, even though we see declines in Europe and North America. But look to the south, and you'll see a church that is thriving. We in the "Christianized" West are quickly becoming less and less of a force in global Christian culture. From this article, Fall and rise of Christianity, comes this interesting projection: By the year 2050, six nations will each have over 100 million Christians, Jenkins projects. Only one, the United States, represents the "advanced industrialized world." The other countries are Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Link via ChristianityToday's weblog.
Would a good Christian listen to the Buzzcocks? I love this list of favourite records of British minister Richard Hall. I can't imagine my pastor listening to the Buzzcocks, though -- unless the Buzzcocks covered a Gaithers tune. :-)