News and Notes

• Free Spiritual Leadership Download

  This month Christianaudio.com is offering a free download of the audiobook of the classic Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders.  Be sure to get your free audiobook before the end of the month.

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• Library of Congress to Archive Twitter

  The Library of Congress will archive all your Tweets for posterity.  Do you think that that is a good idea? If you use Twitter, will that affect what you say?

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• Avatar Worldview

  Christian screenwriter Brian Godawa has a worldview analysis of the movie Avatar (look for the link to Avatar).  The movie has stunning visuals, but we must be aware of the worldview assumptions promoted by the movie.  To learn more about how to understand movies, see his book Hollywood Worldviews.

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• The Days are Getting Shorter

  If you feel like you have less time each day to get things done you may be right.  NASA scientists have reported that the earthquake in Chile has shifted the earth axis slightly, making days a little shorter.  But you might not notice the difference, because they estimate that each day is now about 1.26 microsecond shorter.  A microsecond is a millionth of a second.

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• Tiger's Fall and the Gospel

  Ying Yee has a good discussion on Why the Tiger’s fall reminds us of the gospel. The world just doesn't understand the need for both justice and grace.

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