The Nines
Greetings from Down Under ... Grace and I are having a splendid time in the Sydney area through Monday, then we're off to Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne, then to New Zealand. Last night, we enjoyed a legendary meal cooked by chef Fuzz Kitto at the world-famous Chez Kitto. Unforgettable!
Here's a short video I contributed to a recent online event called "the Nines."
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beyond liberal and conservative …
A lot of us are convinced that good outcomes to our global crises are inhibited by the combative binary attitudes we too often slip into - even as we're trying to solve them. Sadly, anyone who works to forge friendships and collaborations (and, please God, space for civil discourse!) across the various divides is often seen as a traitor to "their side." The following email beautifully expresses the struggle many of us feel as we seek to promote civil discourse and bridge-building for the common good ... (after the jump)
Evangelicals especially could benefit by listening to these thoughts from someone who is "very attracted to some aspects of evangelical theology," but who is "sick and disgusted" by other aspects. And non-Evangelicals should note how he is "sick and disappointed" by parallel traits among "liberal Christians" as well.
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Paul Krugman gets it right on climate change …
Read his second article here ... And its prequel here.
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