Weekend digest
January 13th, 2007Some items of interest from the week:
- China is having a significant influence on the English language globally. (Hat tip: Tyler)
- An art teacher at a Virginia high school was fired for some, shall we say, unusual extracurricular art work. (Hat tip: Tony)
- Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have joined forces to launch a new Baptist movement to address poverty, the environment and global conflicts — and probably to gripe about conservative Baptists. (Hat tip: Bill and Joey)
- Lydia Brownback, author of “Fine China is for Single Women, Too,” has launched a new blog. The Purple Cellar is “a blog for Christian women zealous for God’s glory, and anyone else who’d like to visit.” (Hat tip: Kellye)
- At last, Tony LaRussa has filled the void.
- Pop singer Stacie Orrico has emerged from exile.
- Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets has filed for divorce from his wife — allegedly because she beat the snot out of him.
- Danny Wuerffel’s ministry works to rebuild New Orleans.