From the Winfield United Methodist Church newsletter in Little Rock, Ark.

“Mistakes happen and there area few in our new ["Fruit of the Spirit"] cookbook. On page 108 in Jackie’s recipe for Apple Crisp please add 1 cup of sugar.

On page 90, Anna Faye Dawson’s recipe for Spinach Fandango add the following to the end of the directions.

Pour into casserole, top with cheese and bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Phenomenally talented journalist William Lobdell, formerly religion reporter at theLos Angeles Times, has launched an investigative journalism site with ex-con Barry Minkow, who turned from a life of crime to a life of Christian ministry.

Lobdell wrote Losing My Religion in 2009 about his conversion from evangelical Christian to atheist. His new project is unprecedented — and risky.

The journalism will be funded by short-selling stocks in the companies that Lobdell writes about. This means the outfit will benefit financially by undermining public confidence in the companies it rights about. And if iBusiness Reporting messes up, there’ll be libel lawyers circling overhead.

More information about the endeavor is available here.

“I don’t know what’s worse, church or jail.” — Idgie Threadgoode, Fried Green Tomatoes.

Question: Did Circuit Judge Timothy Pickard improperly mix church and state by giving this option to a Michigan youth?

Read the story (below) and then let me know what you think of the unconventional sentencing option. I’ll post my two cents worth at the bottom…
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Who is America’s most influential pastor, other than evangelist Billy Graham.
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In Tennessee, some a cappella churches of Christ are forging ties with their piano-playing Christian brethren, Bob Smietana reports.

Sally Jenkins blasts National Organization for Women Who Only Think Like Us…

It’s a great read. You can find it here.

With economic catastrophe looming in 2008, then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson sought help from a source even greater than Alan Greenspan, according to Paulson’s upcoming book.
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