- David Neff of Christianity Today has written about about the Iraqi church’s refusal to pursue the death penalty for the man who murdered their archbishop. In a land that is torn by ethnic and religious power struggles—a place where memories of past travesties are nurtured for the sake of political advantage—these Christians have responded in a very Christian manner to the Iraqi Central Criminal Court’s death sentence for the Al Qaeda leader who abducted and perhaps killed their archbishop.
- Unbelievable images from a wedding photographer who was shooting a wedding when the recent 7.9 earthquake hit China. (via kotkte)
- Professor John Stackhouse on “When people do bad things to us.” I believe that God does indeed “work all things together for good” (Rom. 8:28). But that oft-quoted Scripture needs to be understood carefully.
- And finally, from the “only in the USA” file, buy a car from this Missouri dealership and get a new handgun for free. Owner Mark Muller said: “We’re just damn glad to live in a free country where you can have a gun if you want to.” It has sold more than 30 cars and trucks in the past three days, an increase which the owners put down to their promotional offer.
