Friday digest
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New today from the Century:
- Craig Barnes on why pastors fall in love with the dying (subscription required)
- I consider the misleading media narrative on the debt ceiling and compromise
- Amy Frykholm highlights Juan Cole's advice to young democracies
- John Petrakis reviews Meek's Cutoff (subscription required)
- A poem by Brian Doyle
In the news:
- Churches press Obama to protect poor in budget talks
- Willow Creek cuts ties with ex-gay Exodus International
- Blogosphere abuzz over Rupert Murdoch as "Bible mogul"
- Christian agencies continue work in Somalia despite security issues
- Town clerk in NY resigns over new gay marriage law
Links from elsewhere:
- The polite regrets of governors bailing on Perry's prayer rally
- Mark Galli's sharp piece on the problems of being the pastor (of a large-ish, evangelical church)
- A victory for all of us who would like to be buried in a plain wooden box when we die
- Benjamin McNutt connects "The Streak" of father-daughter reading with the church's worship life
