I just finished Feminists Say the Darndest Things by the venerable Mike Adams.  I would commend it to you.

Some eclectic blog posts and videos:

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Creation crisis in Christian colleges

Kurt P. Wise, Ph.D., Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee

January 31, 2006
While many believers are committed to a Christian college education, escalating college costs are forcing these Christians to be very careful in their “shopping” for colleges (either for themselves or for their children). If one believes, as I do, that creation is foundational to all education, then an important criterion should be what the college professors teach about Genesis. 

Recently, both the Wheaton College student newspaper (this is a prominent Christian school near Chicago) and Chicago Tribune ran stories¹ about the age of the earth in Christian colleges. Now, controversy in Christian colleges is not new. Nor is young-earth versus old-earth a new conflict in the church, for it’s been with us for over two centuries. But, as the author of the Tribune article implied, this conflict might be getting worse.

So why is there a conflict? The rub comes from the fact that although 44–47% of the population seems to believe in something resembling young-age creationism,² probably more than 90% of Christian colleges and their professors do not. With the exception of Seventh Day Adventist colleges, it’s virtually impossible to find young-age creation taught at denominational colleges (Southern Baptist, Presbyterian, Nazarene, etc.), and some, such as (Southern Baptist) Baylor University, won’t even teach Intelligent Design.³  The Christian colleges which teach young-age creation are few and far between.

Very Good List. We sent this article to all our active students at www.sfwbc.edu

Students : Top Web Tools for College Students

Top Web Tools for College Students

February 15, 2007 08:00 AM

I have been in college almost three years now and have been using many different Web tools that saved me time, helped me learn more and, most importantly, did not cost a penny. Here are 10 tools that I recommend for every college student:

1) Book Finder: Over a year you can end up spending thousands of dollars on books. I am one of those poor students who struggles for money, so the less I pay for books, the better. Book Finder is a neat site/tool that allows you to compare prices on more than 125 million books for sale from 4,000 sellers. So there’s no need to go to Amazon, Half.com and all the other book sites when Book Finder can search them for you.

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Southeastern FWB College Majesty Summer Tour — 2007. Click below for our photos!

http://www.sfwbc.edu/gallery/v/2007Majesty/

Seven Myths Single Women Believe

Great article from a great website

Washing Feet Endangers Students, School Says — 03/23/2007

CNSNews.com) - If Jesus washed his disciples’ feet at a Georgia college in 2007, he’d likely be accused of “hazing.” That’s the position a Christian ministry at Savannah State University has found itself in, after it washed the feet of its new members. The campus ministry Commissioned II Love (C2L) was also accused of “harassing” students by sharing their faith. Washing of feet is a symbolic gesture of servitude in the Christian faith, following the example of Jesus, who washed the disciples’ feet during their last meal before his crucifixion, as recounted in the New Testament gospel of John (13:1-17).

Buffy Conference

Man, I hate I missed this.

Questia - The Online Library of Books and Journals

From Michale Duduit’s www.preaching.com

Snack culture — what does it mean to preaching?

In a series of features called “Snack Attack!” in the March 2007 issue of Wired magazine, we learn about the newest cultural trend — entertainment in bite-size portions. Nancy Miller observes, “Music, television, games, movies, fashion: We now devour our pop culture the same way we enjoy candy and chips — in conveniently packaged bite-size nuggets made to be munched easily with increased frequency and maximum speed. This is snack culture — and boy, is it tasty (not to mention addictive). . . .

“Today, media snacking is a way of life. In the morning, we check news and tap out emails on our laptops. At work, we graze all day on videos and blogs. Back home, the giant HDTV is for 10-course feasting — say, an entire season of ‘24.’ In between are the morsels that fill those whenever minutes, as your mobile phone carrier calls them: a 30-second game on your Nintendo DS, a 60-second webisode on your cell, a three-minute podcast on your MP3 player.” (Click here to see the beginning of the article series; you’ll need to click on several items in the “Snack Attack!” box to read the complete series.)

So does this mean preaching now has to come in 3-minute increments? Let’s not get carried away — for every 2-minute iTunes download there’s also a season-long package of 45-minute “Heroes” episodes that young adults devour. So what does the snack culture trend say to preaching? Some possible implications and applications:

~ People will watch and listen longer if they are engaged. So get them engaged.

~ While sermons don’t have to be reduced to three-minute spots, why not pick out some short sections of your messages and make them available for download via podcasting? One message could produce several worthwhile downloadable insights.

~ When preaching a series on a topic or theme, why not use brief video snippets at the beginning of the next message to give a brief update on key ideas that have already been shared in the series thus far? (Like 30 or 40-second items from the past two Sundays?)

~ Want to get young adults digging into some biblical or theological issue? Take two-minutes on Sunday to whet their appetite, then direct them to your church website where you provide text and links to more resources. Give them tools to learn on their own.

~ Use the web to reinforce your messages. Why not a brief daily email devotion that picks up on texts and ideas from last week’s message? (My church does this and it’s read by hundreds each day.)

Got some ideas of your own to share? Pass them along to me at michael@preaching.com and I’ll put them together for an upcoming issue.

Wired contributing editor Steven Johnson concludes: “Snack culture is an illusion. We have more of everything now, both shorter and longer: one-minute movies and 12-hour epics; instant-gratification Web games and Sid Meiers Civilization IV. Freed from the time restrictions of traditional media, we’re developing a more nuanced awareness of the right length for different kinds of cultural experiences. . . . Yes, it sometimes seems as if we’re living off a cultural diet of blog posts and instant messages — until we find ourselves losing an entire weekend watching season three of ‘The Wire.’ The truth is, we have more snacks now only because the menu itself has gotten longer.”

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/snackminifesto.html

College students think they’re so special - Mental Health - MSNBC.com

College students think they’re so special Study finds alarming rise in narcissism, self-centeredness in ‘Generation Me’