Friday's News & Ideas
Nigeria sends army to control sectarian violence in Jos
Christian Science Monitor: At least 260 people have reportedly died during fighting between Christians and Muslims in central Nigerian city of Jos.
Wuerl is early favorite for cardinal's hat
Washington Times: Vatican's anticipated appointment of new U.S. archbishops is months away, but observers are already placing bets on who will get the coveted red hat.
Are you committing leadership malpractice?
Harvard Business Review blog: Susan Cramm lists five ways that leaders commit malpractice by wasting their subordinates’ time.
Changing the script with Jon Stewart
Sojourners: If banks are too big to fail, let’s make them smaller, Jim Wallis tells Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly: Jim Wallis extended interview
Schools shift policies to keep serving
(Louisville) Courier-Journal: Seminaries changing their focus to aid today's evolving “religious work force.”
The Spark
Maryland pastor's family stranded in Haiti after deadly earthquake
They ran to the roof. They could see buildings collapsing and slabs of brick falling. They rushed back downstairs. As if frozen, they crouched together in the living room. They began to pray, hoping God would hear. But with more booming, God’s ears seemed a mighty long way away. “The blood of Jesus! The blood of Jesus!” one of the dinner guests cried out.
In a gripping account of one family’s experience during the Haitian earthquake, The Washington Post tells the parallel stories of a pastor in Maryland and his wife and six children in Haiti.
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