Amazon.com has coordinated more than $2.5 million in donations for tsunami relief. That’s almost 10% of the United States’ $35 million pledge, and I suspect it is larger than most nations are pledging. I think Japan has pledged $30 million. Anyone have a link for a list of contributing nations or contributing […]

More from Reggie McNeal’s “>, via Cheesehead
“…we have a church in North America that is more secular than the culture. Just when the church adopted a business model, the culture went looking for God. Just when the church embraced strategic planning (linear and Newtonian), the universe shifted to preparedness (loopy and quantum). Just when the […]

I recently had an email conversation with Jonathan Ruffo, founder of Jittery. Below is part of our dialogue:
Q1. Your business model is unique among auction sites: no fees for listing or selling. Instead, your revenue comes from “services with a measurable return”. Why is this a better model? Do you project […]

Today is the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year. It fits my mood.
On Sunday my second cousin, Treavor Reeves, died. He was stillborn. He was full term (a day or two past his due date, actually), and there had been no signs of trouble throughout the pregnancy. We still […]

Great post by Cheesehead about who we allow to receive the gospel. It’s a quick 30-second read, and powerful. Read it now.
A quick excerpt, from Reggie McNeal’s “>:
“The pharisees were monoculturalists (all religious fanatics are). Monoculturalism does not embrace kingdom growth, because it insists that people conform to a cultural standard in […]

A great segment from the Costco article in Fortune referenced below (”The One Company Wal-Mart Fears”, Fortune Magazine, 11/24/2003, available online to subscribers only):
Analysts have pounded on (Costo CEO) Sinegal to trim the company’s generous health benefits and to otherwise reduce labor costs. But he’s taken only limited steps in that direction, like modestly increasing […]

Sobering info from Jordon Cooper
The real cost belongs to the taxpayer, as this report (PDF or HTML through Google), by the Democratic Staff of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, makes clear. A “total annual welfare bill of $2.5 billion for Wal-Mart’s 1.2 million US employees.” A livable wage anyone? Apparently taxpayers are […]