11 untranslatable words from other cultures
Interesting and humorous article on HuffPost about unique words in different languages, cultures. Helps somewhat in our understanding of cross-cultural differences.Read the full article here.
Culture
Are you grateful?
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/22100389 width=500 height=405]365grateful.com from hailey bartholomew on Vimeo.
Pastors’ Prayer Summit @ Malacca
I attended my 2nd Pastors’ Prayer Summit (PPS) from 18-21 January. Last year, we went up in 1 car with my senior and 2 other…
A hyper-socialized generation
Wall Street Journal recently published an article, ‘The Greatest Generation (of Networkers),’ in which it relates a story of a 17-year-old high school student who…
Gospel Rap
Check out gospel rap artist, Shai Linne’s acappella rap.See related articleInterview with Shai Linne and Voice on Christian Rap (Gospel Coalition, 01 Oct 09)
Beyond "us versus them"
http://www.outofur.com/archives/2009/07/beyond_us_versu.htmlby Brandon O’Brien (Out of Ur, 15 Jul 2009)O’Brien interviews Andrew Marin on building bridges between the GLBT and Christian communities.(read more)
Not even close? Is America becoming a post-Christian culture?
http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3686 by Albert Mohler (27 Apr 2009)In his blog entry, Mohler reflects on two articles by Newsweek (Jon Meacham) and USA Today (Stephen Prothero), talking…
NTU stabbing leaves one dead and another injured
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/412478/1/.htmlCNA, 02 Mar 2009A 21-year-old Indonesian Chinese, David Hartanto Widjaja, committed suicide by jumping off a five-storey campus block after stabbing a professor on Monday…