Quick Update

Hello readership...we apologize for the sparse blog production as of late. Coming back from Japan in no way diminished the business of life for us. However, pictures from our trip to the Holy Lands will be coming soon. Until then, I'll just leave you with some things of note that I've (Rusty) come across as of late as food for thought:

• Met an interesting guy at my friend Greg's wedding named Bret Raymond who is doing community development in Tibet working with wool, sheep farmers and Tibetan rugs. You should check out the business site: http://www.admgllc.com/.


• Being in Jerusalem really opened our eyes to some sketchy stuff (which I admittedly don't have my mind fully around yet) regarding the Jews and Palestinians. Whose Land? Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians is a book a professor of mine recommended. It wrestles with the issue in a way most aren't touching these days: http://www.amazon.com/Whose-Land-Promise-Christians-Palestinians/dp/0829816607/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-2891125-7364842?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181160725&sr=1-1 (disclaimer: I'm no expert here, just trying to process what I saw with my own eyes that our government allows there with further material. I'd be glad to read other things you would recommend on the topic....after grad school, that is.)


• Sir Garfield Todd: just an interesting little known discovery. Michael W. Casey just recently published a book regarding Todd called The Rhetoric of Sir Garfield Todd: Christian: Imagination and the Dream of An African Democracy. While I haven't had a chance to paruse the book myself, I recently did research on Todd's life for Dr. Huffard. He is a great discovery for myself and anyone interested in Restoration History or Zimbabwe's history as well as social justice issues regarding the two previous topics. You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Rhetoric-Sir-Garfield-Todd-Imagination/dp/1932792864/ref=sr_1_1/002-2891125-7364842?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181160951&sr=1-1.