According to the Hartford, Connecticut Courant, "More than 1,000 people heard Cosby at the Faith Seventh-day Adventist Church on Woodland Street. The event was organized by Steve Perry, principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, and the church's pastor, Stephen Williams.

It's hot and windy here in Denver.

Yesterday, here at the Global Internet Evangelism Network forum, I presented a short breakout session on blogging in Adventism. Mostly talked about all the boring conversations we have here with the Spectrum site (snark).

I asked who had checked out this site and around half the folks raised their hands. Keep an eye out for Gary Krause - I'm hoping to catch more of his great Australian irony on here.

Anticipating Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart’s presentations at the Adventist Forums conference last September (which is now available in the current issue of Spectrum) triggered the following (very) random thoughts—which are now almost a year old….

In the current issue of the Adventist World, Jan Paulsen offers up some compelling thoughts on how Seventh-day Adventists might ground their care for creation in their faith. (This are just some excerpts. I recommend the entire piece.)

Our faith is grounded in Christ’s message of wholeness—in a spiritual transformation that also encompasses the emotional and physical being. No aspect of human life lies beyond Christ’s touch; no facet of human activity falls outside the scope of His care.

For those who aren't familiar his work, Christopher Hitchens is a conservative writer who supports the occupation of Iraq and the (endless) War on Terror in general. Hitchens recently submitted himself to the "enhanced interrogation technique" known as waterboarding. His verdict:

June 19, 2008
Vol. 185, No. 17

GENERAL COMMENTS
Two essays are MUST READS: Stephen Chavez’ editorial, Going Against the Flow, and Rick Labate’s, What Is a Church Congregation?

COVER STORY
Still “People of the Book”? by Mark A. Kellner