This is my reaction to my first assigned reading for the class "Scripture" (HONS 214H) at Andrews University.

"All human communities live out of some story that provides a context for understanding the meaning of history and gives shape and direction to their lives."
-- Craig Bartholomew & Michael W. Goheen, The Drama of Scripture (2004), p. 12

Here's a video blog a friend sent me a link to this morning, titled "More demands from Islam." On the author's site (here) is the following nice, big welcome message:

"Hi, I'm Pat Condell. I don't respect your beliefs and I don't care if you're offended."