This is basically what I believe the Bible’s message on bribery to be: it is okay to give a bribe when necessary but never okay to accept one. Contrast Proverbs 21:14 with Exodus 23:8 (among many other relevant passages). Living in a fallen world is complex.

Kaushik Basu named as World Bank chief economist

Annie Lowrey has the scoop. Excerpt: A paper he released last year caused a bit of a stir: While advising the Indian government, Mr. Basu argued that countries could reduce the incidence of “harassme…

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“adolescent male monkeys prefer playing with trucks while adolescent female monkeys prefer dolls” — one of the best and most intriguing sentences I have come across in some time.

Scott Adams Blog: Preferences 09/05/2012

The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogbert’s New Ruling Class and mor…

The number two person receives only 2/3 what the number one person receives? Wow. For a healthier model, I recommend one similar to the one Ted Haggard used at New Life Church. Yes. Ted Haggard. He describes it in his book The Life Giving Church. It is similar to the model described at http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000038.html

How Much Money Do Megachurch Pastors Make?

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Use social media? Yes, yes I do. Use twitter? No, no I don’t.

Organizations Lose $1.3 Trillion by Not Engaging in Social Media — ThomRainer.com

I was shocked. Two presidents of organizations began using Twitter in the past two months. These are presidents I know well, leaders who for years saw no value in Twitter or other social media. As one…

I am also registered as a NPP voter (No Party Preference) and for similar reasons. It turns out the terminology matters in California. Beware lest you accidentally become registered as a member of the American Independent Party. Happened to me, briefly.

Confessions of an evangelical pastor registered as an independent voter

I first attended an evangelical church in the late 1970s. I was born again by the end of the decade at age 13. I began to pay attention to politics, with an eye on how they played out in the church. B…