non-profits, community and taxes

Interesting piece on cash-strapped Providence, R.I., and a main resident, Brown University.

the new black theology

Good piece from our own Dr. Tran in The Christian Century which you may read here.

Happy Birthday Charles Dickens

Click here to see how Dickens' Brits are celebrating his 200th birthday.

For the record, my favorite Dickens work is A Tale of Two Cities. "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."