How about the current Twitter craze? Here's an article that insists it's the way of the future. If anything, you need to read it for the links it offers to stories about how Twitter "helped President Barack Obama with his presidential campaign, got a student out of an Egyptian jail, documented plane crashes in real time, and made Dell a million dollars."

The Pope continues to make bold statements in Africa. One writer in Cameroon believes the Pope's visits throughout Africa have planted seeds for a Christian reawakening on the continent. And while we're talking Africa, more and more outreach organizations are learning that if you're looking for an open door to lead someone in Africa to Christ, wash the their feet and give them new shoes.

Here is a Republican Congressman Mike Pence on what he calls "the empty promise of embryonic stem cell research."

As our wallets shrink, our sweet tooth grows.

In these tough times, we're gobbling up as much candy as we can, but deep down, we still know it isn't good for us. We should be eating, say, the veggie sandwich at Blimpie's or IHOP's garden omelet. Or should we? Maybe we should stick with the candy! Funny how we mindlessly just assume something is healthy because someone with some semblance of authority says it is.

Some are arguing that the economic crisis is the perfect time for the church to go "green".

When you call customer service, what do you want more than anything else? To talk to a "live" person! Here's an article that lists 50 ways to get what you want. It's pretty sad that we have to manipulate entire systems to finally find human interaction. Wait a minute - am I still talking about customer service?

And finally, a recent study of the brain activity of teenagers has produced some interesting results. Our teen years present some of the last opportunities for us to literally put behind us childish thoughts and practices. Once we're adults, our minds just aren't as open to new ideas or change in general.