Published by Bill on 29 Jan 2010
E-pistle January 29
The Toyota-izing of the Church
If you follow the news, you know that Toyota Motors has temporarily shut down all its U.S. manufacturing plants and is recalling nearly 5 million of its recently produced cars to fix a potential problem with a sticky gas pedal. Like you take your foot off the accelerator, but the car keeps going. If you own a recent model Toyota you may be wondering if your Camry or Corolla is safe to drive. Of course, the problem appears to be isolated and rare and the company seems to be doing the right things in being extra cautious. Continue Reading »
Who knows what goes on in the editorial offices of the New York Times. A week ago David Brooks 
e day after the massive earthquake in Haiti I received word from a friend and colleague in Western Pennsylvania that two members of the church he serves as pastor were among those unaccounted for in the aftermath of the destruction. The American church members, a doctor and his wife on a trip to visit a mission project supported by the church, had arrived in Port au Prince just hours before quake and there had been no news of them since. By yesterday the names of the two Pennsylvanians were on a list of foreigners who were safe, but not able to communicated with the outside world.