Here are a few things I found especially interesting out and about this week:
The Actions of Integrity. Lessons from the life of Joseph.
The New Asceticism and Investment Bankers, HT to Challies. I’ve seen reference to a number of new books advocating things like Christians selling everything and go to or give everything to third-world countries (I haven’t read them, just seen other people’s comments about them). This author has a caution that we not go too far the other way: “If you can’t weep for the American businessman the way you do the Haitian, then you are not ready to go to Haiti.” “I’m afraid we may be misunderstanding the Gospel in all this. If we assume the disadvantaged in our inner cities (or third world countries) need the Gospel more desperately than the privileged on their boundaries, than indeed we have.”
Pondering Norway’s Darkest Hour.
Woman Convicted of Homicide After Drunk Driver Kills Her Child. Absolutely crazy.
On a lighter note:
The Fellowship of the Ring….in Legos. Very creative!
What We Can Learn From TV and Movies. A funny compilation by ivman.
Fabric-covered button bobby pins tutorial. Too cute!
I don’t have cats, but thought this was funny:
This is amazing: Shakespeare done in several celebrity voice impressions:
It’s actually much more understandable this way!
Hope you have a great weekend!
Stray Thoughts 
So much interesting stuff in this post, Barbara. I appreciated your quotes on the new asceticism. And that cat carton is SPOT ON.
loved the video. posted it on my blog and gave you credit.
Enjoyed your links this week, Barbara! I loved that Shakespeare video; you’re right, it IS more understandable that way! LOL The things learned in TV and movies was good too. Some of them I just had to laugh and nod my head.
Those legos are amazing! Can’t even imagine how much time and money was spent.