I love how I stumble across interesting things seemingly at random. It's kind of like when you are sitting around thinking about nothing in particular and realize you have taken quite a rabbit trail in your mind, ending up considering the amount of fabric it would take to make a teepee. 
(Not that making a teepee is all that fascinating, but you get my point.)
So today's adventure in randomness lead me to discover the book you see here. I had never heard of Dinesh D'Souza or this book. I found myself at the National Review's website where they had an audio interview with Mr. D'Souza discussing his new book. Of course, the title just sucked me right in! After listening to what he had to say, I immediately knew this was a book I had to read.
In the interview he mentioned a couple of facts that surprised me. First, that Europe is being evangelized for Christ mostly by Asian & Indian Christians. They have immigrated to various European cities and have taken their Christianity with them. Who knew? The second surprise was that Christianity remains, secular wishes to the contrary, the fastest growing religion in the world. I'm a bit reluctant to admit being surprised by that but there you have it. I just figured maybe we had fallen behind to the Muslims or the Atheists. Good to know that's not true!
I also came upon an excellent outline of a talk that scriptwriter Barbara Nicolosi gave to the San Diego Christian Writers Guild. The talk was titled Heroes In Storytelling. It was so inspiring that I read most of it to my L/A class today since they are getting ready to embark on 25,000 word stories of their own for NaNoWriMo. She apologizes for the rough state of the notes that she transcribed onto her blog, but there was plenty to challenge me & make me consider how I (and society) view what a true "hero" is. It is definitely worth a read!
In personal news, we are still wrestling with various agencies trying to find some coverage for Evan during the days when he is not working. Please pray that God gives us favor with the agencies and officials who have the power to move the mountains that need to be moved.
I've heard the name (D'Souza) but have not read him. I did, however, hear an interview with Barbara Nicolosi many years ago when I lived in Seattle. It may have been on the Dick Staub show, which is a site I think you might find interesting. Staub had a radio show in Seattle and has some fantastic guests. Recommend it.
Posted by: tom | October 19, 2007 at 08:45 AM
I've heard the name (D'Souza) but have not read him. I did, however, hear an interview with Barbara Nicolosi many years ago when I lived in Seattle. It may have been on the Dick Staub show, which is a site I think you might find interesting. Staub had a radio show in Seattle and has some fantastic guests. Recommend it.
Posted by: tom | October 19, 2007 at 08:46 AM
I've seen him on c-span before. Smart guy.
Posted by: Julana | October 24, 2007 at 03:55 PM
Julana, I got the book Monday & have been devouring it ever since. It's very interesting & challenging. Also a fairly easy read, not as "high brow" as I thought it might be.
Posted by: Lori | October 24, 2007 at 05:19 PM
Yeah, he was on World Over [ewtn] a couple wks ago. really smart guy! my dh was soooo impressed with him. I just might have to get the book for him! [I like Lori's comment on how she described 'high brow' reading. Funny.
Posted by: Shelly | November 10, 2007 at 12:01 AM