Blair to teach in the US on faith

Here is an interesting article I found over at BBC.

Blair to teach in the US on faith

Tony Blair is to teach students at Yale University in the US when he leads a seminar on faith and globalisation.

The former prime minister has been appointed as a fellow at Yale and will begin teaching next year.

The prestigious Connecticut university said the work was related to Mr Blair’s Faith Foundation which will be launched later this year.

Mr Blair’s other appointments have included as a Middle East envoy and an adviser to investment bank JP Morgan.

‘Religious values’

Mr Blair has also left the Anglican Church to become a Roman Catholic since leaving office.

A statement said: “Yale University is pleased to announce the appointment of [former] Prime Minister Tony Blair as the Howland Distinguished Fellow for the next academic year.

“Mr Blair will lead a seminar at Yale and participate in a number of events around the campus.”

Details of the course are being discussed with Yale’s School of Management and Divinity.

Yale president Richard C Levin said Mr Blair’s appointment was a “tremendous opportunity” for the university.

He said: “As the world continues to become increasingly inter-dependent, it is essential that we explore how religious values can be channelled toward reconciliation rather than polarisation.

“Mr Blair has demonstrated outstanding leadership in these areas and is especially qualified to bring his perspective to bear.”

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I received a very encouraging email from my sister-in-law, Donna, this morning. It came at a pretty good time and was a very good lesson to keep in mind.

When Your Hut’s On Fire

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, “God! How could you do this to me?” Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! “How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.

The Moral of This Story:

It’s easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.

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For the past few days I have been suffering from a very bad migraine. It has been severe enough to prevent me from doing everything I consider to be fun, especially updating my blog. I am a long time migraine sufferer. The pain has been unbearable for the past few days but today I am having a better day. I have tried many things to help cure my migraines or give me some sort of relief with no success. I have prayed about it as well but I am almost resolved that this is my cross to bare. Everyone has that one thing that God uses to draw you back to him when your pride takes over and you think you are in control. I only hope I will be well by my birthday this Friday.

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I was surfing the web today and came across a blog that had a dNeero Social Survey on it. I decided to check it out, which lead me to signing up, which in turn lead me to filling out a survey. It is a neat idea where you fill out a survey and get paid for doing so but then you can post it to your blog for everyone to see which allows you, the blogger, the opportunity to make even more money. You can access my first survey below.

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