A couple of recent posts from Bondia Timor Leste about the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Timor Leste are both worth noting. The first has to do with the purchase of a block of land for a church building in Dili. Their situation: For two and a half years the Dili congregation has met under a …

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Sometimes Christmas means the blues. Over The Rhine‘s 2006 album of original Christmas themed songs Snow Angels is smooth and softly jazz/blues infused, celebrating (if that’s the word) the fact that sometimes Christmas is not the happiest day of the year. I got it for free from Noisetrade. The Noisetrade notes suggest that folks who …

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