Tim, a medical missionary in Kenya, tells the truth about his six months of missionary experience so far. Tim blogs at Mission Safari, and you may be surprised (and encouraged) to hear how a “real missionary” feels and thinks about living and learning in a foreign culture.

JavaMom at Take Time to Smell the Coffee says that Alexander McCall Smith is an amiable and very funny man. She got to go a book signing with this author of the amiable and funny #1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books.

Go here to read a Village Voice article about litblogs. Bottom line: “Literati are increasingly turning to the blogs for discussion, gossip, analysis, and a sense of community.” Thanks to So Many Books for the link.

This Baptist Press article on Justice Sunday, the rally to be held tomorrow evening, April 24th, at 6 PM Central time, tells how to view the rally via the internet. I would like very much to see and hear these “controversial evangelical leaders” as they urge Christians to pressure the Senate to stop the filibuster of Bush’s judicial nominees. However, I will probably be otherwise engaged.