House Scholar Michael Swartzentruber is a co-chair of the 2010 Student Ministry Conference, "Worship in Crisis," to be held April 23 at the Divinity School. House Scholar Aaron Smith and House residents Michael Le Chevalier and Jimmy Hoke are chairing committees in preparation for the event.

Andrea and Ross Martinie Eiler (2002) along with their son, Paul, welcomed Tressa All the Saints Martinie Eiler, who was born April 11.

Kindling Desire for God: Preaching as Spiritual Direction by Kay Northcutt (1985) has been named one of the Top Ten Clergy Books of 2010 by the Academy of Parish Clergy. See the full list here.

Bill Crowl (1962) is serving as interim Associate Regional Minister in Illinois-Wisconsin during Christal Williams's sabbatical.

Congratulations and thank you to L. Dale Richesin (1976) who has written Seven Ways to Read the Bible: A Glimpse at Over 250 English Translations and 951 Questions of Bernard Shaw: A Question From Almost Every Play and Essay, and who gave copies of these newly-published books to the DDH library.

Floyd Knight (1985) has published Loving, Open and Transforming: Questions and Answers Regarding Homosexuality and Gay Marriages from a Biblical Perspective under his pseudonym, Sadao Nitta. Written from a multi-cultural perspective, the book-length Bible study contains lesson plans and handouts.

John McCaw (1939) has published Prayers of Record: A Collection of Public Prayers. The original setting for many of these prayers was at Drake University, where he served as Dean of the Drake Divinity School and as unofficial chaplain for numerous events including the visit of President Truman, the dedication of buildings, and commencements.

The March 9 issue of The Christian Century features "Lent's terrible gift: Lessons in dying" by Kay Lynn Northcutt (1985) and a Faith Matters column by Stephanie Paulsell (1985; trustee) about reading Pilgrim's Progress.

The Charles Harvey and May Sweet Lord Fund at Disciples Justice Action Network (DJAN) honors the work of May and Harvey Lord (1962) and supports DJAN.

On March 6 & 7, Michael Karunas (1995) performed The Gospel of Mark at First Christian Church, Baton Rouge, where he is Senior Minister. He memorized the gospel and developed the nearly 90-minute presentation with director Tracy Stephenson Shaffer, who is a professor of performance and film at Louisiana State University.