Tuesday Night Trivia

I meant to have this up last night, but I got distracted:

Of the four African nations whose names begin with the letter E, this one is the youngest. In fact, it celebrated 18 years of independence yesterday.

Bonus points if you can name all four countries.

If You're Interested

I know that I haven't been writing much on this blog lately, but I have been writing. I've also been doing a poor job of using this blog to draw attention to what I'm writing elsewhere. So I'll do that now.

I've been writing for Midwest Sports Fans. Yes, I realize that Nashville isn't in the midwest (although the Predators play in a division with teams from Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Columbus). But I lived much of my life in Indiana and maintain allegiances to several teams there. Here are some of my recent MSF articles. The article descriptions are what you see when you share the article on Facebook.

• "How Many Parents Name Their Children After Sports Stars?": After checking the popularity of hils children's names, Josh Tinley decided to analyze data from the SSA to look into the names of popular athletes in an effort to see how many people were naming their children after popular sports stars.


• "A Plea for Geographically Appropriate Pro Sports Nicknames": The 2nd round matchup between the recently relocated Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder is the perfect time for Josh Tinley's simple request: can we name our professional sports teams after things that actually represent the team's city?


• "Which Active Players Are Locks for the Basketball Hall of Fame?": Now that the Playoffs are underway and everyone's paying attention to the NBA, Josh Tinley is posing this question: Which active players, if their career were to end tomorrow, would be deserving of election to the Basketball Hall of Fame?

I've also been doing some writing for Ministry Matters, a new web portal for church leaders. My latest Ministry Matters article, "Checking Our Facts," looks at some common misconceptions and misattributed quotations that I frequently encounter in my work with the church.

Happy reading.