This week we celebrate the ellipsis, its utility as connective device, and its overuse. In other words, many of this week's links were related.

• In the wake of Robin Williams' death, enumerating various suicide-related issues that clergy will face.
• Essay of the Week: Honestly, I wondered when someone would do a comparison between Mars Hill Grand Rapids and Mars Hill Seattle...
• ... Another I'd like to read would be a comparison of two men who were upfront about their faith while selling fried chicken, KFC's Colonel Harland Sanders and Truett Cathy. The latter, founder of Chick-fil-A passed away on Monday at age 93.
• Persecution: It took a New York Times columnist to say this.
• Perspective: Your weekend worship environment may not be a physical building in Ethiopia; it might involve having a service under a tree...
• ... But perhaps many of us put too much emphasis on having a church building.
• I'm surprised we don't hear more about this August story about 1,400 children being raped and trafficked.