Wednesday Link List: Surprising Missionaries, Vocational Grandma-Guilt, and More

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You still have a few more days left to catch the entire service rebroadcast of Rick and Kay Warren’s return to their church, or as my wife calls it, Back in the Saddleback Again.
Jamie Wright contrasts the type of worship service that took place on the mission field with the way it’s done in North America, and who is doing it wrong.
If you haven’t yet, check out the Dictionary of Christianese which takes all those cliches we toss around rather seriously. Check out bumper sticker theology and cafeteria Christianity.
Oil and Water Department: Jenni Catron offers 4 foundations for healthy relationships between leaders and creative types.
Who sends the most missionaries? Who receives the most missionaries? The data may surprise you.
Essay of the Week: I’ve been reading Steve McCoy since I discovered the Christian blogosphere and have prayed for them during Molly’s illness. This is a must-read piece on what the wedding vows sound like after two decades.
The answer to this question depends on what you mean by asking: Is all scripture from the Lord?
Story stress: A Christian fiction author asks her readers if they prefer a slower build to a shorter climax or a heart-pumping series of ever-increasing dangers and difficulties?
Once Upon a Time Department: A look back how technology impacted ministry, but in this case, the technology was radio.
At my own blog this week, a look at how it’s not in Amazon’s best interest to see brick and mortar bookstores closing.
When Grandma tells the kids, “”My greatest hope is that all of you will grow up to serve the Lord as missionaries and pastors;” she may be front-loading the children with vocational guilt.
In the continuing debate about the effectiveness of short-term missions, perhaps the best situation has short-term workers working alongside long-term workers.
You’ve probably seen this by now, but this interview with a professor of New Testament studies is being called the most embarrassing interview Fox News has ever done.
At Reformation21, Carl Trueman says there’s a difference between childish and childlike and it’s determined by our response to external authority.
Selective emphasis. That’s the nice of way of saying what others would call cherry picking the Bible.
And from the ministry conglomerate – gotta remember that term – that brings you Out of Ur: A new website, Church Law & Tax.
It’s so simple: Micro-enterprise development is a “hidden hero” in ending modern-day slavery because it creates jobs. Job creation is essential to preventing human trafficking. Read more about the secret heroes, the job creators.
It started with The Pawn and now with the release of The King, The Bowers Files mystery fiction series is complete. Enjoy an interview with author Steven James.
Last week American pastor Saeed Abedini passed the 300-day mark of his imprisonment in Iran.
True Confessions Department: A blog post titled My Super Sinful Lifestyle may not be what you expect.
At Stuff Christians Like, guests Steven and Shae Pepper offer Bible characters roles in the new series, Extreme Makeover: Big, Big House Edition. (I’ll wager this turns up as an email forward in six months!)
A new stock photo business is offering images with sermon themes in mind.
Does your church sing the song Cornerstone by Hillsong? Why not mix up the lyrics a bit?