Is it Wednesday already? Time for another list of links of interest to people like you from blogs and websites great and small.
- How about a 19-second video to kick things off? (Apologies to those who clicked!)
- Frank Viola offers a completely different take on the spiritual life of John Lennon.
- What did the Pope really say in that in-flight news conference? One writer thinks it’s not exactly what was reported.
- You thought there were fewer this year and you were right. Stats on why not as many churches are doing VBS.
- Got the standard 2.3 kids? John Wesley would not approve. I suppose you could call this an article about being procreative.
- A UK church organist, 68, was walking to a midnight Christmas Eve service as he had done for 40 years when two men, both 22, beat him to death in a motiveless attack. Now, his widow offers a message of forgiveness.
- Essay of the Month for June (but you may not like it): The atheist daughter of a noted Christian apologist shares her story so far.
- Related: An Atheism, Theism, Agnosticism, Gnosticism infographic.
- Essay of the Week: Ten things church worship leaders want the rest of us to understand.
- Related: What if we looked at our church’s corporate worship time as a spiritual discipline?
- The year isn’t even over and already we have a winner for the worst reporting of a religious story in 2013.
- I’ll let Michael Frost Tweet this intro: “The conservative journal Christianity Today makes the case for welcoming same-sex couples to church.”
- A blog to know about: Jesus I Will Follow You is a tumblr that answers questions from young readers on tough subjects.
- From my own blog this week: A blog summary on the Presbyterian Church USA’s “In Christ Alone” hymnbook controversy and a look at same sex marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada.
- It’s easy to deal with what’s appropriate beachwear for women when you’re on a Christian radio show. It’s harder when it’s your own 13-year old daughter.
- Rob Bell is offering two more of his 2-day conferences in September and October that are already renowned for their lunch break to go surfing.
- Music to brighten your day: Shine Bright Baby’s song from their new album Dreamers; enjoy Beautiful Love.
- A link that takes you to more links: An Arizona pastors offers a 6-part blog series on the sins pastors commit including letting their wives manage everything on the homefront.
- Here’s a March post which is a link to ten articles at the blog “Canon Fodder” by the author of The Question of Canon on – wait for it – ten things you should know about the New Testament canon.
- In searching through blogs I had bookmarked months earlier, I landed on this very succinct post which I offer for your prayer consideration.
- Before you hit the FWD button next time, here’s four reasons that Christians need to stop forwarding hoax emails.
- A historic Roman Catholic Church that is already a shrine to a saint whose legacy is devotion to animals plans to set aside a memorial space for Fido and Fluffy.
- Your assignment: Write a modern worship chorus utilizing the titles of television soap operas. [Warning: Consumes 4.5 valuable minutes]
- Finally, a reminder for the end of the week, end of the month, end of the summer, or anytime you need a reminder.
Paul Wilkinson‘s Christian music collection impinges on several rooms in the house, which is why his wife likes his link collection, which all fits neatly on his hard drive.
