You know, that thing where you take a bucket of links and pour them over your head …
- On July 21st of last year, Ken Brantly gave this message to his home church in Indianapolis.
- What police in Ferguson, Missouri couldn't accomplish, clergy did.
- Another perspective on Ferguson: After eight years in the Cayman Islands, a pastor in Washington, DC is justifiably concerned for his son …
- … While another parent has an entirely different perspective, but similar fears.
- The pastor of one of Charlotte, NC's largest churches who also hosts an iconic radio ministry program is being investigated.
- What happens when the 'regular' editions of Christian books aren't good enough for people who prefer the ESV?
- Communion complications: "… [W]hen a bridal couple partakes without the whole assembly; they have inadvertently disqualified some believers on the spurious grounds that they are not getting married that day."
- Historical artifacts: A video interview with people who were actually there for the 1906 Azusa Street revival that launched North American Pentecostalism.
- Essay of the Week: These days everybody does it, but should sermons be published or posted online?
- Personality Profile: You got your Myers Briggs, your Strength Finders, and your DISC, but for leadership development Nancy Beach favors the classic Enneagram.
- Founded only in 2012, a new conservative Presbyterian denomination has " … grown from 30 churches and 10,000 covenant partners at our first Synod gathering in 2013 to now having 149 churches and 60,000 covenant partners … "
- With over 8,300 views, this InterVarsity Press book excerpt by Sean Gladding is IVP's most downloaded.
- Essay of Another Kind: Everything lost in a fire, then, a shattering medical diagnosis. The article is simply titled, "Loss."
- Parenting the College-bound: "[T]he only freshmen who will be completely “safe” in college are the ones with completely pure hearts. And the last time I checked my Bible, that’s none of us."
- Question of the Week: How do events involving ISIS shake things on both ends of the continuum between pacifism and 'just war' theory?
- What the—Yes! It's an article on the vulgar and obscene parts of the Bible. (CT is checking to see if you click on this one!)
- Games Christian Play: You can rewrite this for your own denomination, but to get the game going here's 5 ways to sabotage a Mennonite Church committee meeting.
- Francis Chan and Lisa Chan rap their way through their book promotional video for You and Me Forever, which released yesterday. If the book doesn't sell, they might have a future in music.
- We interrupt this sermon series: Andy Stanley rewrote the playbook on his "In The Meantime" series last Sunday (part two) when it became apparent people wanted to go deep.
- Links to articles on marriage and parenting are easy to come by, but items tailored for blended families are harder to find.
- Pete Wilson notes that increasingly, individuals and couples have 'revolving door' best friends.
- A survey sample of 500 UK teens found nearly three-quarters saying it's too easy to stumble on stuff online you shouldn't be seeing.
- A short article arguing that every denomination that takes a liberal position on sexual issues sees a drop in attendance.
- Podcast Place: Canada's long-haired pastor Bruxy Cavey spent the summer teaching his congregation systematic theology. (Audio or video)
- They keep their purity pledge and meeting with their accountability partner, but then, once married, the support structures vanish.
- Tim Keller consolidates much of his sermon audio on a new website, though you need to be prepared to pay.
- Ladies' Link (a new category we're testing out): If you missed Lysa TerKeurst's live book launch webcast for The Best Yes, here's another chance to watch.
- Christians who aren't part of a local church. You know some. I know some. Did the early church know any?
- Twitter Curiosity of the Week: Michael Patton wrote, "'Prone to wander Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love … Did you know the writer of this song left the faith?" As Wikipedia might say, 'Citation needed' or at least wanted, which led me to this article.
- Also at P&P: 21 Things Christians Say That Hurt Their Credibility. (Warning: Each is a link to a detailed article. You may get lost in these for an hour or more.)
- A singer from a legendary gospel music family is suing an Atlanta festival promoter for $75,000.
- Your Facebook post or email forward for today: The Blue Letter Bible, a list of ten things it doesn't say.
- Another arrangement of the popular song, Oceans. So why is it that some songs connect and some don't? (It was rhetorical …)
- Finally, if you live in Hawaii, keep an eye out for a white male jogger carrying a cross.
- Oh, and a personal statement: Realizing the need for repentance and restoration, I will be stepping down from link listing for a period of six days.
Paul Wilkinson is proud of himself for not including a single link about the social media story of the week, unless you count the sideways reference in that last item. To submit a link, contact him through Thinking Out Loud or Christianity 201.
