This week contains many links that will be of interest to pastors and church leaders, along with the usual dash of quirkiness.

• The video of the week consists of a bunch of grumpy old men describing why Christian hip-hop music is spiritually incongruous. (For balance, there's this.)
• When a pastor is asked to pray before a public event, should the prayer be vetted first by non-Christians?
• A play in Oklahoma City that puts a gay spin on the Bible is the subject of a protest by area clergy.
• An Albuquerque pastor has organized a social media blitz for today to call attention to the plight of Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned in Iran.
• At $14.2M, a copy of Psalms is now the most expensive book in the world.
• TBN Television founder Paul Crouch died over the weekend at age 79.
• Identifying as "Christian" could put you in the highest of risk categories.
• Still stuck for what to get that special congregation for a Christmas sermon?
• A seven-year old boy in India is murdered, and the assumption—in an area known for persecution—is it's because of his strong Christian faith.