Blurred skyline of Portland, OregonMy pappy said,”Son you’re gonna drive me to drinkin’ if you don’t stop readin’ that Wednesday Linkin'” *
- Where are the frogs? For Glen Eyrie, a Christian conference center in Colorado operated by The Navigators, last year it was fire, this year it’s flooding.
- The lastest story of a child’s death alleging a connection to a controversial parenting book has international repercussions. (I’ve been tracking the book’s story for four years now.)
- Sermon of the Week: Steve Carter at Willow finds a common thread between postsecrets.com and the life of Moses.
- Testimony of the Week: Jessica Kelley shares an intense story of suffering and loss with the congregation at Greg Boyd’s church. 44 powerful minutes.
- Essay of the Week: Andy Hall finds himself in the middle of the same type of story as Jessica, and connects what happened at Eden to the suffering we experience in a fallen world.
- Saeed Abedini appeals to the new President of Iran to release him from prison; while his wife speaks at Liberty University.
- Is there a difference between women preachers and women bloggers? Much depends on how the women bloggers view their role.
- Jamie The Very Worst Photographer attempts to show us highlights of her trip to Guatemala.
- At some point in 2014, Hillsong is planting a church in Southern California. Maybe some day Justin B. will visit that Hillsong church also.
- Parents in Scotland want to be able to have a say in whether or not their children receive gay sex education.
- Just weeks before classes started, Canada’s Trinity Western University canceled a filmmaking course because the teacher couldn’t sign on to TWU’s statement about the fate of unbelievers.
- Got last minute company arriving tonight? Take the references for the top sixty most searched Bible verses at topverses.com and turn it into a trivia game.
- While the Pope is suggesting the possibility of married priests, for some, the big story is his purchase of a 1984 Renault. (Bumper sticker: My other car is the Pope Mobile.)
- Christena Cleveland is running a series of essays on the experience of African-American students at Christian universities. Here’ssomesamples.
- For I know the plans I have for who? A look at the context behind a much-quoted Bible promises.
- Before he could burn nearly 3,000 copies of the Quran, Pastor Terry Jones and an associate are charged with firearms and vehicle registration issues. The story does raise the question of what happened to the kerosene-soaked copies of the Muslim holy book.
- Equal Time Department: In a Reformed-theology-dominated blogosphere, someone dares to offer Ten Reasons Why I Am a Wesleyan. (Some Arminians may not be drawn to these particular reasons.)
- Sigh! Another case of a church wanting to part company from their denomination, but wanting to keep the property.
- In a world where unusual church names are the norm, it’s hard to distinguish yourself from the pack, which is why I like this one from the UK: Everyday Champions Church. (Do they have the breakfast cereal Wheaties there?)
- If you’re going to read an apologetics book review, you want an apologetics website; hence this link to Apologetics 315’s review of God’s Not Dead, a primer on the subject by Rice Broocks.
- If you’re planning your Christmas services and need design ideas, you can always hang Christmas trees upside down.
- Len Wilson, who serves at an Atlanta church called Peachtree, has written an excellent series of articles about visual arts in the church. (He ought to be easy to track down; how many things in Atlanta can possibly be named Peachtree?)
- Jordan Michael Taylor gets downright preachy at a recent Blimey Cow video on the subject of loving your enemies. At the same time, only days in, his Kickstarter CD campaign has already doubled its goal.
- For the Christian, when is a glass of wine, one glass of wine too many?
- Double sigh! Another youth pastor crosses a line with teens. I won’t even include the summary for this one.
- A pastor friend of mine said this article was guilty of stating the obvious, but here are ten reasons leading a church is tougher than running a business.
- A Mormon dad goes to great lengths – or in this case, shorts – to show his daughter what immodesty looks like.
- Unstoppable, Kirk Cameron’s lastest film will play one night only – next Tuesday – in selected U.S. theaters.
- Not to be taken seriously, the blog Celebrity Pastor offers five essentials to look for in a worship leader.
*I want to be really clear that the Commander Cody intro this week was my wife’s idea.
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Posted September 18, 2013
