{"id":5414,"date":"2014-09-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/09\/11\/wll\/"},"modified":"2014-09-11T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T08:00:00","slug":"wll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wll\/","title":{"rendered":"WLL: Chick-fil-A founder passes; Chewing Tobacco; Osteen Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tThis week we celebrate the ellipsis, its utility as connective device, and its overuse. In other words, many of this week&#39;s links were related.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn the wake of Robin Williams&#39; death, enumerating various <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2014\/september-online-only\/preventing-suicide.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">suicide-related issues that clergy will face<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: Honestly, I wondered when someone would do a comparison between <a href=\"http:\/\/ericgeiger.com\/2014\/09\/tale-two-mars-hills\/#.VAzcbaORMTA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars Hill Grand Rapids and Mars Hill Seattle<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Another I&#39;d like to read would be a comparison of two men who were upfront about their faith while selling fried chicken, KFC&#39;s Colonel Harland Sanders and Truett Cathy. The latter, founder of Chick-fil-A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/edstetzer\/2014\/september\/truett-cathy-has-died-some-thoughts-of-man-and-his-mission.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away on Monday at age 93<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPersecution: It took <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/20\/opinion\/ronald-lauder-who-will-stand-up-for-the-christians.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a New York Times columnist to say this<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPerspective: Your weekend worship environment may not be a physical building in Ethiopia; it might involve <a href=\"http:\/\/dioceseofegypt.org\/2014\/09\/tree-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">having a service under a tree<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; But perhaps many of us put too much emphasis <a href=\"http:\/\/convergemagazine.com\/church-buildings-14411\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">on having a church building<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tI&#39;m surprised we don&#39;t hear more about this August story about <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.godreports.com\/2014\/08\/1400-children-raped-and-trafficked-in-british-town-by-men-of-pakistani-muslim-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">1,400 children being raped and trafficked<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tJust as I have to pick and choose what gets in this list, a popular Christian <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldmag.com\/2014\/09\/true_and_necessary\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">news site defends their story choices<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPreaching: &quot;There has been a natural disaster of extraordinary proportions in a nation whose sinfulness is well known. Do you stand up Sunday morning and declare that <a href=\"http:\/\/clarkedixon.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/07\/disasters-divine-judgement-reflections-on-luke-131-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">God has divinely judged that nation<\/a>?&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYouth Ministry: Five ways to <a href=\"http:\/\/adamramsey.wordpress.com\/2014\/02\/08\/5-ways-to-make-the-message-stick-when-speaking-to-young-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">make sure they hear your message<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; which was written by a recently displaced Mars Hill pastor whose work visa is now voided, <a href=\"http:\/\/adamramsey.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/03\/whats-next-for-the-ramseys\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">which means leaving the country<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; while at GoFundMe, people are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/supportthemhelders\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">donating to three other displaced MH staffers<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTime Travel (1): A 1,500 year-old document that was holed up in a university library references <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/2014\/09\/05\/ancient-last-supper-papyrus-gives-glimpse-into-early-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the Last Supper and manna from heaven<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTime Travel (2): Imagine <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2014\/08\/31\/what-would-it-have-been-like-to-attend-a-puritan-worship-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">attending a Puritan worship service<\/a>. &quot;&#8230; the shuffling of the congregation as they settle down to listen comfortably to a lengthy sermon, while the minister adjusted the hour-glass.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSabbath on Steroids: Every seven weeks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peichurch.ca\/sabbath-weeks-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this Prince Edward Island church basically shuts down<\/a> all programming&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Meanwhile, on Canada&#39;s opposite coast, a church&#39;s annual report includes a page at the end for you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willingdon.org\/sites\/default\/files\/FINAL2014AMRWEB_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">to write your own story<\/a>. (Opens a 40-page .pdf file)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTwo high-profile U.S. missionaries survived Ebola, but <a href=\"http:\/\/worldmissions.ag.org\/details1.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the disease has taken four national pastors<\/a> in the Assemblies of God denomination alone.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAnn Voskamp <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aholyexperience.com\/2014\/09\/dear-kids-why-wait-till-marriage-what-no-one-tells-you-what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tells the kids why they should wait<\/a>: &quot;Your naked body deserves the honor of being shared only with someone who is covenanted to never stop loving your naked soul.&quot; &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; On the other hand, when the wedding date is set, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.relevantmagazine.com\/life\/relationships\/it-wise-sign-prenup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">should a Christian sign a prenup<\/a>? Sample: &quot;&#8230; a prenup is a bad indicator that not everything is being relinquished for the sake of this marriage.&quot; &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Or a girl&#39;s father could just start early on in the relationship <a href=\"http:\/\/spiritualsoundingboard.com\/2014\/09\/05\/questions-for-dads-to-ask-young-men-who-are-interested-in-their-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">asking the guy these twelve questions<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTomorrow (9\/11) night, Trinity Broadcasting Network unveils <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/trinity-broadcasting-network-to-present-new-60000-square-foot-chicago-studio-with-september-11th-open-house-273941621.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">its new Chicago studio<\/a> with an open house &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Also in the windy city, a local church&#39;s use of social media has caught some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suntimes.com\/29538105-761\/hyperlinks-to-the-holy-spirit-chicago-churches-count-on-social-media-to-connect-members.html#.VA4XraORMTB\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">mainstream media attention<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLast week&#39;s Happy Rant Podcast got our family talking about <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/08\/varying-perspectives-on-tobacco\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">chewing tobacco to the glory of God<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA Lutheran mobile ministry is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/09\/07\/shobis-table-food-truck-ministry_n_5700769.html?utm_hp_ref=religion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">half church, half food truck<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSadly, there&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/no-such-thing-as-a-good-divorce-says-us-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">no such thing as &quot;a good divorce<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA second Essay of the Week: Save those church bulletins. They might end up in a museum somewhere as <a href=\"http:\/\/christandpopculture.com\/holy-relics-church-bulletin\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">artifacts of 20th Century church culture<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWorship Leaders&#39; Corner: Five tips for those times you&#39;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worshipsetideas.com\/leading-worship-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">working without the band<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tVictoria Osteen stands by her words. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/09\/05\/exclusive-victoria-osteen-responds-to-evangelical-furor-over-viral-youre-not-doing-it-for-god-clip\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Well, sort of<\/a>. Sample: &ldquo;Every Lakewood member knows what I was talking about &#8230;&quot; Membership has its privileges &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; to which the Rev. Dr. Albert Mohler, Jr. replies, &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/2014\/09\/03\/the-osteen-predicament-mere-happiness-cannot-bear-the-weight-of-the-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">America deserves the Osteens<\/a> &#8230;&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Meanwhile, hubby Joel announces <a href=\"http:\/\/investor.siriusxm.com\/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=851836\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Osteen Radio, broadcasting 24\/7<\/a> on SiriusXM.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tGladys Knight (sans Pips) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/listen.to.a.taster.of.gladys.knights.new.gospel.album.where.my.heart.belongs\/40340.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">released a gospel album<\/a> yesterday. (Be sure to click through to hear the song.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tJamie the Very Worst Email Responder recently deleted her inbox, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theveryworstmissionary.com\/2014\/09\/burn-down-your-inbox.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">thinks you should, too<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA well known Jewish charity is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingisraelnews.com\/21100\/canadas-pm-nominated-nobel-peace-prize-support-israel\/#27uMHkD6hkHODk7G.97\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">nominating Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper<\/a> for a Nobel Peace Prize for his support of Israel.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA video link for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EV3eyLJBUdo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tweens and teens<\/a> at your house.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, across the pond, a man who volunteers his services to umpire an interdenominational cricket match is <a href=\"http:\/\/archbishop-cranmer.blogspot.ca\/2014\/09\/church-times-bars-tory-cricket-umpire.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disqualified because he is not &quot;theologically neutral.<\/a>&quot;<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tEach week we scour the web for stories of interest to Leadership Journal readers, however several of our &quot;usual suspects&quot; have put up pay-walls or added pop-ups that can only be described as obnoxious. 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