{"id":5455,"date":"2014-09-03T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/09\/03\/wll-claiborne-in-ferguson-lennons-killer-and-osteen-temple\/"},"modified":"2014-09-03T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T08:08:00","slug":"wll-claiborne-in-ferguson-lennons-killer-and-osteen-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wll-claiborne-in-ferguson-lennons-killer-and-osteen-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"WLL: Claiborne in Ferguson, Lennon&#8217;s Killer, and Osteen Temple Cleansing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tThey call it Labor Day because on Tuesday we all had to work twice as hard to catch up. Take a few minutes to pause and do some clicking:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tChurches need to stop taking attendance. Immediately. <a href=\"http:\/\/dmergent.org\/articles\/2014\/8\/25\/stop-taking-attendance\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">This means you<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe marketing of the new MEV Bible translation may leave many feeling it&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/28\/mev-bible-marketing-is-confusing-misleading\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">something other than what it is<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tShane Claiborne has a quick debrief on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/pilgrimage-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">his trip to Ferguson, Missouri<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;While in a much longer piece, Jamie Wright debriefs her night undercover in Southeast Asia following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theveryworstmissionary.com\/2014\/08\/seriously-serious-my-night-undercover.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">investigators trying to get freedom for girls<\/a> being trafficked in the sex trade.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: People dress &quot;sloppy&quot; for church. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s like some people decided to stop mowing the lawn and then <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2014\/04\/19\/stop-dressing-so-tacky-for-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">decided to come to church<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA look at Britain as a &quot;Global Exporter of Terrorism.&quot; Sample: &quot;&#8230;the British elites don&#39;t care so much about their own civilization &#8230;radical Muslims have been allowed and even encouraged to build <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/world\/2014\/August\/Great-Britains-Gift-to-the-World-Radical-Islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a parallel society within this officially Christian nation<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLots of buzz on Twitter this week about <a href=\"http:\/\/m.bpnews.net\/bpnews.asp?id=43237\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">David Platt being elected as the new president of the International Mission Board<\/a> of the Southern Baptist Convention.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhile small churches still begin the hiring process with paper resum&eacute;s, increasingly the job may never be posted, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/\/article\/how-pastors-get-hired-today#When:05:01:00Z\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">candidate may not even be looking to move<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSo normally for guys, the hot girls in the pew ahead can be a bit of a distraction. <a href=\"http:\/\/phyliciadelta.com\/to-the-girls-in-the-pew-ahead-of-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Not this time, though<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Month: A thoughtful response to &quot;Christianity is not a religion <a href=\"http:\/\/americanvision.org\/11256\/damaging-myth-relationship-religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">it&#39;s a relationship<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSince this is the time of year that things get hectic, it&#39;s a good time to read an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2014\/august-online-only\/finding-rest-in-busy-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with the author of <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2014\/august-online-only\/finding-rest-in-busy-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Addicted to Busy<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMeanwhile, in the land of academic scholarship, this story would be the equivalent of a sports franchise losing a key player to another team and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetablet.co.uk\/news\/1092\/0\/leading-university-drops-theology-and-ministry-programme-to-save-money\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">deciding to simply shut down<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAre pastors now truly afraid to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiancentury.org\/blogs\/archive\/2014-08\/have-preachers-lost-their-nerve\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">weigh in on social issues<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFocus on the Family&#39;s Plugged In website tracks media including things like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pluggedin.ca\/music\/tracks\/2014\/taylor-swift-shake-it-off.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift&#39;s next album<\/a>, or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pluggedin.ca\/tv\/def\/doctorwho.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">TV series Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYes, some of the stuff in Christian bookstores is shallow and profit driven, but doing a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/story\/news\/local\/2014\/08\/28\/hpd-man-arrested-after-rampage-in-lakewood-churchs-bookstore\/14760921\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">remake of Jesus clearing money changers<\/a> in the temple still carries criminal charges&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;Mind you, there may be limits to holding your peace, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLWm48fhCGQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this loopy theology<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThere&#39;s no separation of state and church in Germany when it comes to funding houses of worship and their staff. Some <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/faithworld\/2014\/08\/29\/capital-gains-mean-church-losses-in-new-german-tax-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">changes in that system are touching off a church exodus<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tJustin Davis: &quot;At least 2-3 times per month Trish or I will get a text message, email or phone call asking our advice from a pastor or pastor&rsquo;s wife on <a href=\"http:\/\/refineus.org\/we-hope-you-never-need-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">how to navigate an affair<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tNo you&#39;re not having a flashback; the new All Sons and Daughters album truly is available as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.familychristian.com\/catalog\/product\/view\/_ignore_category\/1\/id\/290530\/s\/all-sons-and-daughters-limited-edition-white-vinyl-cd\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">limited edition white vinyl record<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tReporting on reporting: A Midwest newspaper still gives lots of ink to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2014\/8\/28\/nothing-but-net-check-out-how-much-space-this-religion-story-got-in-the-sunday-paper\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage of religious stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTwo years later, Mark David Chapman, the killer of John Lennon is still saying yes to God and the prison board is<a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2014\/08\/29\/john-lennon-beatles-jesus-mark-chapman\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> still saying no to parole<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRetro-Linking: From 2012, if your church is online, does this change the target audience of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchmarketingsucks.com\/2012\/08\/the-pixelated-church-managing-the-tensions-of-church-online-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">what you&#39;re doing at the weekend service<\/a>? (Probably more relevant now than then.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe president of one of the largest Christian universities is currently going through a divorce, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/august\/abilene-christian-university-decides-divorce-phil-schubert.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">but is also keeping his job<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf some of the ministers people in your church read, watch, listen to, or download are a little off track, <a href=\"http:\/\/micahcobb.com\/blog\/should-churches-talk-about-false-teachers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">somebody probably needs to say something<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tI know sometimes you have to put the cookies on a lower shelf, but have we dumbed down church to the point <a href=\"http:\/\/skyejethani.com\/is-church-too-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">it&#39;s now just too easy<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAn outdoor refrigerator with food for the needy seemed like a good idea for this church, until they were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvgazette.com\/article\/20140730\/GZ01\/140739926\/1419\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bombarded with health regulations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWithout thinking, Hallmark shipped some same-sex wedding cards to the bookstore at Brigham Young University. Without thinking, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2014\/08\/20\/mormon-university-removes-gay-marriage-cards-at-campus-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">bookstore staff displayed them<\/a>. Question: Why doesn&#39;t the &quot;Christian&quot; university bookstore carry <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hallmark_Cards\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hallmark&#39;s Dayspring line<\/a> instead?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOne in six Christian radio stations now carries the one minute feature, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rotw.com\/content\/60-second-re-charge-barry-meguiar\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">60 Second Re-Charge<\/a> from the ministry Revival Over The Walls.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tStormie Omartian moves beyond her <em>Power of a Praying<\/em> series to look at other topics, including the role of the Holy Spirit, and a <a href=\"http:\/\/harvesthousepublishers.com\/book\/choose-love-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recent title on the love of God<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;In other book news, here&#39;s a <em>Snakes on a Plane<\/em> title that spells out the plot: <em>The Mainliner&#39;s Survival Guide in a Post Denominational World. <\/em>Just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chalicepress.com\/The-Mainliners-Survival-Guide-P1321C1.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">released from Chalice Press<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;And a final book item, <em>Made in the USA: The Sex Trafficking of America&#39;s Children<\/em> is a story of commercial exploitation that didn&#39;t take place in a land far away, but much closer to home, <a href=\"http:\/\/justicesociety.org\/?page_id=12992\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">as told by five survivors, four women and one man<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SKhGKPEZC6A\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video trailer<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe same thing that attracts people to the music industry in general may reflect itself in the <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/29\/motivation-for-music-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">passions of church musicians<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;That is, worship musicians who should remember to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timhswanson.com\/2014\/08\/worship-leaders-dont-talk-good-is-that.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pronounce the words correctly<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn the Christian rap music genre, the name to know is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shai_Linne\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shai Linne<\/a>. He&#39;s also an associate pastor at Del Ray Baptist Church in greater DC, where his <a href=\"http:\/\/delraybaptist.org\/resources\/sermons\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">August 17 sermon ran one hour<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230;And I&#39;m guessing that at one time, Shai was on Brad Lomenick&#39;s monthly roundup of up-and-coming leaders. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradlomenick.com\/2014\/08\/28\/young-influencers-list-august-edition-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#39;s the latest list<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tContinuing Education Department: ChurchNext.tv lets individuals or churches have unlimited access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchnext.tv\/school\/catalog\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a variety of topical courses<\/a> for as little as $15\/month.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/davidkeen.blogspot.ca\/2014\/08\/the-evolution-of-ice-bucket-challenge.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">and the Ice Bucket Challenge begat the<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<em>Link sleuth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulW1lk1nson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Wilkinson<\/a> is also available for private investigations if there&#39;s a link in your life that&#39;s gone missing. Or, for free, you can read his blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They call it Labor Day because on Tuesday we all had to work twice as hard to catch up. Take a few minutes to pause and do some clicking: Link sleuth Paul Wilkinson is also available for private investigations if there&#39;s a link in your life that&#39;s gone missing. 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