{"id":5566,"date":"2014-08-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/08\/13\/wednesday-link-list-modern-equivalent-of-baal-worship-prayi\/"},"modified":"2014-08-13T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T08:00:00","slug":"wednesday-link-list-modern-equivalent-of-baal-worship-prayi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-modern-equivalent-of-baal-worship-prayi\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: Modern Equivalent of Baal Worship, \u2018Praying in Public\u2019 Discount, and The Shut Up, Devil! App."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"is-style-article-intro\">\n\tTime to dust off the flannel graph, test the cassette deck, and warm up the filmstrip projector as another season of ministry kicks off.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tFollowing in the footsteps of the film <em>God&#39;s Not Dead<\/em>, a new movie, <em>A Matter of Faith<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/media\/2014\/08\/07\/film-depicts-evolutionists-campus-attack-on-creation-faith#.U-gKoaOmU1I\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> debuts in selected markets on September 26th<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and then, it came to pass that ChristianMingle.com begat <em>Christian Mingle: The Movie<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianminglethemovie.com\/#%21home\/c1xzq\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">releasing in October<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIn the UK, more than 400,000 children <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christian.org.uk\/news\/almost-400000-kids-not-living-with-both-parents-stats-reveal\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#39;t live with both parents<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; which brings me to this series running on my own blog which we call <em>The Divorce Effect<\/em> by Jeff Snow; <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/07\/the-divorce-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Part One<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/11\/the-divorce-effect-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Part Two<\/a> (with a final part releasing tomorrow.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe children of Saeed Abedini, a U.S. pastor imprisoned in Iran, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/buzzvine\/heartbreaking-video-of-saeed-abedinis-children-crying-out-for-help-their-father-is-in-jail-for-loving-jesus-124558\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">appeal to President Obama to intervene<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEight charts, 24 questions, and lots to think about in this look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unseminary.com\/8-charts-that-explain-how-our-culture-is-changing-24-questions-about-the-impact-on-your-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">how changing culture impacts the church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYour church has a website, it&#39;s on Facebook, and on Twitter. Surely<a href=\"http:\/\/www.godvertiser.com\/the-social-media-platform-your-church-must-pay-attention-to-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> that covers all the social media bases<\/a>, right?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPastor Problems: When your church has <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmallchurch.com\/there-are-no-right-people-for-your-church-just-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">all the wrong people<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/08\/08\/meet-the-texas-preacher-who-survived-brain-cancer-and-may-be-one-of-the-most-prominent-pastors-youve-never-heard-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Blaze profiles Matt Chandler<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&quot;Pope Expels All Muslims from Rome&quot; was the mock headline on this <a href=\"http:\/\/apprentice2jesus.com\/2014\/07\/27\/pope-expels-all-muslims-from-rome\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">provocative blog post<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tChristian authors are getting dragged into the politics of <a href=\"http:\/\/marketingchristianbooks.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/11\/amazons-price-fixing-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon&#39;s conflict with a major publisher<\/a> over ebook pricing.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe persecution of Christianity by ISIS is a living nightmare. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sometimesalight.com\/1\/post\/2014\/08\/shall-feed-his-flock.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">At times we just want to look away<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPossibly under-reported: The story of four Far East Broadcast Company volunteers who were <a href=\"http:\/\/nrb.org\/news_room\/articles\/4-febc-volunteers-martyred-in-ukraine-radio-tower-destroyed\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">beaten to death in Ukraine<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and this week I discovered another website devoted to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.persecution.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">persecution of Christians<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRevisiting the late Michael Spencer (aka Internet Monk) writing about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/archive\/another-look-the-coming-evangelical-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Coming Evangelical Collapse<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe modern equivalent of Baal worship may be taking place in an arena in your city, or <a href=\"https:\/\/ncfic.org\/blog\/posts\/modern_baal_worship_in_theaters_stadiums_and_living_rooms\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">even in your living room<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWere there unforeseen consequences of running <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/searchingfortomsawyer\/2014\/08\/sunday-schooling-our-kids-out-of-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">children&#39;s ministry concurrent with adult services<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhen the deceased would identify as one of the &quot;nones,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-narthex\/what-do-christians-bring-to-a-nones-funeral-aa0020a68b6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">what does a Christian bring to the funeral<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLike a snowball rolling down a hill, a <a href=\"http:\/\/gungormusic.com\/2014\/02\/what-do-we-believe\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">several-months-old article<\/a> by Michael Gungor about certain parts of Genesis has gained momentum online. Last week <a href=\"http:\/\/gungormusic.com\/2014\/08\/im-with-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">he responded<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSo what&#39;s your true denominational bent? I took a few of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/archive\/where-do-i-belong\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">online belief surveys<\/a>, and no I&#39;m not going to say.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tPeter Enns&#39; new book is titled, <em>The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/236071939\/The-Bible-Tells-Me-So-excerpt\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Test-drive a good-sized excerpt<\/a> for a limited time.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&quot;More than 3,500 Spurgeon sermons have been published, but none from his early ministry.&quot; B&amp;H aims to rectify this with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhpublishinggroup.com\/press-release\/bh-to-publish-lost-spurgeon-sermons-with-critical-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">400 early ones in a multi-volume set<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe issue of whether or not you can be gay and Christian is following a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2014\/08\/02\/progressive-u-s-muslim-movement-embraces-gay-and-interfaith-marriages-female-imams-and-mixed-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">parallel track in the American Muslim community<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSocial media can bring necessary attention to the missteps of key Christian personalities, but it&#39;s wrong <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wadeburleson.org\/2014\/08\/the-folly-of-demanding-repentance.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">for the writers themselves to demand contrition<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tSo was there an actual Adam? &quot;In 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 5, Paul places <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/blog\/was-adam-historical-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam and Jesus in parallel relationship<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMatthew Paul Turner nails his <a href=\"http:\/\/matthewpaulturner.com\/2014\/08\/11\/38-theses-ideas-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">38 theses on the future of the church<\/a> to the front door of his blog.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tNadia Bolz-Weber&#39;s 15-minute sermon (a record length for her, I think) on feeling totally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nadiabolzweber\/2014\/08\/sermon-on-lembas-bread-the-feeding-of-the-5000-and-why-i-hated-pastoral-care-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inadequate to administer pastoral care<\/a>. (Click to listen as you read.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhat the world needs now: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2014\/08\/04\/check-out-this-virtually-indestructible-bible-that-literally-walks-on-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">A Bible that does everything<\/a> except walk on water. (Wait, it does that, too.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEven though certain forms of sexual abuse aren&#39;t considered the most extreme, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/women\/2014\/august\/staying-power-of-emotional-abuse.html?paging=off\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">they are still abuse<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA 19-year old&#39;s decision to be an organ donor gave his family <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/orangecounty\/la-me-adv-the-vigil-20140810-story.html#page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">more time to say goodbye<\/a>. (And a warning to parents about the drug known as <em>spice<\/em>.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tTullian Tchividjian&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pastortullian.com\/2014\/08\/06\/grace-and-identity\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">best sermon ever<\/a> according to his son. (Note: It&#39;s rather short.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThe author of <em>The Shack<\/em> asks the musical question, &ldquo;If men are so much more messed up than women, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christiantoday.com\/article\/the.shack.author.if.men.are.so.much.more.messed.up.than.women.why.are.they.in.charge\/39225.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">why are they in charge?<\/a>&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAmen Analysis: Tim Challies&#39; seven <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/7-ways-to-ruin-a-prayer-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ways to ruin a prayer meeting<\/a> including what he calls <em>prayer tics<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: Spiritual Insanity; &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/beliefsoftheheart.com\/2014\/07\/29\/spiritual-insanity\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">frantic lives of fidgety discontent<\/a>.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOutline of the Week: A long, but thorough look at why God allows disasters and calamities. <a href=\"http:\/\/veritasdomain.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/21\/why-does-god-allow-disasters-and-calamities-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Part One<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/veritasdomain.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/03\/why-does-god-allow-disasters-and-calamities-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Part Two<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRobert A. Schuller with a <a href=\"http:\/\/robertaschuller.blogspot.ca\/2014\/08\/dads-robert-schuller-health-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">health update on Robert H. Schuller<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tBuilding program on steroids: A $300 million <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/billionaire-pastor-unveils-300-million-temple-of-solomon-church-replica-in-brazil-124427\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">replica of the original Temple of Solomon<\/a> in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIt&#39;s not a tell-all, but it&#39;s interesting reading a book by the son of a famous, almost iconic, megachurch pastor father, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/09\/oh-are-you-any-relation-to-john-piper\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">when you know who that father is<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFrom the same family (literally) that brought you <em>Love and Respect<\/em> comes <em>The Illumination Project<\/em>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/loveandrespectnow.com\/theilluminationproject\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">six-week DVD curriculum for young adults<\/a> ages 18-35.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tKnown as &quot;The Friendly Atheist,&quot; Hemant Mehta is recalling <em>God is an Abusive Boyfriend (and Why You Should Break Up) <\/em>citing broad <a href=\"http:\/\/chrisstedman.religionnews.com\/2014\/08\/07\/new-atheist-picture-book-compares-belief-god-domestic-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">backlash from people, including atheists<\/a>, who&#39;ve experienced abuse.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tGrowing up with their music, I had to include this link on finding the seed of the gospel in the music of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/behemoth\/2014\/issue-2\/behemoth-from-winnipeg-guess-who-band.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">classic rockers, The Guess Who<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDoes the U.S. Internal Revenue Service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/2014\/08\/irs-in-clandestine-move-against-churches-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">unfairly target churches<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tI guess I&#39;m too late for the &quot;Praying in Public&quot; 15% <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grubstreet.com\/2014\/08\/praying-in-public.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">discount at Mary&#39;s Gourmet Diner<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFirst there was the Coexist icon featuring multi-faith symbols. Next there was the Christian apologetic response, Contradict. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contradictmovement.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The latter is now a book<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tRedeeming the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/christopher-house-phd\/black-jesus-beneath-the-d_b_5663402.html?utm_hp_ref=religion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">cable series <em>Black Jesus<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOnce this Phoenix, Arizona Mormon Temple is dedicated, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mormonnewsroom.org\/article\/public-invited-to-tour-phoenix-arizona-temple\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the free tours will end<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOnly the names have been changed: It wasn&#39;t gays and it wasn&#39;t wedding cake, it was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/pennsylvania-bridal-shop-don-serve-lesbians-article-1.1898001\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">lesbians and bridal dresses<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and as the broader society redefines marriage, so do <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com\/blog\/dictionary-redefines-marriage-as-gender-neutral.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">dictionary editors<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAlthough this short blog post references a specific denomination, it&#39;s clear that all of us can fall into the trap of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stufffundieslike.com\/2014\/07\/the-highest-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">making our distinctives the main thing<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWhy every group you belong to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.incourage.me\/2014\/08\/why-you-need-a-class-clown.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">needs a class clown<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tNow all you need to rebuke the devil is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/culture\/44850-free-smartphone-app-promises-the-power-to-silence-satan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a free smartphone app<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"is-style-article-bio\">Paul Wilkinson blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a> and edits <a href=\"http:\/\/christianity201.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Christianity 201<\/a>, the latter of which is always looking for submissions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to dust off the flannel graph, test the cassette deck, and warm up the filmstrip projector as another season of ministry kicks off. 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