{"id":5876,"date":"2014-06-04T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2014\/06\/04\/wednesday-link-list-nicolas-cage-sing-it-sunday-contest-and\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T08:00:00","slug":"wednesday-link-list-nicolas-cage-sing-it-sunday-contest-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-nicolas-cage-sing-it-sunday-contest-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: Nicolas Cage, Sing It Sunday Contest, and WLWJS."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"is-style-article-intro\">\n\tIn typing the header this week, I wrote Weednesday Link List. I guess that&#39;s the Colorado edition.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\t<li>\n\t\tDon&#39;t question your leader. That&#39;s the message this week in several Mars Hill-related (Mark Driscoll) stories <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/warrenthrockmorton\/2014\/05\/31\/another-mars-hill-church-pastor-fired-reportedly-for-questioning-executive-elders\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">like this one<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; and a number of Lampo-related (Dave Ramsey) stories <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/may\/dave-ramsey-reportedly-silences-critics-on-twitter-facebook.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">like this one<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThis one is suitable for framing: <a href=\"http:\/\/thinktheology.co.uk\/blog\/article\/twenty_five_bloggers_in_one_sentence_each\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">25 Bloggers summed up in a single sentence<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tLast Friday, CT documented church demolitions in China with photographs of officials <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2014\/may\/china-lifts-high-cross-right-off-dozens-churches-zhejiang.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">removing the crosses from churches<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tJustin Welby became the first Archbishop of Canterbury to host a live call-in program, but<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onreligion.co.uk\/the-neglected-messages-of-the-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> same-sex marriage questions<\/a> took up 20 minutes of the hour.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEssay of the Week: Jen Hatmaker writes about <a href=\"http:\/\/jenhatmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/30\/on-parenting-teens-that-struggle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">parenting troubled teens<\/a>. (You might also enjoy <a href=\"http:\/\/jenhatmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/27\/on-parenting-teens\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the article&#39;s prequel<\/a>.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA recent book about Dietrich Bonhoeffer <a href=\"http:\/\/thesidos.blogspot.ca\/2014\/06\/book-review-bonhoeffer-assassin.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">challenges the idea that he was an assassin<\/a>, that is sometimes used to justify redemptive violence.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAfter the passing of Maya Angelou, many Christian writers&#39; hand-picked quotations to join the general tributes; but in this clip, <a href=\"http:\/\/theoldblackchurch.blogspot.ca\/2014\/05\/dr-maya-angelou-there-are-many-roads-to.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">her faith was more pluralistic<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tEven as confused <em>Left Behind<\/em> followers are thinking the &quot;new&quot; movie is actually the fourth in the old series, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/buzzvine\/watch-the-trailer-for-the-new-left-behind-movie-video-120641\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the trailer for the <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/buzzvine\/watch-the-trailer-for-the-new-left-behind-movie-video-120641\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>remake<\/em> of the <em>first<\/em> movie <\/a>is now out, introducing Nicolas Cage in the lead role.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMust read: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloriafurman.com\/blog\/2014\/5\/wisdom-for-social-media-ht-king-solomon\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Proverbs for people who use social media<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWith over 500 comments, here are some reader suggestions on what <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stufffundieslike.com\/2014\/05\/friday-challenge-wkjv-channel-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an all-Fundamentalist TV station lineup might look like<\/a> .<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tThis week we decided to &quot;love on&quot; our friends at the Dictionary of Christianese who <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionaryofchristianese.com\/love-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">examine the phrase &quot;love on.<\/a>&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDid Fred Phelps have a late-in-life <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breathecast.com\/articles\/fred-phelps-excommunicated-from-wbc-for-changing-stance-on-homosexuality-15981\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">change-of-heart on some issues<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf there&#39;s a modern worship song that&#39;s unique to your congregation but deserves a wider audience, let the writer know about the <a href=\"http:\/\/singitsunday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sing It Sunday song contest<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tShould church staff be allowed to start new ministries nearby existing ones? Will they take parishioners with them? A look at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zhoag\/2014\/05\/28\/the-non-compete-driven-church-i-e-empire-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">non-compete contracts<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA Christian author feels that Franklin Graham&#39;s desire for leaders to stand up on moral issues is based on <a href=\"http:\/\/edcyzewski.com\/2014\/05\/29\/franklin-graham-does-not-understand-holiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a false understanding of God&#39;s holiness<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA former student of Bill Gothard&#39;s ministry now believes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onenewsnow.com\/church\/2014\/05\/21\/former-student-of-bill-gothard-ministry-speaks-out#.U4sgJ3amU1J\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the entire ministry should be shut down<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tYour mileage may vary, but this writer thinks <a href=\"http:\/\/experimentaltheology.blogspot.ca\/2014\/05\/the-reason-we-gather.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the reason we go to church<\/a> is <em>not<\/em> sermon and <em>not <\/em>worship.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tA 29-year old woman describes her bi-vocation as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2014\/06\/catholic-school-teacher-is-also-a-tattoo-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic teacher and a tattoo artist<\/a>, &quot;the best of both worlds.&quot;<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\t&#8230; Meanwhile the creators of the Jesus Tattoo advertisement lost their lawsuit over a <a href=\"http:\/\/lubbockonline.com\/local-news\/2014-05-29\/federal-judge-rules-favor-lubbock-isd-jesus-tattoo-lawsuit#.U4setnamU1J\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected ad in a school publication<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf you know someone who faces discouragement in ministry, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.godreports.com\/2014\/05\/missionary-died-thinking-he-was-a-failure-84-years-later-thriving-churches-found-hidden-in-the-jungle\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this story is for them<\/a>. (It&#39;s also a reminder that results don&#39;t happen overnight.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tJefferson Bethke has <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.proclaimonline.com\/2014\/05\/30\/jefferson-bethkes-new-spoken-word-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a new &quot;spoken word&quot; album<\/a>. (That was the genre that launched Word Records all those years ago.)<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFaced with a &quot;No Prayer&quot; edict at their graduation, these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakingchristiannews.com\/articles\/display_art.html?ID=13933\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">students simply ignored it<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tOne in four Canadians belong to the &quot;nones,&quot; but <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2014\/05\/26\/one-in-four-canadians-declare-affiliation-to-no-religion-but-why-are-so-many-nones-surprisingly-religious\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">they are surprisingly religious<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tWLWJS or What Language Would Jesus Speak? The Pope and Israel&#39;s Prime Minister squared off over this recently, and a BBC reporter gets two paragraphs in, but then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/blogs-magazine-monitor-27587230\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">can&#39;t resist asking if Jesus existed at all<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf you&#39;re a religion writer, you can write about anybody&#39;s faith, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/getreligion\/2014\/05\/its-strictly-taboo-newspaper-kills-an-article-about-a-witch\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">articles about witches are still off-limits<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFrom earlier last month, the video of the 20-ton boulder that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3SS9pc6ISQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">just missed a Boston area church<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tAmong Brad Lomenick&#39;s latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradlomenick.com\/2014\/05\/28\/young-influencers-list-may-edition-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">list of young influencers<\/a>, was Ben Houston, lead pastor at <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/LA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillsong&#39;s Los Angeles location<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHere are some thoughts for those of you who want to get your <a href=\"http:\/\/churchwhisperer.com\/2014\/05\/27\/52714\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">church to have a Bible study culture<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tDo not do this: <a href=\"http:\/\/rkblog.com\/blog\/2014\/5\/top-five-worship-leader-fails-when-things-get-really-bad\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 worship leader fails<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tStarting July 2nd, Churches in Canada need to be careful about sending unsolicited email, as <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshoptalk.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/23\/store-e-mail-newsletters-need-to-comply-with-new-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">new anti-spam legislation carries fines up to $10M<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tHere&#39;s the teaser: <a href=\"http:\/\/bronlea.com\/2014\/05\/30\/the-intimacy-of-toothbrushes-and-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiness, toothbrushes, sex, and cars<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tStewardship Department: Is it time to <a href=\"http:\/\/shaungroves.com\/2014\/05\/praying-cable\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pray about your cable bill<\/a>?<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIt may be an innocent kid ministry song to you, but to Christians in communist China in 1972, <a href=\"http:\/\/casandramartin.com\/2014\/05\/30\/this-i-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">it formed a secret code<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tIf you need to brainwash your congregation to tithe more, you could <a href=\"http:\/\/pimppreacher.com\/post\/87414892375\/watch-false-apostle-lionel-blair-brainwash-members-into\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">take some tips from this guy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tClassic video: Check out how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godvine.com\/Unique-Arrangement-of-How-Great-Thou-Art-with-Drums-is-Fantastic--3484.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this church performs <em>How Great Thou Art<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tMore recent video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8dm8B_u2aqw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Gladwell spoke at Saddleback in March<\/a>. Gotta catch up on that, but it&#39;s 66 minutes long.<\/li>\n\n\t<li>\n\t\tFinally, after linking last week to Skye Jethani&#39;s piece about long sermons, we&#39;re wondering if a concentration of Sunday morning services ever <a href=\"http:\/\/hint.fm\/wind\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">show up on Wind Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"is-style-article-bio\">\n\tSo that&#39;s this week&#39;s list. We didn&#39;t even steal anything from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/?s=saturday+ramblings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">iMonk<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/rachelheldevans.com\/blog\/sunday-superlatives-5-25-14\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel H.E.<\/a> Tune in next week; same bat time, same bat channel; or visit the author during the week at <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/christianity201.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">C201<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulW1lk1nson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"bio\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In typing the header this week, I wrote Weednesday Link List. I guess that&#39;s the Colorado edition. So that&#39;s this week&#39;s list. We didn&#39;t even steal anything from iMonk or Rachel H.E. 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