{"id":6815,"date":"2013-10-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2013\/10\/30\/wednesday-link-list-internet-hiatus-holy-humor-and-more\/"},"modified":"2013-10-30T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:14:40","slug":"wednesday-link-list-internet-hiatus-holy-humor-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-internet-hiatus-holy-humor-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: Internet Hiatus, Holy Humor, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=253,169 253w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=324,216 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=82,55 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=164,110 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=412,275 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=346,231 346w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35701.jpg?resize=160,107 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><span class=\"image-credits\">Autumn trees reflected in pond<\/span><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><em>I couldn&#8217;t decide whether my intro should tie in with Halloween or All Saints Day, so I decided to play it safe and just get to this week&#8217;s links &#8230;<\/em><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The UK has become Biblically illiterate to the point where while watching the Monty Python movie, <em>Life of Brian<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/media\/tv-radio\/its-no-laughing-matter-britain-has-become-a-nation-of-religious-illiterates-who-are-baffled-by-biblical-references-in-monty-python-film-the-life-of-brian-8890338.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">viewers no longer get the humor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/libertyuniversity\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberty Convocation videos<\/a> on YouTube are a <em>Who&#8217;s Who<\/em> of Christians thinkers and leaders. Last week they welcomed National Community Church <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rqRnpWZ4E_4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pastor Mark Batterson<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Essay of the Week: This one will leave you speechless. A writer shares her heart in the middle of <a href=\"http:\/\/deeperstory.com\/for-when-you-marry-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a marriage that seems like a giant mistake<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Analogy Avenue: One more response to John MacArthur&#8217;s conference, this one invoking transportation (trains and the lunar rover) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/opinion\/41499-john-macarthur-cessation-theology-and-trainspotting-for-cave-dwellers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> from author Mark Rutland<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>So here is possibly the last word on that kid who was given the name Messiah, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/flagrantregard.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/28\/top-ten-reasons-why-you-wouldnt-want-your-parents-to-name-you-messiah\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">challenges that could create<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>After Natalie Grant and <em>Wow 2014<\/em>, the number 3 position on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/christian-albums\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Billboard Christian music chart<\/a> goes to Bryan and Katie Torwalt. &#8220;Who,&#8221; you ask? They&#8217;re part of Jesus Culture, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mNATZwlKU_M\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sound like this<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Randy Alcorn engages the subject of pro-life organizations that use explicit photographs to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epm.org\/blog\/2013\/Oct\/28\/prolife-graphic-pictures-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reinforce their anti-abortion message<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The authors of the non-Canonical gospel texts hoped that they would be taken seriously. It&#8217;s our job, however, to eliminate the late stories and isolate the early eyewitness accounts, even though <a href=\"http:\/\/coldcasechristianity.com\/2013\/why-shouldnt-we-trust-what-the-non-canonical-gospels-say-about-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">we&#8217;re tempted to do otherwise<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The only thing noteworthy about an article that advocates for Christians to enjoy dancing, is when you find it at the website of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abpnews.com\/opinion\/commentaries\/item\/8953-we-can-dance-if-we-want-to#.Um5rZFOQOM3\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Baptist Press<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>When your kids have a question, do they ask you, or do they automatically <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-safe-place-for-our-kids-shameful-questions\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">take all their questions to a search engine<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>If you get struck by lightning twice in the same day, you may be correct in assuming that <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/1160689\/lightning-strikes-clown-twice-on-same-day\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">God is trying to get your attention<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>When you read the Bible, do you follow the Flyover Route, the Direct Route, or the Scenic Route? David Kenney reviews a new NLT edition I&#8217;ve had my eye on for awhile: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dckenney.com\/2013\/10\/the-wayfinding-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wayfinding Bible<\/a>. (Tyndale Publishing, you have my address!)<\/li>\n<li>Resource of the Week: You&#8217;ll want to bookmark (or share) Sam Storms&#8217; eleven factors that can destroy objectivity in Bible hermeneutics, along with his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/basic-hermeneutical-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">basic rules for Bible interpretation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Passionate Teaching: I always love it when Wheaton College&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/media.willowcreek.org\/midweekexperience\/the-mystery-of-christ-in-the-church\/#content\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Gary Burge drops in<\/a> for a midweek service at Willow.<\/li>\n<li>In Detroit a female Bishop in a Baptist denomination informed her congregation that for more than six months she has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/10\/22\/pastor-resigns-after-making-stunning-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">married to another woman<\/a>. And then she resigned.<\/li>\n<li>After a week of focus on Steven Furtick&#8217;s house and John MacArthur&#8217;s conference, who would guess our attention on the weekend would be on Mark Driscoll, as evidenced <a href=\"http:\/\/jonathanmerritt.religionnews.com\/2013\/10\/23\/controversial-pastor-mark-driscoll-says-christians-stop-infighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/facultyblog.eternitybiblecollege.com\/2013\/10\/driscolls-dejesus-uncrossed\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/seattle-based-mars-hill-church-hits-snag-in-plans-to-move-headquarters-107344\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, Furtick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2013\/october\/megachurch-pastors-mansion-steven-furtick-elevation-church.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">debriefed his church<\/a> on all the attention they&#8217;ve been getting.<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s another article suggesting you take an Internet hiatus. What makes this different is that it spells out exactly how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ministrybestpractices.com\/2013\/10\/why-you-should-take-internet-vacation.html?utm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">keep important messages coming<\/a>. (Don&#8217;t all of you do this however, or nobody will be here next week!)<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s a link that gets you eight more links &#8230; to eight short newsletter articles the National Association of Evangelicals published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nae.net\/resources\/nae-newsletter\/fall-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the subject of Holy Humor<\/a>. (Includes some writers you know well.)<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; And speaking of links to other links, here&#8217;s what an <a href=\"http:\/\/nearemmaus.com\/2013\/10\/25\/recommended-reading-10-25-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic edition of the Wednesday Link List <\/a>might look like. (Brian LePort publishes one of these each week.)<\/li>\n<li>48% of teenagers have received a sexually explicit message on their smartphones. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youthministrymedia.ca\/blog\/sexting-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile monitoring system offers some advice<\/a> applicable to youth workers.<\/li>\n<li>Get Religion is a media analysis site which last week looked at the coverage of the baptism of England&#8217;s Prince George from two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/getreligion\/2013\/10\/could-prince-georges-baptism-rekindle-rite-among-british\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">different<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/getreligion\/2013\/10\/a-baptism-event-or-a-christian-rite-of-baptism\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">perspectives<\/a> on what <em>wasn&#8217;t<\/em> mentioned.<\/li>\n<li>Got 3 minutes? Turns out Eric Niequist, the brother of Willow Creek&#8217;s Aaron Niequist has a film company which recently completed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronniequist.com\/blog\/creativity\/take-nothing-for-granted\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this very short film<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>That wraps up this week&#8217;s list. If we could end with a cartoon, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/forheavenssake\/2013\/10\/21#.Um7g41OQOM0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">it would be this one<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><p><em>The Wednesday Link List is produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulW1lk1nson\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Wilkinson<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinking Out Loud<\/a> in our studios just east of Toronto, Canada where, for the record, we don&#8217;t have snow yet. 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