{"id":6887,"date":"2013-10-16T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2013\/10\/16\/wednesday-link-list-extinction-of-wooden-pews-rob-bells\/"},"modified":"2013-10-16T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:16:03","slug":"wednesday-link-list-extinction-of-wooden-pews-rob-bells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-extinction-of-wooden-pews-rob-bells\/","title":{"rendered":"Extinction of Wooden Pews, Engagements at Christian Colleges, 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\/35695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=253,169 253w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=324,216 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=82,55 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=164,110 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=412,275 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=346,231 346w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35695.jpg?resize=160,107 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><span class=\"image-credits\">NULL<\/span><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p><em>Sometimes people say I don&#39;t share enough personal stuff on my blog. Fine. Here we go. As I compile this link list, my wife is frying fish in the kitchen. There. Is that the kind of thing you mean?<\/em><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ever wonder how the Catholic Church ended up with an amended Ten Commandments? Maybe there were <a href=\"http:\/\/lonelypilgrim.com\/2013\/10\/09\/st-augustine-on-how-to-divide-the-ten-commandments-did-catholics-change-the-ten-commandments\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourteen Commandments to begin with<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Think it&#39;s bad where Malala Yousafzai is from? One writer thinks it&#39;s just as bad in the United States where the <a href=\"http:\/\/spiritualsoundingboard.com\/2013\/10\/12\/homeschooled-adult-daughters-held-captive-at-home-prevented-from-getting-college-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">daughters of homeschooling parents are being held captive<\/a> and denied higher education.<\/li>\n<li>Is it possible that we&#39;ve missed a major nuance of a most-familiar story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timothyarcher.com\/kitchen\/those-pesky-chapter-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">because of the placement of the chapter division<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Because it would be nice to know ahead of time, here&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/careynieuwhof.com\/2013\/09\/6-early-warning-signs-youre-dealing-with-a-toxic-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">six signs you&#39;re dealing with a toxic person<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Programs, growth strategies, and ministry tools can all be helpful, but in this piece, a well-respected church blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/churchrelevance.com\/im-sorry-i-was-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">apologizes for seven years of misplaced emphasis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Hour of Power telecast is now airing fresh programs from their new home at Shepherd&#39;s Grove, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hourofpower.org\/videos\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pastor Bobby Schuller<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Facebook isn&#39;t just posting your cat pictures, they&#39;re also running the stats on info you provide, including your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2013\/october\/facebook-classmates-soulmates-christian-colleges-mrs-degree.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">odds of getting engaged at a Christian college<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; But from a pastor&#39;s viewpoint, what does a wedding ceremony look like <a href=\"http:\/\/talbotdavis.blogspot.ca\/2013\/10\/top-five-tuesday-top-five-reflections.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">when God isn&#39;t invited<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>CNN doesn&#39;t so much interview Sarcastic Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Webber as it does ask for a <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2013\/10\/12\/from-alcoholic-to-pastrix-a-story-of-faith-in-five-tattoos\/?hpt=hp_c4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">guided tour of her various tattoos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Stop the Presses! It&#39;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/buzzvine\/7-photos-of-justin-bieber-bro-ing-out-with-pastors-judah-smith-and-carl-lentz-105511\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a Justin Bieber photo album<\/a> with pics of J.B. with Pentecostal and Charismatic pastor friends.<\/li>\n<li>Most Concise Reponse: Shane Claiborne on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShaneClaiborne\/posts\/10151605732701371\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas&#39; capital punishment record<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>September&#39;s Best Object Lesson: <a href=\"http:\/\/bringbread.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/21\/spiritual-warfare-what-to-do-when-you-encounter-a-lion\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritual Warfare: What To Do When You Encounter a Lion<\/a>. (Don&#39;t miss page two!)<\/li>\n<li>Essay of the Week: This week it&#39;s another look at the (sometimes contentious) <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/does-acts-239-support-infant-baptism\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">issue of infant baptism<\/a> &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; while another writer suggests that errant doctrinal positions that led to the Protestant Reformation are slowly <a href=\"http:\/\/mikeratliff.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/05\/loss-of-discernment-regarding-what-it-means-to-be-a-protestant\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">creeping back into Protestantism<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Most Linked-To Everywhere Else: An interview with <em>Tipping Point<\/em> author <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/2013\/10\/09\/interview-malcolm-gladwell-return-faith-writing-david-goliath\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Gladwell on the reigniting of his faith<\/a> while working on <em>David and Goliath.<\/em>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the Land of Unusual Allegories: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ordinarypastor.com\/?p=13813\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Preaching is Basically a Hail Storm<\/a>. (Are you making a dent?)<\/li>\n<li>&quot;Are we doing the right thing?&quot; A prolific Canadian Christian author and mom to four boys on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emilywierenga.com\/2013\/10\/6-things-i-refuse-to-feel-guilty-for-as.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">refusing to feel guilty in six different parenting departments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Open Letter Department: Tony Jones to Marcus Borg: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2013\/10\/09\/dear-marcus-borg-please-reconsider-the-resurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus rose from the dead<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>When writers Tweet older blog pieces: Michael Patton on reasons for and against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2012\/12\/why-do-i-reject-the-apocrypha\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the inclusion of the Apocrypha<\/a>. (December, 2012)<\/li>\n<li>And it came to pass that See You At The Pole begat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/tens-of-thousands-of-students-turn-out-for-fields-of-faith-events-nationwide-106399\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Fields of Faith<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>25 Years Ago on this date (give or take several months) before we had the word &#39;tween,&#39; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tiHzy8TQfhI\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">children&#39;s music sounds of Prism Red<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Does your church dim the lights when the worship time begins? Lee Grady wishes you would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismamag.com\/blogs\/fire-in-my-bones\/18778-why-i-d-rather-worship-with-the-lights-on\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">leave the lighting alone<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#39;re in Atlanta on Thursday night, you can always catch the pairing of Ravi Zacharias with Jeff Foxworthy (and radio host Dennis Prager) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownpapertickets.com\/event\/464796\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">but you&#39;ll need tickets<\/a>. (Can&#39;t wait to see if the next one is Hank Hanegraaff and Billy Ray Cyrus.)<\/li>\n<li>When I say &quot;Darlene Zschech&quot; you say &quot;Hillsong,&quot; but more recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/culture\/41329-darlene-zschech-hope-is-a-person\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the word you want to remember is <em>hope<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As wooden pews are slowly facing extinction in favor of chairs, this trend in church furniture has attracted the attention of <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/news\/articles\/SB10001424052702303918804579107171202971150\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Married? Here&#39;s a great checklist: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beforethecross.com\/encouragements\/5-questions-ask-spouse-every-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Questions to Ask Your Spouse <em>Every Week<\/em>.<\/a> (Okay, I added the italics.)<\/li>\n<li>Magic Musical Moment: Sam Robson&#39;s acapella <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZad7yBVm5o\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">O Love That Will Not Let Me Go<\/a>. Like that? Here&#39;s a bonus: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vG525x2mUTU\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">It is Well With My Soul<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Weird Video of the Week: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W4xAoHo3CHQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hosanna by Hillsong for Synthesia<\/a> (Don&#39;t think Michael W. Smith learned piano this way.)<\/li>\n<li>Those &quot;Get Inside Rob Bell&#39;s Brain&quot; mini conferences (my title, not his) must be going well, since there are <a href=\"http:\/\/robbellcom.tumblr.com\/post\/64020247090\/more-2days-events-added\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">two more events scheduled<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Last week was the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Tolerance aka the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/faithworld\/2013\/10\/07\/orthodox-christians-mark-1700th-anniversary-of-edict-of-tolerance\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Edict of Milan<\/a>. (Sorry I didn&#39;t get you anything.)<\/li>\n<li>Before you click the link, take a guess as to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/buzzvine\/top-5-bible-translations-in-the-us-106583\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 Bible translations in the U.S.<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Boy Scouts in the UK now have <a href=\"http:\/\/davidkeen.blogspot.ca\/2013\/10\/scouts-add-alternative-promise-for.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">an alternative pledge for atheists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>King James Only advocates have a problem with the fact that HarperCollins publishes both the NIV and <em>The Satanic Bible<\/em>. So whatever you do, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/holy-bible-harpercollins-publishers\/1113633747?ean=9780007103072\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">don&#39;t show them this page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><p><em>Without giving away his age; <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Wilkinson<\/a> spent his formative years in Toronto&#39;s Peoples Church at a time when it was Canada&#39;s only megachurch, and attended their horse ranch, where one of the beasts once stepped on his foot. (More amazing personal details to follow&#8230;)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes people say I don&#39;t share enough personal stuff on my blog. Fine. Here we go. As I compile this link list, my wife is frying fish in the kitchen. There. 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