{"id":6988,"date":"2013-10-02T07:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2013\/10\/02\/wednesday-link-list-homeless-wedding-reception-billboard\/"},"modified":"2013-10-02T07:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:18:14","slug":"wednesday-link-list-homeless-wedding-reception-billboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-homeless-wedding-reception-billboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: A Homeless Wedding Reception, Billboard Ministry, 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\/35690.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=253,169 253w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=324,216 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=82,55 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=164,110 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=412,275 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=346,231 346w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35690.jpg?resize=160,107 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>[B]link and you&#8217;ll miss it!<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually the video links come near the end. But not when it&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L4agJNu4odI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a new song by Gungor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>So why does Compassion invite online writers to apply for one of their overseas trips if <a href=\"http:\/\/shaungroves.com\/2013\/09\/karens-hard-question-about-compassion-bloggers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">they only choose A-list faith bloggers<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Apparently a respected Canadian Bible college has some history with <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vancouversun.com\/2013\/09\/23\/god-hates-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the world&#8217;s favorite funeral protestor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If 150 churches donated $1,000, it would<a href=\"http:\/\/magicvalley.com\/lifestyles\/faith-and-values\/church-members-aim-to-buy-home-for-saeed-abedini-s\/article_a8983f98-6287-5687-9b67-125aa3065775.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"> buy a home for Saeed Abedini&#8217;s family<\/a>. Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2013\/september\/billy-graham-release-saeed-abedini-iran-president-rouhani.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Graham<\/a> asks Iran&#8217;s President for Saeed&#8217;s release, as does <a href=\"http:\/\/global.christianpost.com\/news\/obama-urges-iranian-president-to-release-pastor-saeed-105504\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">President Obama<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Two architectural firms are set to begin the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/daily-news\/architects-eager-to-begin-crystal-cathedrals-renovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">transformation of the former Crystal Cathedral<\/a> into a Catholic-friendly facility.<\/li>\n<li>Seven years later, the wife of the Amish schoolhouse shooter <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2013\/09\/29\/from-grief-to-grace-widow-of-amish-schoolhouse-shooter-breaks-her-silence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">breaks her silence<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Chinese pastor thinks Rick Warren needs a <a href=\"http:\/\/engagethepews.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/23\/rick-warren-cultural-sensitivity-and-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">lesson in cultural sensitivity<\/a>, while the blogger known as Naked Pastor discusses the same <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2013\/09\/rick-warren-saddleback-church-and-propaganda-posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">adapted Red Guard propaganda poster<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Wisconsin truck driver has so far spent over half a million dollars funding a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2013\/09\/23\/jesus-billboard-ministry\/2858243\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">billboard ministry on major highways<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A pastor in Louisiana was <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.congregationalsecurityinc.com\/2013\/09\/lake-charles-pastor-shot-to-death-during-church-service\/#.UkiMmX8kI5k\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">shot to death during a Friday night church service<\/a>. Then, after reading that, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2013\/september\/louisiana-pastor-shot-ronald-harris-woodrow-karey.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the story gets worse<\/a> a few days later.<\/li>\n<li>When their daughter&#8217;s wedding was canceled, the parents of the bride invited 200 homeless people to the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/blogs\/trending-now\/family-hosts-200-homeless-people-for-dinner-after-daughter-s-wedding-gets-called-off-180643590.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">four-course meal that would have been the reception<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Essay(s) of the Week: A tie between two pieces by Hannah Anderson, her piece on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sometimesalight.com\/1\/post\/2013\/09\/to-have-or-not-to-have-childlessness-and-imago-dei-identity.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Childlessness<\/a>, and an open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sometimesalight.com\/1\/post\/2013\/09\/dear-big-insurance-company.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">letter to her insurance company<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Married people remember their single days with affection, but for those still single, their <a href=\"http:\/\/thesexycelibate.com\/2013\/09\/07\/singles-and-the-church-why-it-sucks-to-be-unintentionally-overlooked\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">experience doesn&#8217;t match the stories<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Why clergy shouldn&#8217;t dispense medical advice: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/faithworld\/2013\/09\/29\/top-saudi-cleric-says-women-who-drive-risk-damaging-their-ovaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Women who drive automobiles<\/a> risk damaging their ovaries.<\/li>\n<li>A Church planter proves the axiom that <a href=\"http:\/\/theresurgence.com\/2013\/09\/29\/what-i-wish-i-d-known-about-energy-family-mistakes-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">hindsight is always 20\/20<\/a> .<\/li>\n<li>History Lesson: Once upon a time, people wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworshipcommunity.com\/music-review-your-grace-finds-me-live-by-matt-redman\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">music reviews<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworshipcommunity.com\/phil-wickham-the-ascension-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">new albums<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Some pastoral leadership errors can be overcome, but there are three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2013\/september-online-only\/high-price-of-failure.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">mistakes you really want to avoid<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Church. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. But it&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/inamirrordimly.com\/2013\/09\/25\/who-understands-that-church-is-the-worst-and-church-is-the-best\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">best because of what Jesus is doing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Speculative Church History Department: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/would-president-obama-bomb-the-canaanites\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Would U.S. President Barak Obama bomb the Canaanites<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Speculative Music History Department: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janetdenison.com\/blog\/193-if-the-beatles-sang-theology\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">What if The Beatles sang theology<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>The problem with prostitution is that we sugarcoat it instead of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tillhecomes.org\/rape-for-profit\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">seeing it as a form of rape<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Bible Translation of the Week: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isv.org\/bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The International Standard Version<\/a>, version 2.0 (that would be the ISV-V2.0)<\/li>\n<li>Alternative Bible Version of the Week: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/splicetoday.com\/writing\/so-you-don-t-think-the-bible-is-funny\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">God is Disappointed in You<\/a><\/em>; by humorist Mark Russell along with a cartoonist from New Yorker magazine.<\/li>\n<li>Also in the humor section of your local e-bookstore is  <em>Joel Osteen&#8217;s Jokes: Collection of Joel Osteen&#8217;s Funniest Short, Clean Jokes<\/em>. Apparently this is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/article\/New-Joel-Osteen-joke-book-published-without-4836298.php\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">latest in the potentially copyright-infringing series <\/a>called Joel&#8217;s Gems.<\/li>\n<li>Seems like everywhere you turn, there is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/The-Culture\/TV\/2013\/0926\/Faith-makes-a-TV-comeback\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">television show with a faith-based theme<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On my own blog this week: <a href=\"http:\/\/paulwilkinson.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/27\/sin-dont-even-think-about-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Don&#8217;t even <em>think<\/em> about sinning<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, there are some great articles online promoting Christian higher education, and then, on the other hand, there&#8217;s what some consider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbbc.edu\/advantage\/christian-vs-secular-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" 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