{"id":7193,"date":"2013-07-31T07:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/2013\/07\/31\/wednesday-link-list-surprising-missionaries-vocational\/"},"modified":"2013-07-31T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:21:10","slug":"wednesday-link-list-surprising-missionaries-vocational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/content\/wednesday-link-list-surprising-missionaries-vocational\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Link List: Surprising Missionaries, Vocational Grandma-Guilt, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=216,169 216w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=432,338 432w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=455,356 455w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=324,253 324w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=82,64 82w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=164,128 164w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=412,322 412w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=295,231 295w, https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/35660.jpg?resize=160,125 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><span class=\"image-credits\">Abstract background (Digital)<\/span><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>We scan the internet so you don&#8217;t have to!<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You still have a few more days left to catch the entire service rebroadcast of Rick and Kay Warren&#8217;s return to their church, or as my wife calls it, <a href=\"http:\/\/saddleback.com\/onlinecampus\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Back in the Saddleback Again<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Wright contrasts the type of worship service that took place on the mission field with the way it&#8217;s done in North America, and <a href=\"http:\/\/deeperstory.com\/doing-it-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">who is doing it wrong<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you haven&#8217;t yet, check out the Dictionary of Christianese which takes all those cliches we toss around rather seriously. 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The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2013\/july\/missionaries-countries-sent-received-csgc-gordon-conwell.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">data may surprise you<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Essay of the Week: I&#8217;ve been reading Steve McCoy since I discovered the Christian blogosphere and have prayed for them during Molly&#8217;s illness. 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