Category: interesting stuff

The elections are over, and the real winners are those of us who don’t have to sit through any more campaign ads. Now that we’re not sending any troops to Iraq, 1500 more advisers have been sent there. Anyone remember Vietnam? Enough soapbox. Here in the sunny South, it’s leaf raking season. The leaves have reached their peak, and are now covering everything.

On to the important stuff:

Lacey Carpenter asks a question.
Good article from Preston Sprinkle.
Such a waste.
Ordinary?
Good post from Keith Brauneis

This is a great story.
Just go play.
Linda C. Smith on faith.
Josh is moving.
Good thoughts from Todd Hiestand.

Jamie the Very Worst Missionary on being blessed.
Spiders!
Challenging words from Jared Wilson.
John Frye on the Bible.
Zack Hunt asks a good question.

What does “kingdom” mean?
Mike Bell on temptation.
One of the more interesting t-shirts I’ve seen in a while.

Have a blessed week!

It has turned chilly here in the sunny South. The mountain areas are getting some snow, while we are getting cold rain here in the lower elevations. High school football is nearing the end of the regular season, and basketball practice begins next week. I am not coaching this year, and will probably miss it.

On to the good stuff:

Very wise words from Bob Hyatt. Hopefully they’ll be heeded.
Halloween rant.
Maybe we should slow down.
Good article.
Super heroes in San Diego.

AM or FM?
Are you a love hypocrite?
A scary truth.
Good article from Lucy Greenberg.
True love.

Location, location, location.
Eugene Peterson on being a real pastor.
Jessica Thompson on Halloween.
This is a good thing.
Good question.

Is it love?
Keith Giles says we are already equipped.
Something to think about.
This is a touching story.
Good post. Good for the men too.

Don’t forget to set your clocks back. Have a blessed week!

It’s time once again for everyone’s favorite blog post! Fall is definitely here in the sunny South. The temperatures are cooler, the shadows longer, and the days shorter.

Here are the links:

Did cars create the mega-church?
Speaking of mega-churches.
Some thoughts on the sermon flap in Houston.
Breakfast.
China’s secret churches.

Mark Driscoll, grace, and accountability.
Keith Giles on the mark of the Beast.
Beauty from brutality.
Balancing act.
Nate Pruitt continues his series on Sabbath with part 15.

Good post from Mike Erich.
When they are not sorry.
The real reason churches fail.
Arthur Sido on tax deductions.
Benjamin L. Corey on myth.

Evidently, there’s more to the story of a certain famous preacher’s resignation.
Scot McKnight on spiritual disciplines.
Good post from Anthony Smith.
Intellectual legalism.
Prayer.

Have a blessed week!

Ebola, ISIS, global warming, elections, moral decline. There are a number of things that could cause us to worry if we allowed ourselves to. Thankfully, there is a God in heaven who loves us.

On to the important stuff. The links for this week:

Escape from Flatland.
Tell me this isn’t true.
The 10 worst airports.
7 great spots to see the leaves.

Fake news sites.
Good article by Andy Gill.
Forty portraits in forty years.
Green burials.

Marilynne Robinson on faith.
Nina Strochlic on women in Rwanda.
Steve Brown says we are born for hope.
Scot McKnight on kingdom.

Tullian Tchividjian on compliance.
Beer vs. wine.
Eastern Orthodox view of Scripture.
iMonk on interpreting Scripture.

Nate Pruitt continues his series on Sabbath. Part 10. Check out the entire series.
Blah, blah, blah?
Keith Giles on the Blood Moon.
Frank Viola gets personal. Sort of.

Have a blessed week!

After a few days of warmer weather, fall is back here in the sunny South. The air is cool and the leaves are just starting to turn. The baseball playoffs have begun, and it looks like my favorite team, the Orioles, might have a chance to go all the way. Football season is going strong and basketball is just around the corner.

On to the links:

A place to fail.
Just in case you were wondering.
To wash, or not?
Nate Pruitt begins a series on Sabbath.
Right? Wrong? Neither?

Personal?
Steve Brown says we should lighten up.
Zack Hunt on the rapture.
Surrender.
Lovable loser?

Bridging the divide.
Chaplain Mike says the Bible should be rated “R”.
Good post from Mary Grace.
It seems there’s not a lot of countries jumping at the chance to host the Olympics.
This is a troubling report.

Khristi L. Adams on being single in the church.
Mike Erich on masks.
John Frye on Jesus’ ” severe parable. “

That’s all for now. Have a blessed week!

It’s that time of the week again! Things have cooled down a fair bit here in the sunny South. The fall festivals are underway and the election ads are in full swing. I, for one, will be glad when the elections are over and we don’t have to listen to all the half truths.

Enough political ranting. Here are the links:

Gentleness.
Kansas Bob on doubt and faith.
Four lies about persecution.
Melissa Crutchfield on contentment.
Ferment.

Confronting temptation.
Chaplain Mike on leadership.
Scavengers.
Jon Acuff on empathy.
Growing down.

Erik Guzman on pain.
Grace > performance.
Good post from Keith Giles.
A prayer.
Zack Hunt on 3 words.

We broke it.
Ty Grigg on children.
Beer and the Bible.
John Frye on judgment day.
Not of this world, but….

Have a blessed week!

The weekend links post is back after a week off. We had a wonderful time out in California for our daughter’s wedding. Thanks for asking. It has become Fall here in the sunny South. The temperatures are cooler and it’s almost time to go to a few of the many festivals that are held this time of year.

Here are some of the good links for the week:

Good post from Kansas Bob.
Interesting. What do you think?
A good piece of satire.
Good post on domestic violence.
You know you want to do this.

I guess you can’t be happy in Iran.
Looks like an interesting book.
Getting it right.
I never thought of this.
Becoming a realist.

A force more powerful.
Naps.
Good words from Steve Brown.
Cautionary tales from Mars Hill.
Gathering, going, and….

Golden rule, narrow gate.
Making great art.
Culture.
Sugar or fat?
Rich Little on certainty.

Have a blessed week!

This week’s links post is condensed. We have a lot to down today to get ready to fly out tomorrow for our daughter’s wedding in California next Saturday.

Humility.
A different look at the prodigal son.
Increase and decrease.
Zack Hunt is refreshed.
Good post from Keith Giles.

Four myths.
Addicted to busyness?
Missing message.
Looks as if the Scots may be independent.
Dan Siedell on suffering and art.

That’s all the links for the next couple of weeks. Hope you are blessed.

Not much has been different here in the sunny South. It’s summer again, after a stretch of cooler weather. Those who claim to know say we’ll have a colder and wetter winter. We’ll see.

On to the links:

Bill Cosby weighs in.
Good post from Dan Edelen.
Love and shame.
Some ideas.
In, or out?

Mr. Rogers.
Good questions.
Two good things.
Beautiful feet.
Saving what?

Humility without being humble.
Opening our hearts.
Don’t worry.
A good article on what is happening to children.
Zack Hunt on faith.

Good post from Eugene Cho.
Love in the desert.

Have a blessed week!

The weekend links are back! Things have slowed down a bit here in the sunny South, although there is still much to be done. School has resumed, football games are being played, and the smell of fall is in the air. Or, maybe that’s air conditioners overheating due to the current heat wave. Evidently, the United States may send troops in to Syria to fight ISIS. I hope it doesn’t come to that. Pray for the Christians and others in that part of the world who are being persecuted and killed for the crime of being unlike the terrorists.

Here are the links:

 The vow.
Chaplain Mike reviews Our Great Big American God.
Kansas Bob’s favorites. What are yours?
Christology of Slow Church.
Things are heating up in Seattle.

Eric Carpenter on seven marks of a New Testament church.
Good post from Elyse Fitzpatrick.
Liberating impossibility.
Tattoos.
Jesus, birds, and flowers.

Matt Appling on the Bubble.
A worthy investment of $5?
Ten quotes from Keith Giles.
A pastoral approach to depression.
Healing shame.

Arthur Sido on living by the sword.
Hope.
State fair food.
What if Paul wrote a church planting book? 
Jesus never ends.

Have a blessed week!