Christmas specials schedule
They’re all here, courtesy of USA Today.
Thanksgiving/Weekend Walkabout, Nov. 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):
Advent on your iPhone - Father Z
“Those of you who have an iPhone may want to know about a fun application for Advent for $0.99.”
The Blind Spot of the Spiritual Formation Movement - Craig Brian Larson
“Read books on spiritual formation and you will be hard pressed to find anyone who lists listening to the preaching of God’s Word as a first-order spiritual discipline.”
Check out free downloads from Christian music artist Josh Garrels - Joanne Brokaw
“Like other indie acts with a blatant faith message but an unconventional delivery … Garrels doesn’t quite fit the typical Christian music mold.”
The Day I Schmoozed - Amy Scott:
“Just tell her what she wants to hear.”
Evangelicals Adopting Advent - Cathy Lynn Grossman (HT: SharperIron)
“They’re giving a new, personalized spin to the prayers, candles and calendars to track the building excitement, and set a spiritual tone day by day.”
Faith and Politics - Doug Pagitt
“I was asked by the folks at Conservative Reformed Mafia blog to discuss my thoughts on faith and politics in light of my interest in running for the Minnesota State Legislature. I responded to questions with a video …”
Gordon Brown sells the nation’s soul to Satan - Cranmer
“As Gordon Brown has already sold the nation’s soul to the EU, all further treaties with the Devil are subject to EU scrutiny.”
Helpful Books on Justification - Mark Driscoll
It’s Time to Rethink the Issue of Homosexuality - Ken Silva
“Yes, you read that right; I do believe the time has come to rethink how we’re handling the issue of homosexuality in the Body of Christ. But maybe not like you think.”
The Jelly Bellies of Christendom - Prodigal Jon
“Super Sweaty Pastor – usually wrapped in a monogrammed handkerchief, these beans are slightly salty and super sticky from perspiration, taste like licking a Thompson Chain Reference and smell like a locker room”
Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable - Beth Kanter
Logos360 Announced - The Wait Begins - ChurchCrunch
“It is, without question, simply a matter of time before we see what’ll it’ll really do to the digital landscape for Church Management Software.”
Meditations on Thanks and Giving - Carolyn McCulley
“As I prepare for Thanksgiving, one image is burned into my mind …”
National Geographic on Qeiyafa - Todd Bolen
“Much of the story reports what has been covered elsewhere, but there are some problems with the article.”
Of Crusaders and the West - Joshua Claybourn
“Our understanding of society and the individual certainly has its roots in the Crusaders.”
Proclamation Establishing Thanksgiving Day October 3, 1863 - Abe Lincoln/Worship.com
“In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict …”
Q 2009 - Greg Atkinson
“Q is a gathering where church leaders and cultural influencers from the fields of business, politics, media, education, entertainment and the arts are exposed to the future of culture and the church’s responsibility to advance the common good in society.”
Recessions Are Good? - Rob Moll
“Recessions, before the Great Depression, were often viewed as good things.”
Stand: A Call for the Endurance of the Saints (review) - Rebecca Writes
“I’ve reached the age where I think more and more about getting old, and I’ll let you in on a secret if you promise not to tell …”
Twilight (Book Review) - Tim Challies
“Admittedly, this is my first foray into fiction written for teen girls.”
An Unwanted Detour - Suzanne Hadley:
“A week later I sat in a doctor’s office trying to hold back tears.”
Video Interviews with John Lennox - Justin Taylor
“Creator or the Multiverse?”
What is the Church Year? - Mark Daniels
“The Church Year is a human invention. Observing it won’t make us better than anybody else. Nor does keeping it ’save’ a person from sin and death. But …”
50 eXcellent Blog Footer Designs - Hongkiat.com (sorry, had to reach for this one)
“In the eye of a visitor, the footer is perhaps one of the most unnoticeable section but to a designer who knows how important user experience, navigation and designs, they are treated the same.”
You May Be a Hyper-Calvinist If … - Phil Johnson
“Within the militantly Arminian sector of the Southern Baptist Convention, it seems there are still those who insist that ‘by the definition of Phil Johnson,’ James White is a hyper-Calvinist …”
Zane Hodges (1933–2008) - Dan Wallace (I mentioned Hodges’ passing, but it means much more coming from an accomplished Greek scholar):
“Zane taught Greek and New Testament courses at Dallas Seminary from 1960 to 1987. I took him for more courses than from any other NT prof, and learned a great deal from him. His skills with the Greek text were breathtaking. I never knew a professor who could sight-read as well as Hodges (except for Johnson). And he thought through his positions well. I didn’t agree with him on everything; in fact, I would say that I disagreed with him on most of his positions. I was always a bit nervous coming into his class because I wasn’t sure what he would say that hour that might rock my world. But I enjoyed immensely how he structured the courses, how he argued his positions, and how charismatic he was in the classroom. He was a superb preacher and very persuasive. His electives always had the highest enrollment by far of any NT electives at DTS. … Zane Hodges will be dearly missed. But he now knows the joys of his Savior and is finally home.”
Review: The E-Myth, Revisited: Why Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It
Rhett Smith posts at Leadership Network:
“In this book Michael Gerber basically makes the case that every business owner needs to balance three roles within their business if they are going to succeed.
- Entrepreneur
- Manager
- Technician
This may not seem very innovative to many of you, especially those of you already running your business. But I have tried to apply it more to the church setting, especially in the specific role of a pastor …”
What happened to Pulpit?
The folks at the Pulpit Magazine blog are restructuring, and will be rolling out with a new look (and webhost) early next year:
“In the meantime, we will periodically post some articles here, just to keep things somewhat interesting. But just so everyone knows, Pulpit 2.0 will be coming to a computer near you just after the turn of the year.”
“Father Z’s 20 tips for making a good confession”
Twenty items posted by Catholic priest John Zuhlsdorf at his blog:
“We should…
1) …examine our consciences regularly and thoroughly;
2) …wait our turn in line patiently;
3) …come at the time confessions are scheduled, not a few minutes before they are to end;
4) …speak distinctly but never so loudly that we might be overheard;
5) …state our sins clearly and briefly without rambling;
6) …confess all mortal sins in number and kind; …”
Video: “The Reliability of the New Testament Text”
James White shares at a church in Durham, North Carolina. (You might want to wait until you’ve got some free time this Thanksgiving weekend — this is an hour long):
How to report on an evangelical scandal
At GetReligion, Mollie Ziegler breaks down a recent story by Eric Gorski about disgraced pastor Ted Haggard’s new direction in life:
“The reader isn’t directed how to feel but given a lot to think about. That’s journalism.”
Gorski’s AP story can be found here.
“Dear Ed Young,”
This post by Michael Spencer had received 131 comments when I last checked. In it he addresses the “Seven Days of Sex” program Young’s Fellowship Church launched last week.
“Dear Ed Young,
It was the grin that really got to me …”
Recipe: Thanksgiving Pumpkin White Chocolate Drop Cookies
Courtesy of Karen at the Simply … A Musing blog.
“Factors in Choosing a Sermon Series”
Colin Adams offers nine suggestions:
- How long do we have for this batch of sermons (one year; three months; four weeks)?
- What Testament did we preach from last?
- What biblical genre have we not preached from lately? …
Emergentkrise!
This is brilliant, whatever your stance on emergent:
For background see this post.
(HT: Abraham Piper >> Andrew Jones)
Creator: Randy Brandt
“Amend ETS: A Successful Effort”
Denny Burk, one of the co-sponsors (with Ray Van Neste) of a proposal to amend the ETS doctrinal basis which was recently rejected, offers a debrief about the vote:
“In short, we feel that our effort was successful, even though the Society decided not to adopt our specific proposal. The final vote was 130 opposed and 47 in favor (with 177 total votes cast, it was an abysmal turn-out for such an important vote). How can I claim that our effort was a success after we got only 26 percent of the vote? Let me explain.”
Let’s here it for truck drivers
Amen to this post by Philip Schroeder: God Bless the Truck Drivers.
“Think about it. Pretty much everything you have got there on a truck: the food you buy, the chair your sitting in, the computer you are looking at, the ipod you listen to, the car you drive, the clothes you are wearing.”
So much for eHarmony …
A humorous graph posted at GraphJam (HT: Zach Wendling):
“SBC and Calvinism: Three events that widened the divide”
Tom Ascol posts at the Founders Ministries blog. In case you were wondering, the three events he lists are
- Steve Lemke article
- David Allen’s review
- The John 3:16 Conference
