Links to Your World--Tuesday, June 5

Why--and how--you should build your savings while you’re young (here).

Vote for Herb in the KVET jingle contest! Click here and click on the "Sam and Bob Jingle Contest."

A new iMix of praise music is here! Listen to "Hillcrest Bold Gold (Volume 2)."

David Jeremiah gives three reasons why you need to be connected to a local church,

In last week's sermon I mentioned a German website you can use to rent protestors for your next rally. Find it here.

See a slideshow of hymnals from around the world here.

In "Theology in a Minor Key," Stephen J. Nichols discusses how blues music harmonises "the Curse and the Cross." Good stuff.

Have you ever wanted to create your own church sign message? Now you can, at the Church Sign Generator.

The New York Times asks, "Time Wasted? Perhaps It’s Well Spent." Of course, some church members may think that's all their pastor does according to this humorous website: "What Clergy Do All Week."

This week's fortunate find: "Goodwill Employee Gets To Keep $5,000 Found In Pajamas."

Read an executive summary here of “Faith Beyond Feelings,” a contemporary version of an old classic by Jonathan Edwards. Learn how to distinguish genuine spiritual renewal from the false.

At the Elder Wisdom Circle, 600 senior adults ages 65-105 answer questions from young adults about relationships, money, careers and other matters. The Circle has answered more than 60,000 emails. One of the advantages that young adults have at Hillcrest is the chance to fellowship with those who have this "elder wisdom."

“The Conservative Resurgence . . . was not about renewing churches, but making sure that theological conservatives were teaching future ministers, training future missionaries, administering Cooperative Program funds, and accurately representing the moral convictions of most Southern Baptists in the public square." (SBC Witness.com)

Danny Akin answers the question, "How Should Southern Baptists Respond to the Issue of Calvinism?"

Have you read the previous posts this week? They include the "Song of the Week" ("Heavenly Day" by Patty Griffin), prayer as a church leader's main labor, and Part One of a review of our church's three renovations. To keep up with the journal, sign up for e-mail updates or assign the feed to your news reader or Google Personalized Home Page.