Links to Your World, Tuesday July 15

The youth mission trip to Grand Cayman is over, but Diane and I stayed behind and we're taking a little vacation with friends on the island. So, I'll have more links next week. Until then, check these out:

"An evangelical vote for Obama requires a large mental adjustment: 'I like his views on poverty or torture or climate change, even though he cannot bring himself to oppose the most brutal form of abortion.' This may work for some, particularly more loosely affiliated evangelicals. But for most pro-life people, the protection of innocent life is not one issue among many, it is the most basic, foundational commitment of a just society. . . . In today's environment of discontent and reassessment, a Democratic presidential candidate might achieve a historic political breakthrough with religious voters. Obama has great advantages in this attempt -- except on the issue that matters most." (Read Michael Gerson, "A Tactical Leap of Faith")

I found this article absolutely fascinating. I never noticed how the line of Herods flows in Scripture.


James Choung has found a great new way to explain the gospel to college students. It's called "The Big Story." Christianity Today wrote about it, and you can learn more at Choung's website. Here is his explanation in two YouTube clips:



Part One:



Part Two: