Glad to see Baylor's standing. Behold college football's "Grid of Shame"
Sermon illustration alert: "Worrying about making ends meet, it seems, can occupy enough of the brain‘s finite thinking power that it makes it difficult to think clearly" (Time article).
"Poised to be the biggest cable show of all time, Duck Dynasty is the highest rated show on TV to consistently portray a family that is unapologetic about their Christian faith and their affection for one another. The pop culture phenomenon is making it harder for television executives to ignore the demand for shows that portray families who put God first in their lives." 9 (More) Things You Should Know About Duck Dynasty
"American pastor Saeed Abedini is losing hope for leaving the most notorious prison in Iran." American pastor, y'all.
"Miley [Cyrus] has a history of following Jesus and church membership....But as her recent antics demonstrate, the Bible’s command to continue meeting with other believers is for our own good. It’s the place where our internal compass gets reset after the world’s constant pull off course. When a person is constantly surrounded by people with compasses pointing away from Jesus, they will find it incredibly difficult to remain focused on True North. Over time, that person will become indistinguishable from their peer group." Link
"Somewhere along the line we evangelical Christians have gotten it into our heads that our neighbors, peers, and most Americans don't like us, and that they like us less every year. I've heard this idea stated in sermons and everyday conversation; I've read it in books and articles. There's a problem, though. It doesn't appear to be true." Bradley Wright provides a needed corrective.
"If you look at the layout of the number buttons on a phone -- smart, cell, landline, what have you -- the number buttons will feature, almost inevitably, a uniform layout. Ten digits, laid out on a three-by-three grid, with the tenth tacked on on the bottom. The numbers ascending from left to right, and from top to bottom." But this article highlights the 17 design choices that Bell considered before settling on what has become our standard.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) rejected the popular Getty song, "In Christ Alone," because they didn't like the line about the wrath of God being satisfied at the cross. For the Washington Post, Russell Moore explains why we need to sing about God's wrath as well as God's love.
When I finally get around to writing that novel, I'll hope for this one-line endorsement Stephen King gave to Elmore Leonard's 1985 "Glitz": "This is the kind of book that if you get up to see if there are any chocolate chip cookies left, you take it with you so you won’t miss anything."
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