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- The actual end of the world on the 21st is officially set for 6:00 PM (one assumes Eastern Standard Time) which ought to give me time to cut the lawn. Respected Baptist guy Albert Mohler breaks the news, though he’s not buying it personally.
- The wife of Elevation pastor Steven Furtick, Holly Furtick did the Mother’s Day sermon — he introduces her as the best looking guest speaker they’ve had — and now you can watch part two of a three part sermon series, Mr. & Mrs. Betterhalf.
- Philip Yancey is touring the UK on what is dubbed the “Seasons of the Soul” tour. Check out the story at Christian Post, as well as the tour website.
- Canada’s national newspaper, revisits the fall from Orthodoxy in the once-great United Church of Canada in this report at The National Post.
- Here’s a breakdown on the whole Creation-Evolution debate neatly condensed, boxed and tied with a ribbon at the Parchment & Pen blog.
- Joyce Meyer Ministries gets hit with a $20 million lawsuit from a former employee; video clips at Monday Morning Insight.
- The birth of a song: Shaun Groves takes us from demo recording to pre-production track, to studio track, to mixed track, with only mastering of the song All’s Grace left to happen.
- And our new artist this week was actually linked here once before, but I keep watching the increased following of one-man keyboard talent Zach Havens who records and performs as To Tell. (And I’m sticking with the comparison to Owl City!)
- One last music-related item: A link to the Gospel Coalition audio of Keith and Kristyn Getty’s presentation,Writing Corporate Worship Music.
- While teen pregnancy rates are dropping, in some poor and minority communities, it continues to be a challenge, as outlined in this CBN News report.
- It’s a classic local interest story from the 1930s you’d know if you lived in Sydney, Australia; the story of the man known as “Mister Eternity.” The full story is repeated at the Meeting in the Clouds blog.
- A short thought from Mark Batterson: Some of the world’s greatest pastors aren’t necessarily pastoring a church.
- Truth isn’t in the middle, but in both extremes! To mark author and theologian John Stott’s 90th birthday in April; a tribute from IVP associate publisher Andy LePeau.
- Is AOL birthing a religious section out of Huffington’s Post faith pages? John Shore thinks so.
- Can’t wait for next week’s links? Trevin Wax has an almost daily list.
- For this week’s cartoon, it seems that Matt Mewhorter, who draws the Bleat comic, with a rather different take on things Christian, thinks Pat Robertson is somewhat confused by the current controversy over Love Wins: (Here’s a bonus panel! for you to chew on!)
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