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September 5, 2012

Wednesday Link List

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This week’s links include:

A consideration of “spontaneous” baptisms. That’s how they did it in the book of Acts, so why not now?
A look at the “spoken word” genre in church. It’s not poetry because it isn’t meant to read, but rather spoken.
A suggestion that when the sermon is over, the church should stand and affirm one of the classic creeds. (Used this at C201 this week, too!)
A 30 minute podcast with uber-blogger Michael Hyatt on responding to negative people.
A warning about wolves! Lee Grady reminds us all that there are Christian con-artists out there.
A video from a 100 Huntley St. interview with Ravi Zacharias Ministries lead Canadian apologist Andy Bannister.
A post in a continuing series of reminders that sometimes the serious side of Jon Acuff has as much to offer as the humorous.
A website for Steeple Envy, a new book on the obsession some pastors have with church and building size by pastor and author Victor Cuccia.
A CT article with three views wrestling with voting for a Mormon for U.S. President, if that’s an issue where you live.
A somewhat related history article about the original Mormon vision for the state of Deseret.
A video obituary for the founder of the Unification Church, Rev. Sun Myung Moon who died on the weekend.
A website devoted to very early contemporary Christian music from the 1960s; and…
A YouTube channel devoted to very early CCM from the ’60s and early ’70s.
A word of encouragement and hope at the blog Pursued by God for Christian Singles.
A rather amazing interview with Justin Lee, author of Torn:Rescuing The Gospel from the Gay vs. Christian Debate, and founder of the Gay Christian Network.
A good “…and finally in the news” item: A mixed martial arts fighter and reality show host was jailed on suspicion of burglary last month after deputies responding to reports of a break-in said they found him naked inside a Southern California church.
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