Not new, but too good just to link; you have to watch this…
- Edith Shaeffer, wife of the late Christian philosopher Francis Shaeffer, has died at age 98.
- A member of The Church on the Way in Valencia,CA — and grandson of Jack Hayford, the church’s founder — is now back home uninjured after being kidnapped last week in Mexico.
- Singer Carrie Underwood and NHL hockey player Mike Fisher discuss their shared faith in Jesus.
- Know the song “‘Tis a Gift To Be Simple”? Terry Mattingly says that definitely applies to the new Pope.
- Yes the Easter story really happened in a real place, and if you want, you can even get the GPS coordinates.
- And did they play that “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s a-Coming” video at your church this week? Here’s the text for all you aspiring preachers to give it your best shot.
- And don’t miss this story about church pyrotechnics gone awry. This could have ended very badly.
- Also at Parchment Pen: Did the author of the Gospel of Mark sleep in the nude? The public wants to know.
- Sandy Patti is headlining at Carnegie Hall with the Manhattan Pops Orchestra and the pianist formerly (and still) known simply as Dino.
- For 32 years, Rick Warren said ‘no’ to the idea of doing a radio show. But then a year ago…
- A friend of ours, Rick Webster, pastor of The Third Space church in Peterborough has written Introducing Jesus — but he doesn’t use the word pastor, preferring Spiritual Wilderness Guide and Community Architect. We don’t normally do this here, but you can order the book online.
- From the artist who brought us the Reimagine song, a cover of Larry Norman’s UFO song.
- Canadian author and blogger Sheila Wray-Gregoire says that if you are concerned for someone, you need to ask yourself three questions before you say anything.
- Another Elevation Church high-tech year end summary. Does your church’s annual report look like this?
- Maybe some cartoonists can illustrate complex issues, but Dave Walker finds himself somewhat lost for ideas in Uganda.
- Okay, Doug Wilson, curiosity was killing me when you wrote Good Friday and the Death of Same Sex Envy. (And then he also discusses pattern recognition, too.)
- Shauna Niequist is the wife of a Christian musician and daughter of a world famous pastor. And a published author. But she still deals with jealousy.
- Money Where Your Mouth Is Department: Michael Kelley offers us two things we can learn from the Veronica Mars movie campaign on Kickstarter.
- How about another 30-or-so links, all on the subject of apologetics? And don’t miss the first comment.
- Blog flashback — one year ago: James MacDonald’s holiness test.
- The latest addition to our “lost song” collection at YouTube is this original version of God and Man at Table by Craig Smith.
- And I didn’t realize until today how much this song and this song sound alike. Guess some classic gospel music or CCM just flies under the copyright radar.
Thinking Out Loud 