If you missed it, be sure to check out the special-edition link list that appeared here on Saturday.
- When President Obama time-shifted the Hanukkah celebrations at the White House to fit his Christmas vacation, one observer notes something also shifted with the Menorah that he used.
- Ivar at News That Matters reports on the implications of the appointment of the first Hindu chaplain in the U.S. military.
- If you purchase the 2012 Masterpeace Calendar, you might notice a painting by Pennsylvania artist C. Michael Dudash. If art is your thing, take some time to check out his blog.
- Donald Miller quotes a letter Beethoven wrote to his brothers …which of course reminded me of this classic “you decide the ending” story.
- For the third week in a row, a Rachel Held Evans link. This one suggests that while some stop women from become preachers, they might instead become prophets.
How about a link list within a link list? Brian LePort assembles a collection of Christian writers reflecting on the death of Christopher Hitchens.- Scott Hilburn’s comic, The Argyle Sweater is new to me, but I spotted the panel at right over at the blog A Different Story and couldn’t resist.
- Not so amusing to people in New Zealand is this billboard showing Mary reading the results of a home pregnancy test. Worse, the large sign was erected by a “progressive Anglican church known for its provocative advertisements.”
- Michael Hyatt believes that our vocabulary shapes our attitude. Sample: “I don’t have to stop by the grocery store on my way home; I get to stop by the grocery store. What a privilege to live in a place and at a time where we don’t have to forage for food.”
- In Saturday’s list there was a reference to a forthcoming book by author Matt Mikalatos. Here’s a review at Mark Braye’s blog of one that’s available right now: Night of the Living Dead Christian.
- In the last decade the definition of church has been rocked. Check out the Kansas City Boiler Room, a community of artists, a community of prayer, a community of the disadvantaged.
- Christmas can be a painful time if you’ve lost a loved one; especially when that loved one is the very person you want to tell how you’re feeling.
- After 9.5 years at Blogger, Joe Boyd of Rebel Pilgrim joins us here at WordPress. Here’s a good one to start with, where Joe looks at Christianity as improv.
- Canadian singer/songwriter Ali Matthews has a huge following, but this is the first time I’ve seen a trailer for a music video. Guess we’ll have to wait 24 hours for the finished product.
- Some people claim to have seen an image of Jesus or Mary in food, but others are deliberately burning an image of Jesus on their toast, as CBS News reports.
Thinking Out Loud 