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This weekend I am away down south in Orlando taking in Ligonier Ministries’ 2010 National Conference. I spoke yesterday at the pre-conference and am now blogging about the rest of the event (which lasts until Saturday at noon). I’ll tell you more about the conference tomorrow. But in the meantime, I’ve got another edition of…

Jesus Statue Destroyed – I found this story strangely amusing. That giant statue of Jesus along the I-75 just outside Cincy was struck by lightning and destroyed. “Earlier this morning and late Monday night, motorists were stopped along the highway and along Union Road in Monroe to watch the 62-foot King of Kings statue burn.…

Five for Father’s Day – I meant to do this last week, but never mind–there is still time to order before Sunday. Here are five books you may want to get for dad this Father’s Day: one, two, three, four and five. Sometimes It’s Just Plain Hard – Denise Spencer, wife of the late Michael…

Mark Driscoll Interviews the Grudems – I enjoyed this interview between Mark Driscoll and Wayne and Margaret Grudem. Mark asks them questions related to their marriage. Technology’s Negative Impact on Missions – This is worth thinking about in terms of the impact of technology on missions. Geek Dad – Has anyone checked out this book?…

Consuming Kids – This looks like it will be worth watching: (HT:Z) Mishandling Twentysomethings – Anthony Bradley has some good things to say about the role of twentysomething men in the church. Do Modest Men Get a Raw Deal? – Boundless looks at an article that asks that question. Sin in Heaven? – I appreciated…

Seven Mistakes I Made in Ministry – Thom Rainer shares. “I reflected on my years when I served as senior pastor of four churches. I have often said that I wanted to write a book entitled ‘Mistakes I Made in Ministry.’ Then I realized it would have to be a multivolume series! ” (HT:Z) Keep…

Dana Key – I was sorry to hear that Dana Key of Degarmo & Key fame died this past weekend. I used to love listening to his music back in my younger days. Good memories. Digital Overtaking Print – Sony has boldly predicted that within five years there will be more digital content sold than…

Ecological Catastrophe – Russell Moore writes about the BP oil disaster in an article titled “Ecological Catastrophe and the Uneasy Evangelical Conscience.” Maps that Changed the World – “From the USSR’s Be On Guard! map in 1921 to Google Earth, a new exhibition at the British Library charts the extraordinary documents that transformed the way…

NEXT – This year’s NEXT conference just wrapped up and all of the sessions are now available for download. They include sessions by Josh Harris, Kevin DeYoung, Mark Dever, D.A. Carson and others. Summer Reading – I always look forward to Al Mohler’s summer reading list and will definitely be reading at least a few…

I got this from Chris Brauns who quoted these words which were spoken by Billy Sunday: I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I’ve got a foot, and I’ll fight it as long as I’ve got a fist. I’ll butt it as long as I’ve got a head. I’ll bite it as long…

It’s a Cruel, Cruel World – Newsweek says that Simon Cowell is to blame for a whole culture of nastiness that has cropped up since he began judging on American Idol. “None of his nasty critiques seem so shocking now, of course. We are a culture that thrives on meanness–mean blogs, mean political campaigns, mean…

The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires the Brain – Nicholas Carr has a good article over at WIRED. “What kind of brain is the Web giving us? That question will no doubt be the subject of a great deal of research in the years ahead. Already, though, there is much we know or can surmise–and the…

Mark Twain to Reveal All – “Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain’s dying wishes is at last coming true: an extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he devoted the last decade of his life to writing is finally going to be published.” (HT:Phil…

How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community – Here’s an interesting article on how cul-de-sacs have impacted your community. Who’d have thought? (HT:T-Wax) Keith Green: The Movie – “Nearly 30 years after Christian-rock pioneer Keith Green died in a plane crash, his widow and a Hollywood producer have teamed up to bring his story to the…