Friday Links Roundup: Retreat! Edition

The young adults from Lebanon Road are headed out for a retreat this evening. We will be going to West Tennessee for our annual retreat. I’m grateful that our elders are allowing Leah and I to go for the entire retreat, including the Sunday morning service. This will be good for us spiritually and as we continue to grow closer to this wonderful group of folks!

On to the links for this week, and there are many, since we didn’t get to do a roundup last week.

1. Steve Higginbotham posts a very helpful list of reminders for congregations hosting a large event, such as a Friends and Family Day. Here are his great suggestions.

2. I have always been intrigued with the book of Lamentations, though, admittedly, I don’t know as much about it as I’d like to know. So, this post from Wayne Jackson on “Lessons from Lamentations” was a welcome read. Enjoy!

3. The second coming of Christ is a subject that engenders so many emotions. For some, it is panic. Tim Hall, at Forthright Magazine, writes about this in his article “Moments of Panic.”

4. Brad Harrub recently made a PowerPoint presentation available online that he uses for some of his seminars. Here is the link. Here is what you do: (1) click on the arrow on the right-hand side of the last entry: “Was Darwin Wrong,” (2) let the program download. Please know that it will take awhile; this is a very large file, but it is worth your wait.

5. After a funny video, Scott McCown provides a very interesting top ten about “football.” No…it’s not really about football.

6. Our brother in Christ and blogging friend Neil Richey is a new daddy! Here are some pictures of Emily, born on Monday weighing in at 2 pounds, 7 ounces. Please pray that all continues to progress well with her.

7. Okay, one for fun. If you think your favorite football team has good fans, read this articleby a member of Louisiana-Lafayette’s media reflecting on the recent game at Nebraska.

We hope you have a great weekend. Please pray that our retreat goes well and that we all learn more about God and how to grow closer to Him.

No matter where you are on the Lord’s Day, make sure you give your all Him.