The October 10 : Links Roundup

It’s the last Friday of the month. So, it’s time for the monthly links roundup.

This has been an eventful month. Brad Montague reminded us that it’s Socktober. I found Ryan Gallagher on Twitter. Every college in America was rumored to be changing conferences (is that “Freed-Hardeman to the SEC” rumor true?).

…and college basketball got back to practice (thank goodness…a sport that actually has a playoff. What a concept!).

We had lots of great things in our family and at Lebanon, but we also dealt with some difficulties. It’s been quite a month.

Oh, and my kids fell in love with a traditional Halloween song. More about that after the first five links.

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So, on to the first five links for October.

1. Joey Sparks writes about how we may need to rethink a certain word we use often in our worship assemblies. This is a very practical article, and I have tried to take his advice. It’s called “6 Ways to Run Off Visi-er, Guests.”

2. A lot of folks wrote about the 100-year-old man who recently finished a marathon. Andy Brewer’s article, “He Started Running Anyway,” is a great one, and will provide you with good motivation.

3. I have to admit: I like church buildings. I like seeing differences in them, and how they are used. But the building is not the most important thing. Neal Pollard reminds us of that in his post, “Beware ‘Building-olotry’.”

4. My dad wrote a very touching and thought-provoking article that every Christian needs to read and really take to heart. It’s called “Suffering — Silently — Secretly.”

5. How do you handle it when your world is shaken? Daniel Howell tells us about how to have a stronghold in his article, simply titled, “Anchor.”

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As I said, my kids are SO excited about Halloween, but they are really loving one traditional song. So, I thought I’d share it with you for a laugh here. Enjoy Sheb Wooley’s “Purple People Eater.”

But wait! Why is he blue in this video? Folks, the people eater isn’t purple. He says in the song that he eats purple people! So, the person who made this video made the creature blue. We don’t know what color the eater is! How’s that for trivia?!?!

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Back to the links.

6. I like Facebook, but I have to admit that I don’t use it as much as I used to. Still, it is a site I visit quite often. However, as popular and powerful as Facebook is, it doesn’t do everything! The Covenant Eyes blog shares “5 Things You Can’t Do on Facebook.”

7. Demas is a man who is not mentioned in Scripture often, but who has been preached about very often. Jessica Markwood gives us some insights about this man in her article called “Demas.” By the way, I am very proud of this young lady. Jessica is one of our teenagers at Lebanon Road, and her blog is outstanding. If you don’t subscribe to it, you are missing a blessing each time she posts.

8. We’ve written about this before, but about 2 1/2 years ago, my family stopped having DirecTV. We do not have cable, satellite or local channels. What are we missing? Little, if anything! And, we are saving so much from it. ChristianPF shares an article that might interest you. “Eliminating Cable TV Saves More than We Think.”

9. I like simple posts to include in the roundup at times. Hugh Fulford writes great material, but sometimes he writes a very simple article that just shares a truth so well that I have to share it. Such is the case with his words in “Have You Read Your Bible Today?”

10. My friend Dale Jenkins is asking for your help, but it’s in an area where we all need to ask for help. I like posts like this, because they show personality, but make me look at myself, too. Learn from “Practicing What I Preach…In Concrete.”

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Well, it’s the end of the month. More than that, though, it’s FRIDAY!!!

You know what that means…

another version of “Friday, I’m in Love!” How about a Hawaiian version? And, considering Halloween in coming up, one of the guys also puts on a costume of sorts. This is great! Hope you enjoy it, and hope to see you back on the blog really soon.