It’s the beginning of a new week, which means it’s time to share my favorite posts of the last seven days!

Remember the big perfect game controversy concerning umpire Jim Joyce and Tigers’ pitcher Armondo Galarraga? Donald Miller uses it as an example of The Absolute Power of an Apology.

We must be gracious to the grace killers.

A really cool picture of Shanghai that shows the amount of change that can take place in twenty years.

The greatest problem of American Christians when it comes to the Bible is not that we are not deep in God’s Word. The problem is that we are not active in God’s Word.

Pastors, are you preaching TO people, or AT people?

How would you respond to this explanation of faith?

The Medium Matters, a great argument for why music is just as important as the message.

Donald Miller on how bad habits create boring stories and the power of listening without judging.

Shaun King with a great post on how a normal marriage IS NOT going to be a Cosby Show marriage.

Pete Wilson explains how margin is essential for the unexpected.

Jesus didn’t say that the world will know we are His followers because of the music we listen to, the church we go to or the political candidate we vote for. Jesus said the world will recognize us as his followers when they see the love we have for one another.

In a post similar to the one above, have athletes taken Philippians 4:13 a little too far? Does Jesus really care who wins an athletic contest?

Social Justice Is A Virtue.

The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity

I was reading the comments over at Jesus Needs New PR and saw this.

Atheism has actually convinced people that all the world we see around us is the result of a huge cosmic accident that was caused by nothing, means nothing, and ends in nothing. And yet for some reason we should be really, really concerned about studying this accident and learning about our fellow bundles of random atoms and try our best to be a good bundle of random atoms ourself (whatever good means).

But it’s so much better than faith.

Thoughts?

HT: MPT @ Jesus Needs New PR and Darrell @ Stuff Fundies Like

Creation’s Cry, the band at my church in Acworth, GA (Four Points), has just released their debut EP!!

From their website:

Simply put, God took four guys… four sinners… four average musicians… and brought us together to form the band, Creation’s Cry.

You can listen to two samples as well as purchase their EP by clicking here to visit their website.

**UPDATE**

The EP is now available on iTunes!! Click here to listen to samples and purchase.

It’s Sunday here in the central time zone, so once again here are my favorite posts from the past seven days.

Eric Geiger writes about how typical ministry is actually unbiblical.

Tullian Tchividjian with a great explanation of What the Bible Is Not.

Mars Hill worship pastor Joel Brown lists 3 Priorites When Preparing Music for a worship gathering.

A great question for John Piper’s Ask Pastor John series, What Should We Teach About Creation?

John Piper concludes his twelve post series directed at prosperity preachers. There are links to the other eleven posts at the bottom of the twelfth.

Jason Boyett asks Is the Church the Best Place for Doubters?

I’m a Christian Missionary, an Agnostic Researcher, and an Atheist Professor.

Larry Shallenberger reminds us that the debate on homosexuality should not be stripped of it’s humanity.

Healthy Friends Are Responsible To, Not For, Each Other.

Do you want to change the world because you love it, or because you hate it?

Do we all share responsibility for the BP oil spill?

Matthew Paul Turner asks a very interesting question: What if your name, face, and address were listed by your sin and then put on an iPhone app?