Links To Go (September 11, 2015)

Jerry Seinfeld Explains The Perfect Way To Handle Donald Trump

This kind of behavior, and these kind of statements, are not the fruits of a healthy outlook on life. While many people regularly mock Trump for his outlandishness, I actually feel bad for him. I pity the desperate need for external affirmation through fame and wealth. As I wrote when Trump first announced his 2016 candidacy, I don’t think Donald Trump needs a campaign; what he needs is a hug. I legitimately feel bad for the guy.


How Marginalization Can Empower Christians On Mission

I hope the Church takes note. We shouldn’t see ourselves as martyrs facing bitter persecution. Neither should we given in to a poisonous resentment that reinforces the feeling of being beleaguered and oppressed.
Instead, like InterVarsity, we ought to see how the cultural challenges that lie ahead are not obstacles that hinder us, but avenues for our faith to shine brighter.


How I dumped the mega-church model and found something bigger

Churches that understand this will devote themselves not to gathering and counting, but empowering and sending. Sending capacity, not seating capacity, ought to be the measure of success for any New Testament church. And in a society like ours, as the “nones” become less the outliers and more the norm, this sending capacity can only become more vital.


Which part do you disagree with?

If you agree with every step of the argument, but the conclusion leaves you angry or uncomfortable, it might be time to reconsider your worldview, not reject the argument.


Tim Duncan Revs Up Style in His Car Shop, Revealing a Rare Portrait of a Legend

There is an incredible ending to Duncan’s basketball story approaching, but whenever that time comes, he’ll still remain the centerpiece in San Antonio. It will just be in another type of paint: his car shop.


Russian 5-year-olds dig tunnel out of nursery ‘to buy Jaguar’

After reaching freedom, the boys walked two kilometres to a car showroom selling luxury cars.
A female driver noticed the unaccompanied children and asked them what they were doing. They told her they had come from their kindergarten to buy a Jaguar but did not have any money.


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