Flotsam and jetsam (9/13)

Good Reads

• How 9/11 Changed Religion in America looks at America’s changing attitudes toward non-Christian religions.

• The Atlantic looks at the fact that women now make up the majority of the U.S. workforce and wonders if women are simply better suited for this new economy. (HT Tim Challies)

• Kevin DeYoung explains to his church Why We Worship the Way We Do. Helping your church understand their own worship practices, but the way, is something every pastor should do.

• Dan Ortlund offers a helpful distinction between The Gateway Gospel and the Pathway Gospel.

Other Info

• Amazon reportedly in talks to launch a Netflix for books. This would be pretty amazing if they can get enough publishers to sign on.

• Should you fire a church staff member? Denny Burk suggests two good resources for thinking through this question.

• Here’s an amazing photo gallery of The Japan Earthquake: Six Months Later

Just for Fun

• Here are 10 of the Weirdest World Championships. I have to admit that I got a really good laugh from “Extreme Ironing.”

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