Notable Voices (December 8, 2011)

Building a Team - Brad Lomenick

Teams are incredibly important in accomplishing a vision. And as the leader of organizations, projects, initiatives and churches, maybe the most important thing you do is select, equip and release leaders.

8 Departure Dangers from Gospel Centrality - Jared C. Wilson

There are lots of distractions from and temptations to discard a commitment to gospel-centeredness. Here are just 8.

7 Ways Satan Tries to Destroy a Church - Ron Edmondson

I'm fully aware that Satan loves to destroy…or attempt to destroy…a church. Obviously Satan is a limited being and God's church is secure. The gates of hell shall never overcome what God started, but Satan certainly loves to disrupt what God's church is doing.

Coins from 17AD found under Jerusalem's Western Wall hints sacred site NOT built by Herod – Rob Waugh

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority now say diggers have found coins underneath the massive foundation stones of the compound's Western Wall that were stamped by a Roman proconsul 20 years after Herod's death. That indicates that Herod did not build the wall - part of which is venerated as Judaism's holiest prayer site - and that construction was not close to being complete when he died.

A Little More Agnosticism from Boeheim Please - Stephen Prothero

Sometimes leaders have to choose between being friends and being leaders. Sometimes they have to choose between being stupid and being wise. Jim Boeheim failed on both accounts in November. What he should have said was, "I don't know."

Inerrancy and Infallibility - Aaron Armstrong

If God is indeed perfect, always true, always doing exactly what He promises and always doing what is right, then it is impossible for Him to err. He is not only free from error, but incapable of committing it. Thus, if Scripture is truly inspired of God, if it is truly all that it claims to be, then it too is incapable of committing error. It is infallible and inerrant.

Seven Grammatical Errors You Can Ignore (Sometimes) - Mark Nichol

Here are some hard pills to swallow for language mavens who require a strict adherence to rigid syntactical patterns at the expense of, well, language.

Free Christmas Carol CD - LifeChurch.tv

LifeChurch.tv has released a free Christmas album on iTunes. It's a nice mix of familiar carols with fresh arrangements including a fantastic rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful" to close out the CD.