Daily LInks 10-1-13

Accidental food inventions, the myth of seeker-sensitive worship, The War of the Worlds, and more in today's roundup of links.

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15 Delicious Foods That Were Invented By Mistake (via Food Riot)

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David Walker on the myth of "seeker-sensitive worship"

There are legitimate “seekers” of the Truth out there, but when it comes to musical worship, we’ve defined “seeker” as someone who wants a show, who we don’t want to offend. We do this in an attempt to lead them to make a decision for Jesus through our musical worship simply being the holster for the message.

Somehow, we’ve watered down our expression of worship in order to give them a sport to spectate instead of an expression that leads them to participate. Whether you're attractional, missional, in-between, charismatic, liturgical...and the list goes on...the Church has got to start processing through the worship of our King and the people the Church would define as seekers.

Hat tip: Worship Ideas

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Context matters a great deal when studying the Bible as this sermon from 1 Timothy 2:1-15 rightly points out. (Hat tip: Mollie Hemingway)

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Dispelling common misconceptions non-homeschool parents have about parents who homeschool.

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In 1938, Orson Welles terrified the nation with his radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. You can hear the whole broadcast here.

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According to Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madddon, Ben Zobrist "lacks chrome". It's a good example of what leadership should look like.

Hat tip: Chailles

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Daily Links 9-3-13

Discounts, grammar, literature, beer and Nutella all in today's links. Enjoy.

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From Lifehacker, Top 10 Tricks to Get Discounts on Almost Anything. Just as an aside, last week I canceled my cable television and satellite radio services (mostly to save money). In both cases the customer service reps tried to offer me substantial discounts to stay with them. If I could have afforded it they might have been deals to consider. If you think you're paying too much for a service it's worth seeing if the provider will offer you a discount to stay with them. Chances are they probably will.

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One girl took her love for Nutella and turn it into, well this:

Hat tip: Neatorama

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17 famous literary characters that were originally called something else.

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Sorting out the thorny affect vs. effect problem.

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Who says a little alcohol doesn't help get the creative juices flowing? Ten things that were created over a couple of beers.

Friday Tweet recap

It's Friday so it's time for a recap of some things of interest I found on Twitter this week for your weekend enjoyment:

This past week marked the 44th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin did something unusual during the mission: he took communion on the moon.

More Apollo 11 from LIFE Magazine: Up Close with Apollo 11. These are some amazing photos (some of which weren't published in the magazine.

This is from one of my favorite sites: Fathering With Intentionality: The Importance of Creating a Family Culture.

From one of my favorite book-related blogs, 3 steps that will help you read more books during the summer.

Former President George H. W. Bush shaved his head to support the 2 year old son of a member of his Secret Service detail who is battling leukemia.

The best students don't go to public school.

For my bookish friends, 10 pieces of Jane Eyre swag.

Is reading worth the effort?

10 Insights to Help Us Better Relate to Others.

If you're travelling to London (or perhaps live there) be on the lookout for Books on the Underground. This is a neat idea.

A must-see interview with Eric Metaxas about religious freedom.

How you can make your life better by sending 5 simple e-mails.

Here's a sure sign that you're in the South.

How to cook a steak at home that will be better than anything you can get in a restaurant. I put this to the test and it worked perfectly.

So my team (the Cubs) are pretty much out of the pennant race for this season barring a miracle comeback. How about projecting which World Series matchups we'd like to see? 

Ever find yourself in need of a Disney quote? Here's the place to go.

"But God pursued me." How a liberal columnist came to know Christ.

8 Brilliant Scientific Screw-ups.

That's it. Have a great weekend.

"Accidental" Genius

Thomas Edison once said "Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless." That would certainly apply to this list of the ten best accidental inventions of all time. I have only one qualm with this list. How is it that Post-It Notes were omitted?