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Have you ever felt that God’s guidance failed you, or that God led you down a path to disappointment? When We Get Our Wires Crossed,The latest installment in Blaine Smith’s “Nehemiah Notes,” is about what to do when we feel that God has somehow misled us.

Blaine uses an example of such episode from his own life–a relationship that he earnestly believed God had destined for success, but which ended in pain and disappointment. Had God somehow led him down the wrong path? Or is there another perspective we’re missing when we point fingers of blame at God? Blaine has some excellent insights.

Have you seen Hoodwinked? Maurice Broaddus interviews Cory Edwards, director of the animated comedy, about truth in storytelling and the role of faith in filmmaking.

You may already be familiar with WaYfm, a Christian music station that broadcasts online. They’ve just added a new way you can connect with the station’s DJs–through their blogs! Check out the list of new DJ blogs and stay caught up with your favorite DJs even when they’re off the air.

There’s a neat section at the Navigators website where you can meet “rookie missionaries” who are engaged in their first year of mission work. Each missonary describes their background and the type of ministry they’re focused on. Most also list specific prayer requests and have a mailing list you can subscribe to for regular updates on their work.

Seems like a great way to keep in touch with global evangelism work and encourage “newbie” missionaries at the same time.

Interested in going on an overseas mission trip this year? Mission Possible has posted a list of their planned 2006 mission trips–destinations range from Ecuador to Hong Kong to Romania. If you have a passion for missions in a certain part of the world but don’t see it listed as one of their destinations, Mission Possible will even work with you to help organize a mission trip there!

Preview Online does more than simply review movies from a Christian perspective–they also talk to the directors and actors behind spiritually significant and family-friendly films. Last year, they interviewed quite a few different people, from Dennis Quaid (Yours, Mine, and Ours) to Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose).

Their latest interview is with Andrew Adamson, the director of the first Narnia film. The interviews offer some surprising insights into the religious lives of Hollywood movers and shakers.

Most people would agree that church and ministry leaders ought to strive for excellence in their leadership. But what does “excellence” mean in Biblical terms? The latest edition of The Online Pulpit takes a look at excellent Biblical leadership.

What does the Bible have to say about being a follower of Christ in the workplace? The economic differences between New Testament times and the modern day might make you think the Bible doesn’t have much to say about this topic, but you’d be surprised!

Bill Fiess of Know the Word has compiled Bible verses that talk about our relationship to our employers and coworkers, and has provided some commentary of his own. If you’re uncertain how to best reflect Christ in your workplace, these are some useful guidelines.

Prophecy Today has joined the ranks of podcasting ministries! Jimmy DeYoung, PT’s resident expert on prophecy and current events, is podcasting his daily Middle East News Update and several other regular audio broadcasts. See the full list of PT’s available podcasts (four of them, as of today), or if you’re unfamiliar with podcasting, read their good introduction to feeds and podcasts.

Is mission work in North America, where most people are at least somewhat familiar with Christianity already, worth doing? Should the church focus all of its efforts in parts of the world that aren’t so already heavily influenced by Christianity? Here’s an interesting article, written last year by Dawn Ministries’ Ngwiza Mnkandla, that addresses just that question:

The argument “Why should some hear the gospel ten times over when some have not even heard the name of Jesus once?” has been used compellingly to encourage missions to unreached people groups around the world who desperately need to hear for the first time. As a visitor to this country, I also subscribed to this thinking. The short while I have been living in this country compels me to give the other side of this argument. There is an urgent need to reach North America with the gospel like never before.

It’s an encouraging piece for anyone who is working hard on the “home front” in the United States or other Western nations. Mnkandla concludes: “In most foreign missions, its easy to establish a big work in no time. Thumbs up for those who are trying to do it in this postmodern society where God is no longer at the center of life!”