Yes, it's true; Target does have people who visit Wal-Mart and link list creators do drop in on other link lists to see what's making the rounds. If you find yourself craving more of this sort of thing by Saturday, two of my weekend favorites are the Saturday Ramblings at Internet Monk and the Saturday Links at DashHouse. I only borrowed one from iMonk, but linked three stories from church planter Darryl Dash, so this week's lengthy intro was mostly guilt-induced.

• Are some prominent pastors' sermon series timed to coincide with national release dates for their latest book?
• Some students at Gordon College didn't connect at all with the gospel-styled worship leader at chapel services ...
• ... which led this pastor with a broad church background to write about the value of denomination hopping.
• A long-running Canadian Christian talk show, 100 Huntley Street is entering the U.S. market with a distinct American edition and Eric Metaxas as co-host. Teaser/sample: Metaxas on The Quirky Bible. Long form sample: Interview with Mark Burnett & Roma Downey.