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Here are some other assorted links you might find interesting:

www.gbod.org - The General Board of Discipleship of the United Methodist Church has a worship section full of ideas from a variety of worship styles and traditions.

www.storykeepers.com - A great animated series that introduces kids to stories from the Gospels. Available for use at home, or as a teaching resource at your church.

www.ship-of-fools.com - This UK-based site contains a mixture of humorous and serious takes on various facets of Christianity. We especially like the Mystery Worshipper section.

www.methodx.net - Spiritual stuff, articles, discussion groups, and even a quiz to find your "spiritual type" at this site sponsored by Upper Room Ministries.

www.institutefordiscipleship.org - Based at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, The Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship is our partner for online courses

www.textweek.com - A friend of Lumicon since our beginning, this site just keeps getting better. It now features not only a movie concordance, but also an artwork concordance. Direct links to a wide variety of contemporary and historical resources for study & liturgy for each lectionary week and pericope. Designed for lectionary users, but a gold mine for topical worship planning, too.