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I’m on vacation, so enjoy the links without my usual awkward musings!

FRESH OFF THE PRESS FROM ME

Q&A: Why evangelism shouldn’t just be about increasing church attendance

4 charts that explain the future of the world’s faiths

TOP RELIGION READS

Chicago Cardinal Cupich unveils church-led anti-violence initiative, Religion News Service

BYU and UVU scientists question research at a conference on the Book of Mormon, The Salt Lake Tribune

Churches are struggling to find organists, The Baltimore Sun

JUST FOR FUN

Pete Holmes: Believing in God gave me hope as a comic, Christianity Today