Loon's linkage (October/November '11)

• Emily Rapp on her journey as a "dragon mom," parenting a child with a terminal diagnosis (NY Times op-ed)
• David Nilsen on the challenges of leaving (and finding) a church
• Laura Leonard on why women are obsessed with Pinterest
• Brett McCracken on the Coldplay effect
• Richard Mouw on why Mormonism is not a cult, plus a response to those who think he doesn't understand it (or knows it too well)
• Andy Rowell on using Hitler in Facebook posts
• John Ortberg on when God seems far away
• Mary DeMuth on why church (still) matters
• David Gushee on the rhetorical use of "sacredness of life" language
• Scot McKnight on whether Steve Jobs' legacy can be called 'kingdom work'