Today’s Kindle deals include Tom Schreiner’s must-read book on the spiritual gifts, several titles by Alan Noble, and much more.
(Yesterday on the blog: A Batch of New Books for Kids (and Teens))
John Piper & Kevin DeYoung on Baptism (Video)
This is just a brief video but I thought you might enjoying watching John Piper and Kevin DeYoung each make a brief pitch for their understanding of baptism.
Midwife to a Movement: The Legacy of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
You may have heard the surprising news that TEDS is moving from Chicago to Vancouver. Collin Hansen reports and laments the news. “For a time that feels too brief for those who love her, TEDS gave evangelicals an academically rigorous, confessionally serious alternative to death-dealing liberalism and soul-stifling fundamentalism.”
Selective Scriptura: The DIY Spirituality of Rainn & Rhett, and Nadab & Abihu
J.A. Medders writes about the DIY spirituality of Rainn Wilson and deconstructionist comedy duo Rhett & Link. “There’s a lot of spirituality talk in the world today, both in and outside of Christianity. Popularity of a subject often requires more clarity. We truly need a biblical spirituality.”
The Enormous Significance of Small Tasks
“I am back in the trenches of three years old. Back where the tasks are so numerous, but so small. Where I may sometimes worry that I have little to show for all of the exhaustion that I feel. But then I remember that every mundane task is an act of love, and there’s nothing more important in this world for me to be doing than loving my child, with all of my heart, all of my energy, with all openness and gratitude.”
Hello, I Want Your Life
Brittany Allen honestly assesses her heart and shares some relatable conclusions. “I realize how petty all this sounds. I realize that there is no fruit in thinking this much about what others think about me. I also know the pain of being on the outskirts—of wanting to be invited into a certain group and knowing it just isn’t going to happen. I know how that kind of rejection (even if it is not intended) scrapes against the heart like sand paper.”
The REAL Reason Meryl Streep Shouldn’t Voice Aslan (Video)
Tim offers the real reason (or a real reason, at least) the Meryl Streep shouldn’t voice Aslan as rumors have indicated.
Flashback: I Wish I Was Rich
If you aren’t being extravagantly generous with the bit you have now, what makes you think that having more would suddenly make all the difference? Generosity isn’t about how much you have, but what you do with the bit you do have.
…true courage will require wisdom, restraint, and calculation. We must not wound others with reckless words. But courage will require us at times to speak words that are difficult.
—Gavin Ortlund
