Today’s Kindle deals include books on money, generosity, and Easter, plus some easy-to-read commentaries. Matt Perman’s What’s Best Next is on the list as well.
(Yesterday on the blog: Should We Capitalize Divine Pronouns?)
An English Teacher Unpacks “Adolescence”
Netflix’s Adolescence has quickly become one of its most popular shows of all time. In this article, a teacher (whose husband is also a teacher) tells what it gets right and wrong. “I think the accusation could also be levelled that Adolescence takes the problem of teens’ access to online content, packages it neatly and singularly as incel culture, and presents it as society’s central ill, without really offering any nuances or solutions.”
Why Suffer Through the Struggle of Fasting?
“This is where fasting becomes a powerful tool to break the patterns I’ve learned and re-orient to the mind of Christ. It is a conscious denial of my rights and abilities. Nothing is more natural for a human than to eat. When I fast, I set aside that right in an effort to mimic the humility of Jesus. Rather than looking to my stomach and my efforts for satisfaction, I choose to believe there is more joy to be found in God.”
The Gospel of Mark Is Missing Its Ending? (Video)
Wes Huff takes some time to explain whether or not the gospel of Mark is missing its ending.
How to Become the Mother of Jesus
John Piper explains some key differences between Protestantism and Catholicism. “There is a massive, fundamental difference between the Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism when it comes to the authoritative foundation of church doctrine. For Protestants, that foundation is the Bible and the Bible alone, which is the only final authority for determining what should be taught as true. For the Roman church, it is the Bible plus the equally authoritative Roman Catholic magisterium — that is, the pope and bishops united with him.”
How Many Hours Must a Pastor Work to Satisfy the Congregation?
“How many hours must a pastor work each week to satisfy the congregation? This question, often unspoken, hovers over many churches and their leaders. A simple experiment I conducted several years ago might shed some light on this complex issue.” This is an interesting little experiment from Thom Rainer.
Why I Have a Burner Phone
Stephen explains why he keeps a burner phone. And no, he’s not up to any trouble with it.
Flashback: The Sins That Plague Our Souls
If you think you have the ability to do something so serious that God cannot deal with it, you have made yourself too big and God too small. You have reduced him to the image of a man.
Followers of Jesus who count the cost and are willing to take up their crosses after him must have broad shoulders.
—Os Guinness
