Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
Thanks to all who joined my email newsletter last week and entered to win a gift card. I drew the winner (Karen S) and contacted her via email. I’ll have another giveaway for existing subscribers to announce very soon!
Today’s Kindle deals include a wide selection of titles. Among them is one of my most highly recommended books on marriage (Married for God), along with Paul Tripp’s excellent book on the same subject.
Audacious Prayer
“Our asking is not grounded on what we deserve. That is the point. We deserve nothing. Godly audacity is asking even though we do not deserve it—asking because we believe that God will not withhold any good thing from his people. And Godly audacity is asking for great things even though they may seem to be too great—asking because we know that God delights to give vast gifts to those who trust Him.”
Your Soccer Coach Has a Plan for Your Life
Your kids’ soccer coach has a plan for their life, and so do many other people. “As another fall kicks off, your family is about to be ambushed by those who have strong convictions about where your family should spend its time. Well-meaning teachers, coaches, 4-H leaders, and drama and choir directors all want you to devote untold hours to their passion. And not a single one of those opportunities is bad. But they are dangerous.”
A Conference for Pastoral Couples
Hosted by Focus on the Family, the Focused Pastor Couples Conference is a space created just for pastors and their spouses—a place to step away from the demands of ministry and be reminded that you’re not alone. This 3-day event is all about rest, encouragement, and equipping couples to serve together with joy and unity. (Sponsored)
All Those Things We Never Did
Life is not only marked by the things you did but also the things you didn’t do. That’s what Kristin explains here as she ponders her thirtieth anniversary.
Contending Without Being Contentious
This is important to understand: That elders are called to content for the truth, yet without being contentious. “Elders need to know themselves and their natural reactions and even in the way they contend for the truth exhibit self control and gentleness.”
Why Reformed Soteriology Matters
Keith Mathison explains why a Reformed understanding of God’s salvation really matters.
How to Traverse the Dark Side of God’s Sovereignty
Cheryl Marshall: “Is there a situation in your life that has you navigating the friction between a settled belief in God’s power and an intense desire for your life to change? If so, you mustn’t forsake your faith. You can navigate the darkness and enter the light of God’s comfort on the other side. Here’s how…”
Flashback: The Bibleiest Christians
…at its most basic level, the will of God for our lives is very simple. God wishes for us to be like him, which is to say, God wishes for us to be holy.
A current issue being plastered all over social media may be worthy of someone’s time and energy, but is it worth yours in light of all the fields God has given you to cultivate?
—Jeff Johnson
