Here’s a prayer I use to begin most days. Perhaps you would like to adapt it for your own purposes. Lord, help me today to use my gifts, talents, time, energy, and enthusiasm for the good of others and the glory of your name.
I tracked down a few new Kindle deals and, of course, will check again in the morning. A good pick for today is Counterfeit Kingdom which examines new revelation and the New Age in the church.
(Yesterday on the blog: A Child of His Care)
The Best a Man Can Get
I think you’ll enjoy this Olympic profile by Bethel McGrew. “Stephen Nedoroscik came to the Olympics with exactly one job. While his teammates vaulted, tumbled, and swung spectacularly through the air, he closed his eyes and envisioned the single moment that would determine whether they brought home a team medal. He had a very particular set of skills. But they weren’t the skills people typically think of when they picture a gymnastics routine. That was about to change.”
Should You Send Your Kids to Catholic School?
I have seen this question come up a number of times lately and appreciate Chris Castaldo taking it on. “Clearly, we face a dilemma. Do we want 14-year-old Sophie to be asked for her pronouns from her PE teacher? Or to attend activities for Pride Month? Or is it better for her to hear the Hail Mary every morning as it’s prayed by the principal over the intercom system?”
Join The Missionary Conference with Piper, Ferguson, and Lawson
“I hope you’ll be part of this conference and come and learn what God might be pleased to do in your life and our lives—to see His great commission finished and the Bible and the gospel spread to all the peoples of the world.” (John Piper) Join us for The Missionary Conference, October 16-18 in Jacksonville, FL. Discounted rates end August 16. Register Now! Limited Seats Available. (Sponsored)
Why “Proverbs Aren’t Promises” Is Misleading
At one time or another most of us have said “proverbs aren’t promises.” And while that phrase isn’t entirely incorrect, it’s also not entirely accurate. This article explains why it may be inadvertently misleading.
Faith or Evidence — Make Your Choice!?!
Wow, the condescension in this TikToker’s voice. Nevertheless, Tim Barnett explains a few key matters about faith and evidence.
The Quiet Grief of Caregiving: Four Balms for the Overburdened
Kathryn Butler: “I forced a smile, swallowed down the tightness in my throat, and struggled against the tide of grief that’s become as familiar and worn as a tattered coat. It’s a mantle common to many who walk beside the hurting — the heaviness that presses upon the heart when we’ve witnessed others’ suffering over and over and over.”
Church Skills: Use Them or Lose Them
Church skills are like any other skills in that if we don’t use them we’ll lose them. “You might not think you have church skills, but you almost certainly do. You will have developed ways of making conversation, showing interest in people, caring for them, serving in all sorts of ways and lots of other such things. But as with anything we have learnt to do, if you don’t keep using it, you will lose it.”
Flashback: We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still Be Blameless)
God accepts and treasures such work, not because it is perfect, but because it proceeds from faith and love.
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words, than words without a heart.
—John Bunyan
