I am off to Kansas City today—a very brief visit to speak at MBTS. I hope to meet some of you there!
There was a huge list of Kindle deals yesterday and there is another good one today. Have at it!
Very Cool Birds (Video)
I love the videos from the John 10:10 project. The latest one looks at penguins.
Consider the Birds: The Jesus Way to Combat Anxiety
And speaking of birds, here’s at why Jesus spoke about birds when he told us how to combat anxiety. “Imagine waking up each morning with a constant knot in your stomach, worrying about what the day will bring—will you have a job, will you have enough, will you measure up, or will things fall apart? For many, the imagination is not necessary; this is your reality. Well, you’re not alone in this.”
Do Not Hinder Yourself
Rachel considers her experience as a schoolteacher in relation to Jesus’ love for children. “Hugs galore. The other day I was curious, wondering how many hugs I get from my 2nd graders on average. I was thinking maybe ten or fifteen, but I was wrong. Aim a little higher and you will hit the target of 20-30 hugs per day.”
The Story of Bread
I enjoyed this look at the bread motif we find throughout the Bible. “I feel like this is a biblical theme—along with its counterpart of wine—which is not considered often enough. There are few ‘biblical theologies’ which consider hospitality as one of the primary threads of the Bible. Fewer which chart bread and wine as key signs, symbols, metaphors, and ‘meanings you can eat’ throughout the Bible’s story. We should probably publish some more.”
The Sacred Mundane
“What about the ordinary and mundane tasks of the homemaker? Can they possibly be more than they are? the making of breakfasts, of lunches and dinners, the folding of laundry, wiping of counters, changing of diapers, the picking up, and the dropping off. Can these have meaning beyond the day after day ‘sameness?’”
Thriving in Women’s Ministry Leadership
Kendra Kammer explains some of what she has learned about leading a women’s ministry.
Flashback: Why Those Who Seem Most Likely to Come, Never Come At All
‘I cannot come’ is the alleged reason, but ‘I will not come’ is the real one; for when the heart is true the duties of the farm never interfere with the privileges of the feast, nor is it ever found that there is any necessary antagonism between family joys and the joy of the Lord.
The best way of manifesting our affection to our friends is by praying and giving thanks for them.
—Matthew Henry
