May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
The highlight of today’s Kindle deals is probably Stephen McAlpine’s Futureproof. Also well worth a look are The Surprising Genius of Jesus and Truth on Fire (and others as well, of course—I wouldn’t include them if they weren’t good!).
(Yesterday on the blog: Lots of Single Christians but Few Weddings)
Leaving One Church for Another Close By
There are lots of good thoughts here for those who may be considering leaving one church for another close by. “I live in a large city in the United States, and local church options are plentiful. This means that, when a problem arises in your current church, or you disagree with the direction of the church, or you just feel like a change, it’s possible to attend elsewhere. Is this okay?”
The Master of the Nets
I really enjoyed this article about the master of the nets.
Lest We Drift
How do we stop drifting from the gospel? How do we even know we’re drifting? In Lest We Drift, Jared C. Wilson discusses the potentials and problems with evangelical departures from gospel-centrality. You’ll learn how to recognize signs of drift and how to navigate the top five dangers prevalent in the church today. (Sponsored)
Hollywood Writes Script to Make Christians Look Stupid (Video)
Tim Barnett challenges a clip floating around the internet that attempts to make Christians look stupid.
Head Straight for Heaven: Five Wonders of the World to Come
Jared Compton considers those who have finished their race and suggests that “In their post-race interview, they’d want you to know that the race is possible. What else are we to make of the fact that they made it? But they’d also want you to know how. If we asked them that, I suspect they’d smile, perhaps pause to wipe some sweat off their face, and then begin talking about heaven. Here’s what they might say.”
More Than One Way To Deny the Faith
There is more than one way to deny the faith, says Stephen Kneale. In fact, broadly speaking, there are two.
A City Whose Builder and Architect Is God
“Can you imagine a house designed by the inventor of physics? Can you think of the spires thrown up by the God who dreamed up mountain peaks, or the public squares laid out by the One who came up with the idea of meadows?” It is good to imagine the home God has prepared for those who love him.
Flashback: Tell Your Anxieties To Ask Permission
There are many strategies for coping with anxiety and each can be effective in its own way. But I am partial to one I came across in a dusty old book from a different era. Anxiety, after all, has plagued every generation of Christians.
It was Satan who first corrupted God’s word by addition, then by subtraction, and then finally by direct contradiction.
—Michael Horton
