Good morning from far out over the Atlantic. I am heading to South Africa and will go from there to Zambia. I’m looking forward to preaching this weekend at Kitwe Church.
Today’s Kindle deals include Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe. There are also a couple of classics there that you think you’ll read and therefore justify buying, but then probably never actually complete. Prove me wrong!
Meanwhile, Westminster Books has a new book by Michael Reeves discounted up to 58%.
When You Can’t Forgive Yourself After an Abortion
Kendra Dahl: “The sin of abortion has some unique dimensions that masquerade as the haunting desire for self-forgiveness, and understanding them might help us come alongside struggling women.”
Ancient Corinth, Judge Judy, and Litigious Christians
Kim Riddlebarger writes about some of the context of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and the kinds of lawsuits that were being lodged there.
Interpreting the Bible Through the Lens of Theology
God has revealed Himself in Scripture so that His people might know Him and testify of Him. Join Todd Chipman for free to study biblical interpretation through the lens of theology with For The Church Institute at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College. (Sponsored)
Trusting the Giver of Good
Jill examines her own heart and sees how often she fails to trust the giver of good. “God knows our necessities better than we do. Our loving Father also knows our wants and wishes well, and in His abundant kindness toward us, He so often delights in showering us with many of these non-essentials. He knows consummately what will bring us good and what will bring us harm, and He is trustworthy.”
The Renovation of a Soul
“I was not the only one with a project on my hands. God had his own renovation in mind when He gave me mine— and my heart was even more of a challenge than a 1920’s house! God tore out spiritual walls to make room for better ones. His Spirit discovered discontentment leaking and warping my thankfulness. While I could pull off a smile at church, He saw past my façade to the termites of anxiety eating away.”
Is the History of the Bible Important?
Justin Huffman: “Unlike any other of the religions of the world, Christianity is uniquely and entirely dependent upon the historical veracity of its holy book, the Bible. The very narratives and prophecies which make up the majority of its pages, rather than being simply a complement to, are the vitals of what Christianity contends as a religion.”
Life After Doom
Do you remember Brian McLaren? I hadn’t heard his name for a while. But then David Robertson caught up with him and … oh my. “As for the Bible, you have all been reading it wrongly. According to McLaren it is ‘the collective diary of an indigenous people who saw what the coloniser mindset was doing to humanity, to the Earth and to her creatures.‘”
Flashback: Scepters, Crowns, Thrones
The way to reach the highest place is to seek the lowest, the way to attain wealth is to seek poverty, the way to be counted much is to esteem oneself as little. It is in this kingdom that the last are counted ahead of the first, that the weak are counted mightier than the strong…
The Christian life isn’t a call to isolated devotion, like a monk in a cave. Instead, the heart of Christian obedience is a life of love for other believers in a local church fueled by faith in Christ.
—Sam Emadi
