May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
Reminder: I have worked with Logos to put together a Theology Bundle that will help you begin a solid theological library. It nicely complements the commentary bundles I’ve created in the past. Also, Logos is having a flash sale on Reformed and Baptist libraries
Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent books such as Hope When It Hurts and Understanding Trauma.
10 Theses on Helping the Poor
Paul Schlehlein provides 10 theses on helping the poor. “Calls for helping the world’s poor are ubiquitous. These cries arise from church pulpits, university professors, school textbooks, media channels, and especially government officials. Indeed, poverty exists all around the world.”
Screen Time Sabbaticals
“Like me, you’ll probably still struggle with your phone. There is no silver bullet but, by being honest about our hearts, taking responsibility for our habits, and looking to God, we will slowly, but surely, take control of our screens.” One key may be taking screen time sabbaticals.
Is There a Right Way To Pray? (Video)
Does the Bible outline the right way to pray? And are some methods better than others?
Who Told You To Think So Little of Yourself?
Aaron suggests that many people need to ponder this question: “Who told you to think so little of yourself?”
Rehabilitating Ministers?
Andrew Roycroft lists a number of different ways pastors can fail and suggests which of them can be rehabilitated or restored to ministry leadership.
Christianity Speaks to Everything
“Christianity speaks to everything. Everything is a legitimate field for a Christian to consider—though I’m talking about ‘thinking’ I suspect this widens to a host of skills too—and there will be a distinctly Christian way of approaching it. This is not just ‘Christians can be physicists but that they will be Christian physicists. There may even be a Christian physics, but that is a step further than I’ve demonstrated.”
Flashback: It’s Easier to Tear Down than Build Up
They have no need to commit themselves to the laborious work of putting on godly character, growing in leadership, casting vision, and persuading others to catch it. They need only dig for dirt, cast aspersions, and delight in destruction.
There is no way back to innocence. In the Bible, there is only a way forward—to the cross.
—D.A. Carson
