Logos users: You’ll want to be sure to check out today’s Blue Friday sale since tons of great commentary collections and other resources are deeply discounted (though unfortunately not until around 10 AM EST). Among them, you’ll find my Challies Recommends Old Testament and New Testament commentary bundles. The BST commentary series is an especially amazing price; the Reformed Expository series at 50% off is also a great value.
Today’s Kindle deals include Owen Strachan’s Reenchanting Humanity, R.C. Sproul’s The Mystery of the Holy Spirit, and much else.
Marriage Advice I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
There is lots of wisdom in this collection of marriage advice. Example: “There are times in marriage when you should probably go to bed angry. Sometimes what you need is a good night’s rest, instead of hashing things out while you’re both angry and tired. God’s mercies are new every morning. Sometimes sleep provides the clarity that midnight conversations cannot.”
Supreme Court Protects Parental Rights in Transgender Treatment Case
Joe Carter explains a consequential new ruling. “In a 6–3 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law restricting certain medical treatments for transgender minors, marking another significant victory for parental rights in protecting children from potentially harmful medical interventions.”
Living For Christ in a Post-Christian World
Have you noticed it getting more difficult to live for Christ in our world today? Join Dr. Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis, Dr. Tom Ascol of Founders Ministries, Dr. Stephen Nichols of Ligonier Ministries, Todd Friel of Wretched Radio, Chris Johnson, and HB Charles for the Cornerstone Conference September 5-6 in Daytona Beach, Florida as they discuss how Christians are to live for the glory of God in our world today. (Sponsored)
Be a Man-Pleaser, Not a Man-Pleaser
You should and should not be a man-pleaser. In different ways both are true!
You Don’t Owe the Mob a Meeting
“When outsiders try to meddle in a ministry that isn’t theirs, Satan often uses that chaos to divide God’s people. When you feel the urge to clap back, defend your name, or post something ‘just to set the record straight’— pause.”
A Skylark Sabbatical
Kevin draws an important lesson from the humble skylark.
Appreciation Grows With Knowledge
And in a different way Seth also draws some lessons from the natural world. “Sometimes people seem to have an idea that learning the nitty gritty scientific facts about nature will rob the world of its mystery and wonder, but why should it? The hidden facts I’ve learned about our world are just as fascinating, if not more so, than my surface-level observations.”
Flashback: Before You Pack Up and Leave…
What should you do when you find yourself eager to slip out of one church and into another? I’d like to offer just a few suggestions that I hope you’ll consider and put into practice.
The Spirit who strengthened Jesus through his suffering is the same Spirit you have received. He will see you through your trial, and the day is coming when we will look back on it and see clearly that God was in it.
—Ed Welch
