Good morning. May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
Today’s Kindle deals include several options you may want to consider if you have children or younger readers around. There are, of course, also some options for grown-up readers.
If it’s time for your church or organization to stock up on Bibles, be sure to check out the sale at Westminster Books on church Bibles.
(Yesterday on the blog: Three Marks of a Good Christian Book)
The Grief Ambush
Kirsten writes about an experience that is likely to be familiar to anyone who has experienced a great loss. “There are times when you feel as if you are pressing on in life. While the sorrow is present, it walks with you in such a way that it becomes easy to ignore, or at least fold into the daily habits of life in such a way that it’s quiet; almost silent. But then the grief ambush comes. Out of seemingly nowhere, the sadness comes roaring back and you’re caught off guard by the intensity of the pain.”
Forgotten, and That’s Good
Darryl learned recently that he has been forgotten. He explains why he chose to take that as a good thing.
The Foibles and Fallibility of Christian Leaders
“Blessed are the true Christian leaders who understand their need for help from God and express that to God. Christian leaders are formative works of God in character, skills, knowledge, faith, love and even enthusiasm, who have been given responsibility nonetheless for which they often feel entirely inadequate except for Christ’s help.”
Welcome Back, Church Planting
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra explains why church planting, once such a prominent trend, went into a kind of hiatus for a time. More encouragingly, she explains how it is returning in new and more mature forms.
3 Poor Reasons to Read the Bible
There are lots of good reasons to read the Bible, but there are also some not very good ones. Ryan Higginbottom offers three examples of the latter.
Weakness Is NOT the Enemy
Cindy explains why, despite what we so naturally tend to believe, weakness is not actually the enemy we make it out to be. “Paul had learned the hard way that weakness was not the enemy. In fact, weakness brings a kind of power that no CrossFit gym, P90X workout, or marathon training could ever duplicate. Paul didn’t get specific about what this perfected power looks like or all that it accomplishes. Yet as we compare Scripture with Scripture, we begin to see its beautiful effects in the life of a believer.”
Flashback: When The Path That I Fear Is the Way He Has Set
Few things are more intimidating than being led where we have not gone before and where our hearts may fear to go.
God examines with trials, the devil examines with temptations, the world examines with persecutions.
—Henry Smith
