I don’t quite know how to gauge these things, but I feel like today’s collection of articles is especially strong. I hope you enjoy it!
There’s a new version of Paul Tripp’s War of Words available and on sale if you’ve never read it. You can’t really go wrong with a Tripp book!
Today’s Kindle deals include an interesting memoir, a trustworthy commentary, and more besides.
Gentle & Holy
This is a tremendous article on God’s attributes. “I once heard it said that the true measure of a person’s character can be determined not by their ability to express any single attribute well, but rather by their capacity to display seemingly contrary attributes in harmony with one another at any given time.”
Anora and Andrew Tate
Samuel James writes about a couple of odious headlines and ties them together. “Andrew Tate is a bad person, even if people with the moral framework to know why can’t afford to say it. Prostitution is bad, even if people with the political commitments to know why can’t afford to say it. And the biggest losers of this confusion will not be podcasters or Hollywood producers, but the young men and young women who consume the content, dazzled by the confidence they see, and unprepared for the consequences of being fooled.”
The View From the Other Side of the Pew
I appreciate Dan sharing his view from the other side of the pew. “I recently had a friendly exchange on social media with a professor who posted about how being a pastor is the hardest job in the world. I wouldn’t have challenged it if it came from someone serving in Ukraine or the DRC. But having spent plenty of time around posh seminary offices in America that often come with perks like compensated part-time church roles, I couldn’t let it go.”
The Myth of the Easy Answer
Justin considers our tendency to provide answers that are far too easy for complex problems.
The Sacramental Nature of Shared Meals
“Why do human beings always celebrate with a meal? What is it about food that makes consuming it together the most appropriate way to commemorate an occasion? Think about it. We celebrate everything with a meal. Birthdays, funerals, graduations, anniversaries, engagements, promotions, holidays—all excuses to gather and eat and drink.”
Are Christians Happier Than Non-Christians in This Life?
Are Christian happier than non-Christians in this life? John Piper considers the question.
Flashback: God’s Grace for Every Family
The church…is, in short, a place where God means to bless every family—even, and perhaps especially, those families who are most broken and most in need of his grace.
Look up! That is the key to perseverance. Not looking in—to our pain. Not looking down—in despair. But up—up to the King, the Lord, the Saviour, the one who has gone before us and who will use hard things to make our faith complete.
—Helen Thorne
