Westminster Books has sale pricing on a new book that covers an important topic: the connection between family leadership and church leadership.
Once again, you’ll find some excellent Kindle deals to browse through today.
When Your Spouse Doesn’t Believe: 3 Postures for Faithful Living
Sheila Dougal: “When you realize your spouse doesn’t have faith in Christ, it can feel like your union has suffered a major injury. Where God meant oneness, there’s dislocation, and you can’t heal it. But you can learn to walk by faith. In Scripture, I see at least three postures that help me hope in Christ while walking through life with my unbelieving husband.”
Dear Pastor, Cherish Christ More Than You Cherish Serving Him
What a good exhortation for pastors from Bobby Jamieson: Cherish Christ more than you cherish serving him.
The Church Calendar Again
T.M. Suffield is a bit cheeky here but makes some good points about adding days and occasions to a church calendar. “We love calendars. We love special days. The proof of this is easy to see, the calendar proliferates with them and suddenly everyone on the socials is celebrating something because someone somewhere decided that we should have a day to celebrate it. This brings out my most curmudgeonly side, I must admit.”
The Defensive Pastor – Seven Deadly Mistakes
“I once sat in on a series of meetings between a pastor and a number of church members. They, it’s fair to say, were not impressed by either his leadership or his preaching. He was not impressed by their attitude, which he thought was undermining his leadership and his preaching. The meetings were not expected to be easy, and they certainly lived up to those expectations.” Chris Green draws from lessons from them.
AI Is Coming for Online Pastoral Education
I know I’ve been posting a lot of articles about AI, but in my defense, there are lots of excellent ones being written! In this one, Cameron Shaffer explains how AI is coming for online pastoral education. He also suggests what we should do about it.
Outlaw Pornography. Now.
I completely agree that pornography needs to be banned. Now. “We now have irrefutable evidence of what has long been plain to any honest observer: The commercial pornography industry is predatory, lawless, and deeply dependent on abuse. And yet it continues to operate in broad daylight, shielded by an outdated moral indifference and a confused understanding of free speech.”
Flashback: Spiritual Gifts: What they Are and Why they Matter
Do the miraculous or revelatory gifts of the Holy Spirit continue to the present time or have they ceased (positions that are generally labeled “continuationism” and “cessationism” respectively)? And is there room within the movement for people who hold to opposite positions?
Do you realize how God treats his children who mistreat his love? He loves them all the fiercer.
—Dane C. Ortlund
