Welcome to October. May this be a month in which you experience many blessings and know much of God’s grace.
Today’s Kindle deals include several books for preachers along with some titles for other readers. First thing in the morning I’ll also check the new list of monthly deals and update accordingly.
(Yesterday on the blog: The Sins of the Elderly and the Sins of Youth)
Don’t Go to Church; Submit to One
There is such a key distinction between going to a church and submitting to one. “No one is going to grow spiritually in the context of a local church without submission. You can sit there in the pew, week after week, but if you aren’t willing to follow the course that the leaders of the church are charting, you will remain stagnant. If you intuitively question every decision the church makes, you won’t grow. If you consistently think you know better than the pastors, you won’t benefit from their ministry.”
Is the End of History at Hand?
Tom Schreiner answers some questions about the end of history. “Are we living in the last days? Is Jesus coming very soon? According to Hebrews 1:2, we’ve been in the last days since Jesus’s ministry, death, and resurrection, which means the last days have now spanned 2,000 years. We aren’t only in the last days; we’re in the final hour…”
Finding Joy in Jesus
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4 Questions About Headship and Head Coverings
Kevin DeYoung takes on a series of questions about headship and head coverings.
How to Raise Godly Teenagers
Anne Kennedy offers some pretty good tips on raising godly teenagers. “I’m not an expert on anything, though I have six children who so far haven’t thrown me over despite the continual threats of people that I will soon be disappointed to find my Christian approach to life has injured them and that they will have nothing more to do with me. I do have some thoughts—nonexpert thoughts, mind you—about getting along with children and giving them the room they need to become people who don’t hate their parents, don’t hate the world, and don’t hate God.”
All the King’s Men
Clint Archer has an important and level-headed word here on the situation with Steve Lawson. “It’s been a week now. I have sat quietly and listened to Job’s companions theorizing on YouTube and Facebook. And there is one recurring issue in these online opinions that I would like to address: the critique of the official statements.”
Atheist or Christian, We All Choose Our Miracle
Randy Alcorn insists that whether we are Christians or atheists, we all have to choose a miracle.
Flashback: Could There Be a Worse Home Than This?
The love of the Spirit is shown in his wondrous patience with us in all our sinfulness, while he lives in us and deals with us in the culturing of our Christian life.
