Today’s Kindle deals include at least one must-read (Jerry Bridges’ Respectable Sins) and several other good picks such as The Well-Watered Woman. Olasky’s Pivot Points and Lament for a Father are interesting reads as well.
(Yesterday on the blog: Great Gifts but Little Faithfulness)
Satan Loves Social Media
“Are you feeling unfulfilled? Taken advantage of? Do you feel like a victim? Are you convinced your marriage is doomed? Are you realizing that your children are holding you back? That motherhood is unsatisfying? That as a woman you are trapped, unappreciated, and probably suffering from unrecognized trauma or undiagnosed mental disorders? Do you believe your husband has narcissistic tendencies, that he is insensitive, that he doesn’t do enough, that he doesn’t care enough, that he isn’t the person you were meant to marry?” If so, Melissa wants to chat.
Playing Roulette with a Snowy Owl
Kevin Burrell tells about a neat relationship between two very different birds and then draws some spiritual applications.
The Church at Election Time
Kevin DeYoung offers some counsel to the church at election time. “I believe pastors must be careful how they lead their churches in our politically polarized culture. I know there are good brothers and sisters who may disagree with these principles and their practical implications. But at the very least, pastors must disciple their leaders and their congregations in thinking through these matters wisely and theologically.”
When the Elder Calls—From Outer Space
This is a neat article from Christianity Today (which may require a free account to read). It tells about Barry “Butch” Wilmore who continues to be an elder from space.
What Is Calvinism?
What is Calvinism? Writing for Ligonier, Herman Selderhuis explains in some detail.
In Unfriendly Territory: The Bible on Social Media
Rebekah tells about an “eye-opening experience as a result of a Facebook marketing error.”
Flashback: A Prayer for My Parent Heart
I thank you that you call your children, Lord, to faith in Christ your Son, our Savior, and to a home where we will feast forever, with you.
One scandalous hypocrite makes the world suspect that all professors are so.
—Thomas Watson
