Good morning. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today.
Sales & Deals
Today’s Kindle deals include Castaldo’s Holy Ground, Beeke’s The Beauty and Glory of Christian Living, a book about fighting for your marriage, and so on. You’ll also find the whole 5 Things to Pray series on sale—a collection meant to help you know how to pray for your parents, children, church, and so on.
Recommended Reading
How Does a Godly Man Fail in Midlife? This article from Jim Newheiser has some good insights on how a godly man can fail in midlife. “Different phases of life present different challenges. Youthful lusts may give way to the dissatisfied boredom of midlife. Both are equally dangerous.”
How to Choose How to Educate Your Children. Alan Noble: “I think the most difficult decision parents have to make is how to educate their children. No matter what you choose, someone will judge you, some Christian out there will judge you! If you choose public education, some Christians will look down on you for sending your kids ‘into the lion’s den’ to be ‘brainwashed.’ If you choose private Christian schools, some other Christians will look down on you for being ‘elitist’ and ‘segregating’ your kids. And if you choose homeschooling, yet another group of Christians will look down on you for being ‘unqualified’ to teach your own kids and for ‘socially isolating’ them.”
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Is Every Believer a Missionary? I’m sure we have all heard someone say “every Christian is a missionary”? But is that actually the case? Angie Velasquez Thornton answers in a helpful way. “I’ve often heard the assertion that every believer is a missionary. In fact, a church I know and love posts a sign for all to see as they leave the property, stating, ‘You are now entering the mission field.’ I love the heart behind these words. The truth is that Christ calls all of his followers to make disciples. But does that mean that every believer should bear the title of missionary?”
Where Does the Gospel Still Need to Go? Also on the subject of missions and missionaries, Matt Bennett considers the frontiers of missions and where the gospel still needs to go. “The frontiers of missions are less clear than we might imagine. Complexities surrounding languages, geopolitical tensions, remote access, and a globalized, urbanizing world present fresh challenges for missions strategies. The church cannot rely only on the concepts and plans that others used before us. Faithful engagement in missions requires ever-fresh thinking as the church seeks to obey the risen Lord’s command to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom to the ends of the earth.”
What Is the Real Meaning of the Prayer of Jabez? Just because a very famous book made a mockery of the prayer of Jabez, doesn’t mean Christians can’t and shouldn’t learn from it and make use of it. Wyatt Graham explains the prayer’s real meaning for Logos. “Notice that Jabez does not pray for just anything. He did not ask for the throne of Jerusalem or for personal aggrandizement (cf. Jas 4:2–3). Instead, he prayed for enlarged borders because that accorded with God’s prior covenantal promises. He asked God to give what he promised. And God answered that prayer.”
Help Your Children Understand AI’s Place. There seems to be a certain kind of inevitability to AI, which is why Luke Paiva says, “I agree with the majority of educational philosophies about AI right now. Banning its use is futile. We should teach students how to use AI properly, harnessing it as a tool that can sharpen our critical thinking and fuel our creativity.” He offers some truths that will help students use it well instead of poorly.
Videos Worth Watching
Here are several brief videos that are worth your time.
Will I Be Able To Talk To My Relatives In Heaven? Kevin DeYoung answers this question and another: Will I be able to ask their forgiveness?
The Glaring Difference Between Being Truly Repentant and Being Merely Remorseful. Matt Boswell explains a key distinction.
The Trends Creating Anger, Exhaustion, and Chaos in Your Church. Collin Hansen outlines the societal trends that are creating problems in your church.
Flashback
Are You Scattering Bad Seed? We are in every moment influencing the people around us with our words and deeds, with our actions and attitudes. And in every moment and every situation our sacred calling is to promote good growth instead of poor growth, to scatter good seed rather than bad.
Learning to pray doesn’t offer us a less busy life. It offers us a less busy heart. In the midst of outer busy-ness, we can develop an inner quiet.
—Paul Miller
