Today’s Kindle deals include some really solid books about anger, conflict, and courage. Uprooting Anger is especially good. You’ll also find a volume in an important series about biblical theology.
(Yesterday on the blog: God Did it! God Did it!)
Understanding Your Mormon Neighbor
Robby Plemmons, who pastors a church in Park City, Utah, offers some important keys to understanding your Mormon neighbor. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sends out more than 70,000 missionaries annually, so it’s likely you’ve received a … knock on your door, or at least seen LDS missionaries in your community. In this article, I hope to present a brief introduction to the LDS faith and highlight three important areas where their beliefs diverge from the Reformed understanding of the Christian faith.”
The Church and Kirk
I really appreciate what Barry York has to say about Charlie Kirk. “It is uncharitable for Christians to find a clip or two from the thousands of video hours where Kirk was recorded and then judge the whole of his life based upon it. This is especially true when you read Al Mohler’s article about Charlie’s conversion in recent years, and learn how he was growing in his faith. Charlie Kirk, at 31, was a different man than he was at 21 or 25 because of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
18 Topics for Your First Discipleship Meeting
If you have wondered how to get started with discipling a new believer, this article may provide some useful guidance.
Three Pillars of Church Planting
This article lays out three pillars of God-honoring church planting. “The churches we plant are not prepackaged adults awakened by grace. They’re newborn children coming out of darkness and they need to be taught, defended, and nurtured to see maturity in Christ. The law of slow and gradual growth is the norm in His kingdom. Yes, God can bring rapid results. That’s not normal.”
The Virtue of Unread Books
Can there be virtue in having unread books? According to this article, there can be.
How the Gospel Is Dismantling My Critical Spirit
“I’ve had a critical spirit for ages. It wasn’t until recent years, however, that I realized how much it was affecting my relationships and my ability to worship God.” As you’ll read, there’s an important distinction to be made between a critical mind and a critical spirit.
Flashback: The Local Church Was Made To Serve The Christian, Not The Christian The Local Church
Just as our relationship to the sabbath can wear us down when we are constantly afraid of violating it, our relationship to the local church can wear us down when we are constantly afraid of not doing enough.
Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
—J.C. Ryle
