Good morning. Grace and peace to you.
There are so many good Kindle deals to consider today and they cover a variety of topics. Empowered and Equipped is for women who teach the Bible; Preaching Christ in All of Scripture is for preachers; What’s Best Next is for those with an interest in productivity; and so on.
iThink Therefore iAm
This is a very interesting one from Brad Littlejohn. “The onward march of progressive social norms is not a historical inevitability, nor the result of superior ideas. It is at least in part the result of changes in our technological environment. Of course, there is no closing Pandora’s Box. Digital technology is here to stay. But thankfully we don’t need to abandon it; we just need to start subjecting it to the kinds of norms and laws we take for granted in other domains.”
Is Hyper-Cessationism a Fair Term?
Ryan Denton has written another entry in his consideration of whether some forms of cessationism have actually become something like hyper-cessationism.
10 Ways to Fracture Your Church
Conrad Mbewe: “You only have to be a Christian for a short time before you realize that churches suffer from disunity and splits after seasons of peace as surely as valleys follow rolling hills. Often, you can see the downward spiral coming from a distance. In this article, I point out ten ways in which you can fracture the church to which you belong. Most of these ways can be caused by anyone.”
Sometimes Growing is Shrinking
“Someone told me recently that living within our God-given limits is good. A lot of someones have told me similar things, almost like I’m bad with limits… Ahem. God has been reinforcing the message, putting limits in place that I simply can’t control or push out of the way. I’m having to rethink some commitments, change my pace, and accept some ambiguity I’d usually push past.”
Life Is Too Brief to Waste: Learning to Number Our Days
Jon Bloom reflects on growing a bit older and the importance of numbering his days.
Are Christian Parents Too Protective of Their Children?
I very much agree with the big point of Michael Kruger’s article—”Parents and churches need to consider ways to introduce their children, at age-appropriate levels, to non-Christian philosophies, arguments, and criticisms, along with a proper Christian response.”
Flashback: What’s the Point? (Alternative Ways to Frame Your Sermon)
I believe there are often better ways of framing a sermon than falling back on “point one,” “point two,” and “point three.”
Reputation is what a man’s neighbors and friends think of him; character is what the man is.
—J.R. Miller
