My gratitude goes to PrayMore for sponsoring the blog this week. PrayMore wants to help churches and Christians develop stronger prayer habits, deepen their relationship with God, and strengthen their communities through prayer.
Today’s Kindle deals include a few older and newer books that may be worth a quick peek. There are some good general market titles there as well, like the classic With the Old Breed.
(Yesterday on the blog: A Little Theology of Exercise)
God’s Comfort in the Loss of a Child
Jackie Gibson helps parents who may be grieving the loss of a child. “In looking at my loss and its many layers, I stopped looking at the One who alone could bring comfort to my sadness and light to my darkness. Hymn writer Helen Lemmel knew the way out of my near despair…”
Oh, What High and Holy Privilege (Video)
You’ll enjoy this new hymn by Matt Boswell, Keith & Kristyn Getty, and Matt Papa.
How Parents Can Get School Choice Right
“School choice feels like a magic trick gone awry—someone was supposed to show you your card—this perfect choice—but the deck flew all over the table and no one knows where yours went. To make matters worse, there’s a sense of impending doom. It feels like the options are getting worse while the decision gets weightier. Young parents struggle to shake the FOMO. What’s everyone else doing? What if there’s a better option? What if I mess up my kid for life? What if their school cancels out all my hard work as a parent?“
Just and Gentle Parenting
“For generations, frustrated parents have responded to impertinent children by yelling. And for just as long, some parents have seen that anger and swung in the opposite direction. Today, many of the latter parents embrace the label ‘gentle parenting.’ In past times, similar labels have been used. Whatever the name, such parents shun physical discipline, fear saying no, and resolve against inflicting emotional pain. And I wonder how many believers today have become such parents by mistake.”
Don’t Overlook Sunday
In all of our efforts to create a culture of discipleship in our churches, let’s not forget God’s primary means of discipleship!
Singing Anyway
That’s good advice: Sing anyway!
Flashback: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
Transgenderism, she came to believe, is a kind of craze that is seducing young girls who are not clinically dysphoric. Adolescents are particularly uncomfortable with themselves and particularly prone to suggestions.
I cannot comprehend a gospel which lets saints fall away after they are called.
—C.H. Spurgeon
