My gratitude goes to Reformed Free Publishing Association for sponsoring the blog this week. They wanted you to know about a new book for kids titled In Times of Trouble. They have lots of other great books to look at as well.
We have been treated to a lot of great Kindle deals this week so it may be worth scrolling through the list. You’ll find a few new ones today as well.
(Yesterday on the blog: Help Your Family Make a Tech Exit)
The Most Important Quality in Your Church Musicians
There are lots of important qualities in a church musician, but one rises to the top.
Don’t Make Friends With Doubt
Greg Morse: “Is it just me, or does it seem almost trendy to distrust the Lord? Doubt is natural — as inevitable as catching the cold in a house full of children. Everyone does it. ‘Enough,’ some say, ‘with these holier-than-thous who pretend like they have never doubted.’”
There’ll Be No Sighing There
Joshua remembers his father and expresses the joy of knowing he is with the Lord.
Facing the Midlife Spiritual Plateau
“A spiritual plateau isn’t something to settle for. It’s a warning sign to regroup, refocus, and run with endurance.” If that’s true, we need to be wary of them!
When Two Families Meet
“At funerals and weddings, two families meet—perhaps for the first time. Such meetings can be either unspeakably sweet or unbearably awkward. I am not merely referring to parents meeting in-laws, but something more significant: the meeting of earthly and eternal families. When we gather to celebrate a marriage or mourn a death, we are confronted with either the beautiful harmony or tragic dissonance between our family of origin and the family of God.”
Because Jesus Said So
“As an elder in my church, it is my privilege to be able to hear the testimonies and conversion stories of all sorts of different people. A significant number of our people come from different countries and cultures and it is always a great encouragement to me to hear how the same gospel can impact so many different people, in different ways and speak into their respective cultures without in any diminishing the message. It’s really quite something when I think back of the plethora of stories from such a wide range of people.”
Flashback: Friends to Christ, Strangers To His Church
Because I know the people, I know the deep significance of the words they sing. Because I know their stories, I know what a tremendous work God has had to do so they can truthfully and joyfully lift their voices in praise. It gets me every time.
Unconditional love does not equal unconditional approval of my behavior.
—Christopher Yuan
