I’m grateful to Zondervan Reflective for sponsoring the blog this week so they could tell you about a new book by Thaddeus Williams titled Revering God. It will help you marvel at your Maker.
Today’s Kindle deals include some older and newer titles.
(Yesterday on the blog: Bowed Down By What Makes Them Beautiful)
How to Understand the Debate About Late-Term Abortion
Joe Carter explains how to understand the debate about late-term abortion.
Pay Attention to What You’re Singing
Todd Alexander tells why it is important to pay attention to what we sing. “Unfortunately, Christians often have to filter language even in church. How we worship God and what we say in our worship necessarily shapes our beliefs about God, just as what we believe about God informs how we worship Him.”
Watch out for Weeds
This is a simple but timely warning to watch out for the weeds.
God’s Blueprint for a Godly Family
Writing for Equip Indian Churches, Benjamin George describes God’s blueprint for a godly family.
Missionary
Missionary.com has launched a great new website. One of the best features is the glossary which provides definitions for many key terms related to missions. You might also enjoy the trailer for the forthcoming Missionary documentary.
Essential Church
What does it take for us to consider a church a church? That’s the question behind this article. “What are the absolute, bare bones essentials for saying ‘here is a church’? What is the fundamental difference between a group of Christians meeting together and a specific church meeting? What must be present and without it we do not have a church? What can be missing, even if it means we aren’t ultimately healthy, and yet we can still say here is a church?”
Flashback: God Has Found You Faithful
God is the one who has called you to walk this path, and he is the one who has called you to walk it faithfully. Yet he has not judged you wrong or set you up for failure.
A healthy body that houses a sick soul is not something to be coveted.
—Eric Alexander