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Links I like (8/01)
The Best Thing to Do When You’re Stuck in Doubt Michael Kelley: Were these words of sadness, redirected to verbalize a lack of faith, but more honestly expressing a deep sadness for his absence? We...
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Weekend reading (8/12)
The New/Old Way Our Culture Pressures Us To Conform Tim Challies: Every culture has certain standards that distinguish good and respectable people from the bad and disreputable people. Every culture...
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Set your mind on Christ
One of my favorite books of the Bible is Colossians. Every time I read it, I’m overwhelmed. Paul was dealing with a peculiar bit of false teaching in Colossians, a synthesis of Jewish and pagan folk...
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Seeking the One who satisfies
David wrote in Psalm 63, “You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. When I think of you as I lie on my bed, I meditate on you during the night watches because you...
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Links I like (8/24)
Millennial Motherhood: Three Traps for Young Moms Abigail Dodds: Much of what’s true of every generation throughout all time is true of millennials. We are just people. Yet, just like every other...
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God wants us to know his Word
There’s a doctrine that people get really weird about: the inerrancy of Scripture. In a nutshell, this doctrine means every word the original authors wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit was...
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Links I like (9/19)
In completely random bits of randomness news, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Emily is super-bummed because Krispy Kreme isn’t giving away boatloads of donuts this year! Maybe next year… 4...
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One thing you can’t afford *not* to do when reading the Bible
Reading the Bible is absolutely essential to a Christian’s growth in his or her faith. All of us probably know this (even if we don’t always do it). But it can’t be overstated: There is no book more...
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If the Bible is the Word of God…
Every generation wrestles with how to understand the Bible. Not just in terms of content (though there is that), but with regard to what the Bible actually is. And often, the wrestling winds up...
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The Spirit always works through the Word
Whenever I read or hear words like “resist the Spirit’s leading,” my first instinct is to cringe.1 This special appeal to the Spirit’s leading is most often used when espousing views contrary to those...
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Links I like (10/24)
The Four C’s of Biblical Leadership Juan Sanchez: Now, before we get into what I’m about to say on leadership, let me offer a disclaimer: I am NO leadership expert (whatever that may be?). However, I...
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Would another tool like this be helpful?
A few years ago, I put together a tool to help memorize the book of Colossians. I had used one like it by Tim Brister to memorize the book of Philippians, and found the format useful and the...
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No Book is more astonishing
There are many books on my shelf, and far too many have been neglected. But there is one book, out of all of them, that I fear neglecting: My Bible. I didn’t always feel this way, of course. There was...
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Weekend reading (11/18)
The Pronouns Preach Jim Elliff: When reading the Bible, parts of speech make a big difference in our understanding. There are many examples, but here is one that demonstrates my point perfectly. It is...
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Weekend reading (12/16)
Even If the Foundations Are Destroyed, Fear-Mongering Is Not a Christian Option Mike Leake: Those who peddle fear would have us believe that it is on some particular point that the foundation is still...
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Weekend reading (12/30)
Why Our Expectations for Teens in the Church Are Way Too Low Cameron Cole: Historically, one of the failures of youth ministry is that kids have not been viewed as potential contributors in the...
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Reading God’s Word out loud
I don’t do this all the time. In fact, it’s pretty rare. But the other night, I decided to do something different as I prepared to start a new Bible reading plan: I read the first chapters of Genesis...
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One big hint the Bible is true
Yesterday, I got to one of those really weird and awkward stories in the Bible: the tale of Jacob, Rachel and Leah. The details of the story are probably familiar to many of you: Jacob had run off to...
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Weekend reading (1/13)
Moralism is Not the Gospel (But Many Christians Think It Is) Albert Mohler: The seduction of moralism is the essence of its power. We are so easily seduced into believing that we actually can gain all...
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Should we teach kids about sin?
As part of my job, I am involved in a couple of Kids Ministry groups on Facebook. The conversations I see are fascinating. Usually they’re about best practices for discipling kids, occasionally folks...
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