Arguments For and Against Anxiety
Justin Taylor: “An important lesson of the Christian life is that the heart of the battle is a fight not between abstract commands (do this! don’t do that!) but rather arguments. Unbelief does not just offer dictates; it offers reasons why we don’t need to trust the Lord. And to counter that, gospel-flavored belief argues with our unbelief. In other words, it provides reasons for why trusting the Lord is always the good and wise things to do.”
10 Reasons Why the Church Gathers
Short, simple, and important.
The Spiritual Gift You Don’t Notice Until It’s Gone
“If administration feels uninspiring, here are six images for six ways God blesses his people through your gift. And if administration isn’t your thing, these images will help you recognize and celebrate God’s gift to you in these people.”
A Few Thoughts About Education
Bob Thune looks at recent developments and says, “In my opinion, these mandates place a crucial fork-in-the-road before Christian parents, Christian administrators, and Christian teachers.” I quite agree.
Who Gave Paul His Thorn?
Andrew Wilson says this: “It might sound like a slightly obscure, angels-on-a-pinhead question, but it is actually very significant, because it cuts to the heart of questions about divine sovereignty, suffering, goodness and the agency of the devil. Does God send adversity, to teach us or bring us to maturity? Do God and Satan work together, in some weird way?”
This Day in 1896. 120 years ago today, missionary Samuel Zwemer married missionary nurse Amy Wilkes in Baghdad. *
Cell Phone Tower Trees
Here, just for fun, is a look at America’s least convincing cell phone tower trees.
An Encouragement to Serve Others
I appreciated this small encouragement to serve others (and an interesting way of doing so).
Flashback: How To Backslide in 9 Easy Steps
Here’s an explanation of how people “suddenly” find themselves backsliding.
Christian character is not created in the moment of adversity. Christian character is revealed in the moment of adversity.
—Daniel Akin
