My gratitude goes to Focus on the Family for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their marriage getaways for pastors. “Whether you seek renewal, guidance, or healing, Focus on the Family’s Weekend Getaways cater to your needs, offering a safe, distraction-free environment.”
Today’s Kindle deals include at least a couple of solid picks.
(Yesterday on the blog: The Future of New Calvinism)
Iain H. Murray, the Historian Who Looks Forward
This is a really enjoyable article on Iain Murray. He talks about life, loss, ministry, biography, and much else.
In Case I Die Unexpectedly
Be sure to read Rachel Welcher’s free verse.
How Anora Signals the End of Hollywood’s #MeToo Era
Joseph Holmes explains how the horrific film Anora shows that #MeToo is coming to its end. “But on the other hand, it was kind of unbelievable and surreal. It seemed like only yesterday that the #MeToo movement was in full swing, with the entire culture shaming Hollywood for pressuring women to sexualize themselves for the male gaze.”
The Midlife Crisis Is Dead. All Hail the Daily Midlife Crisis
Justin offers some thoughts on the daily midlife crisis. “Your twenties are a particularly challenging decade but personally, I experience a mid-whatever crisis at least once a week. What am I doing? Should I have been somebody different? Did I miss some crucial decision years back – a turn in the road I should have taken? Have I wasted my life?”
Building the Habit of Family Worship
I really enjoyed Esther Shin Chuang’s article at CT about building the habit of family worship. (You should be able to read the article, though you may need a free account to do so.)
We Are Not Númenóreans
“If the Númenóreans were offered Christ, they wouldn’t have wanted him. That’s because they wanted something else more. They wanted to find a way around death, despite the impossibility. They wanted an imperishable life without first having to put off the perishable. For people bent on dodging death, the message of Jesus seems irrelevant. But it only seems irrelevant because we’ve convinced ourselves that something fading is more trustworthy, more enjoyable, and less intimidating.”
Flashback: Life Has Not Been Easy
There is something satisfying about complaining, isn’t there? Even though we know it’s sinful, we still find a sick satisfaction in it. For some reason, airing our grievances seems to be a form of therapy.
Christianity is the key that fits the lock of the universe.
—Nancy Pearcey
