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When Character Matters Less Than Talent This is so important: “If you look at some of the celebrity pastors who have recently fallen you can see a pattern. They had obvious talents and gifts and passion, but there were a few questions about character. But we let some of those character issues slide in the…
Board Game Sale A couple of times a year Amazon puts strategy board games on sale. Today is one of those days. How did I not know there’s a game called “1812: The Invasion of Canada”? Beautifully True How can we know the Bible is true? John Piper responds in this artistic video. How Facebook…
It was a joy to meet so many of you at the Sex, Sin, & Salvation conference here in Pittsburgh. I’m heading back to Toronto this morning and looking forward to leading a quick breakout session at the Thinking? conference later in the day. It has been a bit of a slow week for Kindle…
VT @ WTS Westminster Books launched a sale yesterday that has Visual Theology marked down to just $10. $5 Fridays This week’s $5 Friday from Ligonier is a good one. “If you spend at least $20 on this week’s discounted resources, you will receive a $10 gift certificate for a future purchase in our store.…
Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman will soon be on the American $20 bill, so perhaps you should read this quick refresher from Christianity Today. (And, of course, there is Joe Carter’s 9 Things You Should Know about her.) 10 Reasons Pastors Must Be Prayer Warriors Pastors, please make prayer a crucial part of your ministry. Congregations,…
Why We Need Anonymous, Plodding Church Planters This is so good and so important. “Unfortunately, for us to plant the kinds of churches we need to plant the men who feel called to planting must change their expectations and their definition of ‘success.’ We cannot bear another generation of church planters who want to be…
Living an Others-Oriented Life Here’s Mark Dever on living a life oriented away from self and toward others. (It’s an excerpt from his new book Discipling.) Aurora Borealis from Space in Ultra-High Definition Wow. Here’s the Aurora Borealis shown from Space in ultra-high definition. Preaching and Preachers If you are into podcasts, you may want…
Covenant College Women’s Tennis I admire this resolve. “On Sunday, Kyle Taylor released a statement as director of athletics for Covenant College about the upcoming championship match. The match was scheduled for the Covenant women’s tennis team, a group that deserves a great deal of respect for a remarkable season, standing 15-5 overall and 11-1…
Pray Together with Your Guests This is a helpful admonition about making sure you pray when you have guests in your home. It’s encouragement for other believers and evangelism for unbelievers. The Minecraft Generation The New York Times has a long and interesting piece about Minecraft. “At a time when even the president is urging…
Where Are They? I appreciated this short, sweet, comforting reflection from Ed Welch. Three Things Pastors Can’t Do Too Much Jared Wilson: “I’m not a big fan of overdoing it. Not a huge proponent of overcooking your sermons, overproducing your worship service. But there are a few things I think pastors probably could do more…
Porch Preaching I love this! Joe Holland has Jehovah’s Witnesses knock on his door. “They gave me a Watch Tower tract and invited me to an Easter service at the local Kingdom Hall. I responded with a short paragraph I’ve used dozens of times when pairs of evangelists visit my home.” Pray for R.C. Sproul…
Libraries Struggle to Remain Relevant WORLD reports on the struggles libraries face as they attempt to stay relevant in a digital world. Thinking? Conference 2016 If you are in or near Toronto, be sure to think about coming to the Thinking? 2016 conference which takes place next weekend. Sitting In God’s Lap to Slap Him…
7 Suggestions for When You Preach about Homosexuality It can be done so well and it can be done so poorly. Brad Hambrick wants to help you do it well. Marriage: So Much More Than a Partnership Truth: “Marriage isn’t about two lives coming together and compromising where the road splits, it’s about two lives…
Tips for T4G J.A. Medders offers up some important (and a few not-so-important) tips on surviving and thriving at Together for the Gospel. When NOT Helping Hurts Here’s a tough situation to navigate: “One major principle is to not do something for someone that they can do for themselves. Good-hearted giving from Westerners sometimes (maybe…
Common Misconceptions About Calvinism Cole Brown is beginning a series on some of the most common misconceptions about Calvinism. He begins, of course, with the word itself: Calvinism. What Is Love? What is love? This, for sure. What a sweet video. Why Hospitality Beats Entertaining Jen Wilkin circles back to her most regrettable social media…
Why International Adoptions by Americans Have Hit a 35-Year Low “In 2004, Americans adopted 22,884 children from foreign countries—an all-time high. Twelve years later, that number has dropped to 5,648 children—the lowest level in 35 years, according to recently released statistics from the US State Department on fiscal year 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept.…
Forgetting the Past Ed Welch: “Scripture does help us with our painful pasts, but it does more than that. It tells us to forget things we want to remember, and remember things we are likely to forget.” I.O.U. Darryl Dash looks at evangelism as a debt we owe to others. “Paul says that he’s under…
Followed By The God of Grace Be sure to read Garrett Kell’s story of being followed by God: “It was early in my junior year at Virginia Tech—and I felt like everywhere I turned, God was following me around.” Is WebMD Trustworthy? Can you trust WebMD? Kind of. But not really. Fulfilling God’s Call to…
9 Things You Need to Know about Backpage.com and Sex Trafficking This is awful but important. “Many assume sex trafficking is restricted to the darkest corners of the Internet. The online classified ad company ‘Backpage,’ however, has become the Walmart of sex trafficking and prostitution. For a modest fee, traffickers can post sex ads of…
Beneath The Evangelical Earthquake Paul Carter writes about the word “evangelical” and our increasing reticence to be described that way. The Intelligent Life of the City Raccoon Well isn’t this fascinating: city raccoons are smarter than country raccoons because they have to reason their way through more complex challenges. 18 Things to Pray for Your…