A weekly collection of current news and issues in the church, country, and world.
Here are some stories related to Ukraine you may not have heard, plus a link to the latest news there:
Ukraine Names Baptist Pastor as Acting President – Timothy Morgan (CT)
The Ukrainian Church Is Not Silent – SEND Missionary Blog
Ukraine Crisis – BBC News
Also an update on the Romeike family:
German Homeschoolers, Romeike Family, Will Not Be Deported, DHS Says – Christian Post
Here are some important posts to get us thinking about Biblical teaching:
Keep Close Watch on Yourself and the Teaching – Donald Whitney (GC)
The Joy of Theology Reading Groups – Eric Bancroft (GC)
Is There Enough Teaching in the Church? – Kevin DeYoung
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
A Surprising Work of God, Part One – Kevin DeYoung
A Surprising Work of God, Part Two – Kevin DeYoung
Charles Wesley – Tim Challies
Charles Wesley’s “And Can It Be”: Background and Scriptural Allusions – Justin Taylor
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day celebrating God’s amazing love!
A weekly collection of current news and issues in the church, country, and world.
Christian publishing. I love it, and I can’t stand it. There are a lot of great books published every year. And then there are the not-so-helpful, not-so-biblical books that end up as best-sellers. Here are some helpful discerning thoughts on three of those latter books:
We Don’t have to Read the Book or See the Movie to Know Heaven Is Real – Nancy Guthrie (GC)
Don’t Pray in Circles! – Tim Challies
Did Jesus Really Say? – Todd Pruitt (Reformation 21)
Here are some good posts on modern day ministry:
7 Ways Social Media Makes Pastoring More Difficult – Borrowed Light
Writing Checks to Mel Gibson – Tim Challies
5 Tools Needed to Reach Today’s Teens – Cameron Cole (GC)
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
Quotes on Knowing and Loving God – Trevin Wax
What Must You Leave Behind? Kevin DeYoung
Being True to Yourself is Living a Lie – Trevin Wax
These Precious Days – Tim Challies
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day knowing and loving God!
A regular collection of current news and issues in the church, country, and world.
Here are some excellent thoughts on the recent Ken Ham and Bill Nye creation/evolution debate, as well as a quick look at four views on the historical Adam:
Bill Nye’s Reasonable Man – The Central Worldview Clash of the Ham-Nye Debate – Albert Mohler
Lessons from the Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye Creation Debate – Rick Phillips (Reformation 21)
Four Views on the Historical Adam – Tim Challies
The theme this week is…well…ten:
Ten Things Church Members Desire in a Pastor – Thom Rainer
10 Reasons Why We Must Love the Unlovable – Chuck Lawless (Christian Post)
10 Tips for Your Next Hospital Visit – Eric McKiddie (Pastoralized)
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
The Answer to Every Christian’s Identity Struggle – Paul Tautges
Good Works and Sanctification – Jason Helopoulos
How Many Motivations Are There for Godliness – Kevin DeYoung
9 Ways to Pray for Churches and Pastors – 9Marks (via Justin Taylor)
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day!
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
Your Most Courageous Resolution for 2014 – Jon Bloom (Desiring God)
Let this be the year that we pursue love. Let this be the year that we stop talking about love, that we do less regretful moaning about how little we love and how much we need to grow in love and actually be determined to love more the way Jesus loved…
True Freedom is Freedom to Be My True Self – John Stott (via Trevin Wax)
True freedom is freedom to be my true self, as God made me and meant me to be. And God made me for loving. But loving is giving, self-giving. Therefore, in order to be myself, I have to deny myself and give myself….
Why Real Christians Are So Odd – A. W. Tozer (via Justin Taylor)
A real Christian is an odd number, anyway.
He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen;
talks familiarly everyday to someone he cannot see;
expects to go to heaven on the virtue of another….
The Centerpiece of Sunday Worship – Marshall Segal (Desiring God)
Even in corporate worship, with sermons every week, we can too easily wander from our wonder at all that we have in Scripture. What if we came to church hungry, even starving, for the word of God (Matthew 4:4)? What if we expected God to inspire, change, and commission us in the sacred moments we spend together over these pages? What if we thought we’d become more like him — undeserving sinners wading into the divine nature — when his words wash over us as the Bible is read and explained (2 Peter 1:3–4)?
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day being incredibly odd as you love your brothers and sisters in Christ and hungrily dig into His Word!
Brian J. Mikul 