Am I in Trouble?
Samantha Poteat:
It’s not just a question from the mouth of a disobedient toddler.
It’s the same question that many of us ask when we think about opening God’s word after an absence of days, weeks, or months.
Doubt: A Sexy Virtue
Mike Leake:
But doubting is sexy now. Authenticity is one of the chief virtues of our culture. And so if we experience doubt then by all means we had better be real and express it.
But it’s a particular type of authenticity that is celebrated in our day. It’s not an authenticity that really cares about the deep things in your heart. You know, the things that you believe with every fiber of your being but you might not feel at that moment. Today’s authenticity cares more about the “what you feel in the moment”. If you feel it express it. Otherwise you aren’t being real.
Kindle deals for Christian readers
- Jesus, the Only Way to God by John Piper—99¢
- Mere Apologetics by Alister McGrath—$4.99
- Replant by Darrin Patrick and Mark DeVine—$3.82
- A Fistful of Heroes by John Pollock—$3.99
- Table Grace by Douglas Webster—$3.99
- Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition by Calvin Miller—$1.99
- Preaching With a Plan by Scott Gibson—$1.99
Why We Love the Amish
Tim Challies:
As we headed north, back toward our home, I started to think about the Amish and why we find them so endlessly fascinating. Though they are small in numbers, everyone knows who they are and everyone knows at least a few of their unique customs; though so much of their religious practice appears insufferable, they are regarded as Christians who love and practice grace. They are the heroes of a million stories, the subject of a thousand documentaries. Why are they so fascinating? I have a few ideas.
Really? You’re Going to Die on THAT Hill?
Thabiti Anyabwile:
In a time when many evangelicals feel as if the sky is falling and the culture is lost, it might be good for us all to step back, swear off controversy for a while, and determine what really matters most. I can see now that a lot of what I thought was dire was really the angst of someone else who loved controversy and felt like they were on “the losing side.” It wasn’t really my hill, but I borrowed it unawares. And when you step back from some hills you discover that they’re not really that big or they’re not really that significant. You ask yourself, “Really? You’re going to die on that hill?”