Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Why Parents' Priorities Are Hurting Students

This article is a simple reminder of a timeless truth... "What gets rewarded gets repeated."

Why Parents' Priorities Are Hurting Students by Tim Elmore


Labor, Delivery, and New Birth

My brother and his wife just had their first baby! This article brings together some of the wonderful thoughts about new life.

Labor, Delivery, and New Birth by Marshall Segal


Tuesday, September 27, 2016

4 Ways to Discuss the 2016 Election With Your Kids

For families with children, this election year brings unique challenges, since the campaign often feels like a reality show. How do we talk to our kids about what they are seeing and hearing all around them?

Here are a few things we do.

4 Ways to Discuss the 2016 Election With Your Kids by Russell Moore


3 Things to Remember When You Read the Bible

You can never just read the Bible.

3 Things to Remember When You Read the Bible by Jonathan Parnell


Don't Let Nostalgia Overcome Your Hope

Don't Let Nostalgia Overcome Your Hope by Trevin Wax


Monday, September 26, 2016

For the Bible Tells Me So: Biblical Authority Denied... Again


For the Bible Tells Me So by Albert Mohler


Our Father Always Threads the Needle

When we appear to be overmatched by sin, Satan, or the flesh, we must remember the promises of God... We are encouraged and refreshed with the timely word from our heavenly Father. He always threads the needle.


Our Father Always Threads the Needle by Erik Raymond


The Political Magic of C.S. Lewis


Followers of Jesus aren't doing a very good job of living faithfully in a broken world, perhaps because we're looking inward instead of upward. "Aim at heaven and you will get earth 'thrown in,'" Lewis reminded us. "Aim at earth and you will get neither."


The Political Magic of C.S. Lewis by Peter Wehner


Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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Monday, September 12, 2016

Count the Cost in the New America

Eight Ways to Engage with Hope by Steven Lee


Does Your Pastor Love You?

How can you tell how much a pastor loves Christ and His people? It is by his preaching. Doctrinal preaching feeds and protects the sheep.

Does Your Pastor Love You? by Erik Raymond



Thursday, September 8, 2016

4 Qualities of a Legacy Leader

Legacy leaders are those men who God provides a unique measure of grace to weather many storms in order to not only start faithfully but to finish strong.

4 Qualities of a Legacy Leader by D.A. Horton


5 Distinctives of Biblical Leadership

This article provides several qualities that will, "Help Christian leaders understand the unique way the Bible describes one person's influence upon another, the motivation behind that influence, the eventual outcome of that influence, and the source of power to guide and sustain that influence."

5 Distinctives of Biblical Leadership by Mike Ayers


What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism

What Does the Bible Say About Transgenderism by Kevin DeYoung


Beauty Out of Ashes

God's infinite wisdom then is displayed in bringing good out of evil, beauty out of ashes. It is displayed in turning all the forces of evil that rage against His children into good for them. But the good that He brings about is often different than the good we envision. (From Chapter 8, "The Wisdom of God"in Jerry Bridges, Trusting God, Even When Life Hurts)

Beauty Out of Ashes by Paul Tautges



Friday, September 2, 2016

Christianity, Cosmos, and Human Meaning

"Christ did not die for men because they were instrinsically worth dying for, but because He is instrinsically love, and therefore loves infinitely" (C.S. Lewis in Miracles, chapter 7).


Christianity, Cosmos, and Human Meaning by Dr. Douglas Groothuis


Thursday, September 1, 2016

How Memorization Feeds Your Imagination

How Memorization Feeds Your Imagination by Joe Carter


5 Prayers for When Conflict Strikes


"Nobody likes conflict. Especially in ministry/church settings... But conflict is an unavoidable part of life, and when it comes, it can provide an opportunity to experience God's sanctifying work in our hearts - depending on how we walk through it."

5 Prayers for When Conflict Strikes by Gavin Ortlund

4 Ways to Care for the Hurting Starting This Sunday

4 Ways to Care for the Hurting by Dave Furman