Daily Reads - 5/27/17

Islamic Extremists in Egypt Slaughter Coptic Christians on Pilgrimage to Monastery

The Terrorist Attack in Manchester and Talking to our Youth

20 Ideas for Dating Your Wife

Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love
"The aim of our lives is not just loving and doing good deeds, but helping to stir up others to love and to good deeds."

Five Benefits of Corporate Worship
"Our own awe is accentuated and our own joy doubled when we worship Jesus together."

How to Win the War for Your Mind
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

5 Ways Teenagers Often Waste Their Time

6 Ways to Avoid Delayed Adulthood
"Maturity will always be in high demand... so how can the next generation move toward maturity?"

As Long As You Both Shall Live
A beautiful story of true love.

Why Stay At Home Moms Don't Need to be Embarrassed

Exhausted Mom, Lift Your Eyes
"How we work says something about Whom we serve."

Daily Reads - 5/18/17

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The Story of Iran's Church in Two Sentences
"Persecution threatened to wipe out Iran's tiny church. Instead, by God's mighty hand, His church is growing rapidly. Praise Him!

The Gospel in a Hostile Culture
Dr. Mark Bailey, President of DTS and Senior Professor of Bible Exposition, shares how the good news of the gospel is the hope for believers.

5 Principles for Disciplining Your Children

Parenting is Discipleship
"You shall teach them (these words) diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise." (Deut. 6:7) 

Daily Reads - 5/17/17

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Nine Parenting Lessons From the School of Hard Knocks
I'm taking notes...

Michael Easley: How I Preach
An interview of a pastor that I respect and admire very much!

Learning For Life
Traits of a teachable person.

10 Things You Should Know About the Theology of Martin Luther
You've probably heard about him, but always wondered what Luther really believed. This is a helpful overview of his theology.

Is Body Image My Idol?
"Show that Christ is more valuable than your looks or your health or your reputation as disciplined."

The Most Satisfying Single Years
A pastoral encouragement for singles to not wait for marriage to find true joy.

Don't Hide Those Grey Hairs
"Let's help younger women look beyond what is seen and temporary to what is truly beautiful and eternal."

If Love is God, Love Will Fail

Doctrine Is Precious in the Storm
"Far from impractical, doctrine is immensely practical and essential."

Daily Reads - 5/15/17

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Why Religious Liberty Should Be a Foreign Policy Priority
"A world where everyone can worship freely is a safer world for everyone."

Andy Crouch On How To Become a Tech-Wise Family
A podcast interview of Andy Crouch. His book Tech-Wise Family is an excellent guide on how to navigate the challenges of technology in a wise and courageous manner.

Sex Scandal: The Drive to Abolish Male and Female - and Childbearing
"The invisibility of the unborn is one of the reasons why abortion is so thinkable in our society."

The Christian and Hospitality: Putting the Gospel On Display
"Show hospitality to one another without grumbling." (1 Peter 4:9)

Every Good Church is Messy
"The reason we love the church... is because it's there that we see God's amazing grace conquering our sins and transforming us to look like his Son. When the world sees that, even the mess of the church can make Jesus look great."

Daily Reads - 3/28/17

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Peter's Message to Politically Panicked Christians
"The Gospel... tells us that the political sphere is just one area in which change can take place."

10 Lessons on Parenting Little Ones

You Can't Win the Neighbor You Fear
"Jesus told us the world would hate us. But what if the world doesn't even know us apart from what they see on TV? Is it possible, then, that our neighbors hate us because they don't actually know us personally? Is so, why not?"

China Admits to the Greatest Slaughter in Human History
A largely untold story in our history books.

The Intellectual in Canada Who Unmasked Political Idolatry in America

The Jihadi Who Turned to Jesus
While I don't agree with the author's tone in some places, this is a cool story. And props to NY Times for writing about this!

Daily Reads - 3/20/17

Can You Love God and Your Job?
"Work doesn't exist as a lurking competitor to loving God and our neighbor. Instead it provides a means of loving God and our neighbor."

Jeanne Hendricks: God's Grace Before, Beside, and After "Prof" Hendricks
A powerful testimony of God's grace by Jeanne Hendricks, the widow of Dr. Howard Hendricks.

To Be Looked Through, Not Looked At
In his book on poetry, C.S. Lewis "wanted the poet to disappear behind his words, behind his medium and to draw attention not to himself but to what was so important to him... this truth is profound and applicable far beyond poetry."

Why I Love the Psalms

We Can't Microwave People Into Maturity
It takes time. It takes patience. It takes persistence. It takes prayer.

Daily Reads - 3/11/17

No Spin About Sin - An important reminder to think biblically about sin.

How to Preach with Biblical Fullness - Humility allows God to speak through His Word.

Why We're Still Reading 'My Utmost for His Highest' 80 Years Later

Porn-Free Church: Sex, God, and the Gospel - A biblical approach to sex is good news for married people. A biblical approach to sex is also good news for single people.

An Evangelical Pastor on Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated - An interview with Tim Keller