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

Daily Reads - 2/3/17

Of Pastors and Politics
"Stop trying to change the world one tweet at a time. Let's make sure we know our Bibles and know our people a thousand times better than we know the ins and outs of the Trump administration."

How I Gleaned Hope from the Darkest Psalm


The Persecuted Christian


Why All Christians Can (and should) Share the Gospel


The Treasure at Your Fingertips: Jonathan Edwards' Example of Loving the Word of God and the God of the Word

Daily Reads - 2/2/17

Coaching to Make Great Men, Not Just Great Players
An interview of Tom Abernethy, an assistant basketball coach for the University of Mississippi. So encouraging to know that there are Christian men in these positions.

Campus Ministries Race to Keep Up With Record Number of International Students
"The top three places [sending students to America] are all within the 10-40 window."

4 Reasons to Soak Yourself in the Psalms

How to Play and Watch Sports as a Christian

5 Ways to Engage with News Media

What Pastors Need to Know About Religious Liberty for the Years Ahead

Daily Reads - 1/31/17

But I Do, Dad
Wow, this was an emotional read! I really appreciate this poem. It reminds me to value the moments that I still get to enjoy with my dad. It also provides me with perspective as I look forward to being a dad myself!

7 Questions to Ask Before Posting About Politics on Social Media
Timely.

7 Ways to Do Political Punditry Wrong
Fellow Christians, lets be shrewd, wise, and gracious in how we address issues and truth. The world IS watching!

Choose Courage Over Outrage
"We don't admire courage anymore; at least not real courage. In our culture, the quiet, settled resolve to do the right thing in the face of overwhelming opposition has been drowned in a sea of manufactured outrage. Outrage should not be confused with courage, even though it often tries to dress in courage's clothing."

Daily Reads - 1/24/17

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5 Cheap But Meaningful Ways to Make the Most Out of Date Night
What a privilege to date my wife! There are some good reminders and suggestions in this article.

Why and How My Wife and I Give to the Church
Giving can be a difficult and sensitive topic for pastors and the church to talk about. In this article Chuck Lawless demonstrates a healthy perspective on giving to the local church.

Solitary Ruminations on Trump's Inaugural
One of my college professors offers some thoughts on President Trump's inaugural.

The Value of Christian Protest
"Prayer is an under-estimated resource for affection social change. Therefore, prayer is a powerful form of protest for Christians..."

Planned Parenthood's Most Misleading Statistic

Biblical Success
I need this reminder regularly.

Words Matter: Recovering Godly Speech in a Culture of Profanity
"God created our mouths to be fountains of blessing, not gutters of cursing. He exhorts us to build up others with our words, 'giving grace to those who hear' (Eph. 4:29). How can we do this in a culture inundated with profanity and unwholesome speech?"

John 10:11-15 - I Am the Good Shepherd

My message from Sunday: I Am the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-15)