Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
8 Ways to Battle ‘Comfort Idolatry’
One of Christianity’s greatest idolatries today is also one of the most subtle and insidious: the idolatry of comfort.
Here are eight additional ways a churchgoing Christian can proactively attack, or preventatively avoid, comfort idolatry in the Christian life.
Modern Research About Happiness Repeatedly Parallels Biblical Principles
People can borrow certain values from a Christian worldview, but without faith in Christ and the indwelling Spirit as an agent of change, they’re left without a solid foundation for happiness.
Four Reasons to Serve Food at Your Groups and Meetings
I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about sticking food at the front end of your home groups (or whatever you call them). Here are some things that happen when you do.
It is a sad story, indeed, and it has produced many attempts to explain and interpret his and others’ de-conversion. This is one modest addition to the list, and I briefly suggest three points for reflection.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: How We Treat Each Other in the Church
Let’s guard our doctrine, but let’s also pay attention to how that doctrine works out in our relationships. It’s not just what we believe that matters, but how we love each other in the church when it’s not easy.
