Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
The Problem Isn't Hell - It's Our Understanding of Justice
The seriousness of sin - and thus the punishment due to sin - is not measured merely by the sin itself but by the value and the worth of the one sinned against.
Always Together: A Lesson From the Early Church
The early Christians sought one another out all week, not just on Sundays.
Whatever body God has given you with its strengths and weaknesses is an occasion to thank him and to do so regularly.
Monk or Missionary: Christian Approaches to Social Media
It seems to me that there are going to be two dominant postures toward social media moving forward, both legitimate and both necessary. They are monks and missionaries.
It’s Time for a Church Transition: Should the Pastor Leave, Hand Off, or Reboot?
So how does a pastor know when it’s time to leave, prepare for a hand-off, or walk with them through a rebirth? Here’s what I’ve learned.
Made For Approval, Just Not Theirs
When you live for everyone else’s approval, you end up exhausted, fragmented, and hollow. Even if you get the applause, you never get to rest. The irony is that the ache itself isn’t wrong. It’s holy. You were made for approval—just not theirs.
What follows is just my attempt to articulate how and why I’m trying to kill my own cynicism and commit to sincerity—and how you can too.
My latest column at The Gospel Coalition Canada: What’s Wrong with the Church, and What Do We Do About It?
The church’s problems aren’t solved by abandoning preaching but by remaining faithful to the ordinary means of grace.
