This Weekend on the Web
For those of us who spend time on the web over the weekends, consider using at least some of your time to grow in your knowledge of God’s Word and His world. Here’s a brief, curated list of videos and articles that I found helpful this past week. Enjoy!
Free Book: Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? Examining 15 Pro-Choice Claims
This new book by Randy Alcorn is a helpful way to educate yourself on the pro-life position. Whether you're a convinced pro-life advocate or an ardent support of abortion, I believe this book will help you better understand and articulate the pro-life position. It's available for FREE at the link above.
How Your Church Can Become More Service-Oriented
I have been burdened for nearly a year about how adapting to life with Covid-19 has virtually destroyed meaningful service for many members in the life of the church (Maybe that's just our problem, I don't know. But it's a real problem nonetheless.) This article offers some helpful insight on how churches can be more service-oriented. Author Chad Ashby writes: "Many churches spend so much time trying to invent new ministries when what is really needed in their city are Christians faithfully seeking to improve and bless the services that already exist."
Pastors Less Likely to Preach on Race Now
According to this somewhat anecdotal evidence, it appears many American churches are more divided on racial issues than they were even four years ago. Another sad example of what happens when we begin to look more like the world.
Can a Christian fall into deep sin, die, and still be saved?
In this video Sinclair Ferguson answers a serious question with gravity, gentleness, and grace. The judge of all the earth will do what is just.
Four Gracious Critiques of “The Five Love Languages”
Nearly every Christian couple I've ever counseled has been impacted in one way or another by Gary Chapman's best-selling book, The Five Love Languages. Although there are certainly helpful insights in Chapman's book, far too many Christians have adopted Chapman's relationship paradigm without biblical discernment. This article links to four critiques that gently and graciously encourage us to think more biblically about what it means to love.
A beautiful poem about putting your hope in Christ, not a new year.