When God withdraws his presence
Excellent, excellent interview of Ryan Kelley on spiritual desertion. Great list of resources on spiritual desertion and depression here as well.

Phillips’ Axioms
So much good stuff here! Should brighten up your Friday too.

Everyday Evangelistic Conversations
Definitely something I want to get better at.

What the most successful people do before breakfast
I was going to write something like this article when I read USA Today’s report. But now I don’t have to because David Mathis has done it so much better than I could.

Condoleezza Rice: No Higher Honor
Big thanks to Matt Perman for blogging Condeleeza Rice’s speech at the Global Leadership Summit. Some fantastic quotes also from Jim Collins at the same conference.

From Foster Care to Baby Cooperatives
And if you thought it was just about gay marriage, think again. It’s about the destruction of the whole biblical concept of the family.