Blogs

In Irish Catholicism, it seems, God can be outvoted | The Spectator
Another atheist, this time a gay one, supplies the church with some good arguments to use in the face of the homosexual marriage tsunami.

Win the World with Hope | Desiring God
Good to see the existential argument for Christian faith being given more airplay in various places.

Eleven Things Pastors Need to Know Their Spouses Are Thinking | Thom Rainer
Thom Rainer could make a lot of men pay a lot of money if he really can read women’s minds.

Columns from Tabletalk Magazine, June 2015 | Ligonier Ministries Blog
Monthly freebies from Tabletalk to induce a very worthwhile subscription.

What Was Samson Doing with a Prostitute in Gaza? | The Gospel Coalition
Along with Jephthah, another Judge begins to get his reputation resurrected.

What Death Has To Say To Today’s Graduates | The Federalist
Probably not the commencement speech you were hoping for.

Are you ready to DO Summer? | Jon Acuff
I’m going to use this challenge to learn Spanish using DuoLingo.

How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence | HBR
How the SEAL Sniper school went from an attrition rate of 30% to less than 5%.

Kindle Books

Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam McHugh $2.99.

The Cross and Christian Ministry: An Exposition of Passages from 1 Corinthians by D A Carson $1.99.

The Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture? by Voddie Baucham $0.99.

Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God by J I Packer $2.99.

New Book Recommendation

Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom by Carl Truman.

Rarely have a subject and an author been so well-matched.