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Giving Your Pastor Sermon Feedback | Erik Raymond
Three reasons why and four helps to do it well.

Abortion Kills Two Hearts | Russell Moore
“If being pro-life means anything, it means having a word not just for those walking toward the abortion clinic, but also for those walking out of it. We must have something to say when we see in our churches those women and men whose throbbing consciences are crying out against them. What do we tell them?”

When Sexual Integrity Crashes at Your Church – A Pastor’s Response | Lifeway
“As Christian leaders how we respond when someone inside our organization is discovered in sexual sin is of utmost importance. One key to responding well is to set the tone before anyone needs such help.”

Life on the waitlist | Aaron Armstrong
“Here’s what I think God’s really been doing in this season of waiting — he’s been reminding me that I need to actually live to the fullest in the present.”

Worth It | The Christward Collective: Jason Helopoulos
“My friends, we will never regret the time that we spend sacrificing for others for the sake of the Kingdom. We will never regret the effort employed in fight ing sin for the sake of the Kingdom. We will never regret the energy spent seeking righteousness for the sake of the Kingdom. Whatever we give for the Kingdom we will never regret. I dare say, we will never want a refund, never want to exchange this Kingdom for something else, never want a redo, because its value far surpasses all that we would so-call sacrifice in the here and now. I am no prophet, but I would give you this guarantee, if you invest in the Kingdom you will never walk away disappointed. Never.”

J. I. Packer’s Rare Puritan Library Now Digitized to Be Read Online for Free | Justin Taylor
“The John Richard Allen Library in Vancouver—which hosts the joint collections of Regent College and Carey Theological College—has now made available their entire rare Puritan collection to be read online for free. What a gift of modern technology to help us recover these gifts from the church of the past.”

I run a Silicon Valley startup – but I refuse to own a cellphone | The Guardian
“As awareness has grown about my phone-free status (and its longevity: this is no passing fad, people – I haven’t had a phone for over three years), I have received numerous requests to “tell my story”. People seem to be genuinely interested in how someone living and working in the he art of the most tech-obsessed corner of the planet, Silicon Valley, can possibly exist on a day-to-day basis without a smartphone.”

Kindle Books

The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You by Jessica Turner $1.99. This looked like an intriguing book on an important subject. I bought a copy for Shona and plan to read it myself too.

Coming Clean: A Story of Faith by Seth Haines $1.99. Looks like this book will give insight into the struggles and challenges addiction.

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer $1.99. I like to skim books like these for general knowledge, insight into successful companies, sermon illustrations, and just relaxing. Also keeps one of my deacons happy

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