Blogs
The Surprising Stability of Americans’ Moral Attitudes | First Things
Here’s a more optimistic take on current trends:
“Social conservatives need not despair. Pro-lifers are passing record-setting amounts of legislation at the state level. Opponents of doctor-assisted suicide have used an ideologically diverse coalition to win legislative battles in many states. And this Gallup poll shows that public opinion on social policy issues is far more stable than many pundits imagine.”
The Masculine Mandate: Save 50% Until Father’s Day
Every young man (and not-so-young) should read this book.
Help! I Struggle With My Pastor’s Preaching | Gentle Reformation
My congregation probably needs this one.
Politics aren’t Worth Your Friendships – Trillia Newbell
Trillia warns about falling out over our presidential preferences:
“This election is revealing our hearts and what we believe to be true about God and our fellow man. We must be ready to love and forgive where needed. Whoever is elected won’t care a wit about our local churches and our organizations and our neighbors and whether or not they have been damaged. They won’t know. We will be the ones left to clean up the mess. We will have to stand once again with one another. My prayer is that we’re not left in a wasteland of friendships destroyed.”
10 Proven Ways To Grow Your Brain: Neurogenesis And Neuroplasticity
You can skip #9.
Could You Go a Week without Checking Work Email? | Time Management Ninja
A vacation challenge:
“Use your vacation to reconnect with what is most important. When you look back, you will not remember that ”important email” you had to handle, you will remember the fun adventures that you had with those that are closest to you.”
Epic Correction of the Decade | Power Line
You have to read this.
Kindle Books
Disciplines of a Godly Man by Kent Hughes $2.99.
The Shepherd Leader at Home by Timothy Wittmer $2.99.
Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead in Their Homes by Voddie Baucham $3.99.
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Henry Cloud $2.99.
Video
10-Year-Old Blind Autistic Boy Singing
You’ve probably seen this before but I came across it again at the end of last week and the prayer stayed with me all weekend: “Open the eyes of my heart Lord. I want to see you.”