Blogs
Kevin DeYoung’s Series on Sanctification | TGC
Kevin answers five vital questions about sanctification
- How does sanctification differ from justification?
- Can we fulfill the law absolutely in this life?
- Are good works necessary to salvation?
- Can justified believers do that which is truly good?
- Do good works merit eternal life?
The Major Life Decision That Put My Theology To The Test | Tim Challies
I loved the way Tim turned his pastoral resignation into a valuable teaching opportunity. And in About That Tim Challies Guy, you’ll get the same story from Tim’s pastor’s side.
75 Incorrectly Used Words That Can Make You Look Dumb | Inc
Gulp!
Is there Difference Between Happiness and Joy | Randy Alcorn
I agree with Randy, “an ungrounded, dangerous separation of joy from happiness has infiltrated the Christian community.” You can read his book, Happiness, for more details or get a summary version of the book here.
How To Introduce a Speaker: 16 Essential Tips for Success
And for balance here’s 8 Common Guest Speaker Mistakes.
Arguments for the Creator Point To Inconsistent Worldviews | The Exchange
A former atheist comments on LifeWay Research on how Christians, and all Americans, think about the existence of a creator.
Recommended New Book
Gospel Conversations: How to Care Like Christ by Bob Kellemen. If you’ve never read any of Bob’s books before, this would be a great starter. If you have, you’ll find quite a bit of overlap with this book, but still sufficient new material to make it worthwhile.
Kindle Books
Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs by Bill Hybels $1.99. I like to skim a book like this now and again. I don’t expect to read all of it or agree with most of it, but still hope I can pick up at least $1.99 worth of wisdom.
The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight $3.03. When I see a book like this I think not only of reading about how God enabled the godless to create and invent such amazing machines that have been such a blessing to us all, but I’m also looking for sermon illustrations.
A Philosophy of Walking $2.51. Christianity is often portrayed as a journey, as a pilgrimage, or as walking with God. A book like this can provide a ton of illustrative and anecdotal material for sermons and Bible studies on such subjects.
The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity by Barnabas Piper $1.99. This is not just for pastors kids, but can help pastors and their wives shepherd their children better. Also a good book for elders who have a care for their pastor’s family.
Video
For 10 years everyone thought he was in a coma. They were wrong.
You can read his story in Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body.