Blogs
20 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Pastor | Brandon Hilgemann, Pro Preacher
“Here are some things I wish someone would have sat down and told 20-year-old me. I have spent the last decade learning these the hard way:”
5 Reasons to Study the Biblical Languages | Nicholas Melonas, Glory Books
“Studying the biblical languages brings the Bible from black and white to full color”
In Praise of Church Meetings | Rich Holdeman, Gentle Reformation
Good word for the season of Synods and Assemblies.
Identity Theft: Losing Our Christian Self-Consciousness | Jim Elliff, For The Church
“Gideon had identity issues. He could not believe the truth about himself. A fleece or two later, he was finally fully convinced, and went on to valiantly do God’s business as the mighty man God described him to be.”
What to do and what not to do when your child dates an unbeliever | Kim Shay, Out of the Ordinary
“I have been on both sides of this matter; I was the unbelieving girl who dated someone’s son, and I’ve been the mother of a child who dated an unbeliever. The purpose of this post is not to teach about the issue of being unequally yoked. It is, rather, to offer some suggestions to moms who find themselves unexpectedly dealing with their adult child dating someone who is not a Christian.”
Gone Fishing for Hope | Lore Ferguson Wilbert, Sayable
This is one heart-wrenching piece of writing but it models honesty about personal limitations and courage in radical decisions.
If You Only Had 5 Minutes to Live: A Film by 4 Fundamentalists in the 1940s | Justin Taylor, TGC
“Between 1945 and 1946, after the end of World War II, the film company C. O. Baptista Films (operating out of Wheaton, Illinois) produced a 20-minutes film where four fundamentalist pastors and evangelists answer the question of what they would do, or counsel others to do, if they had only five minutes to live. Along the way they each discuss their own personal relationship to God through Christ.”
Battling the Physical Symptoms of Stress | Parneet Pal, Harvard Business Review
“It’s called ‘burnout’ for good reason — at the cellular level, our bodies are literally inflamed. This doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a chronic condition that’s a direct response to our 24/7 “always on” work cultures – which, combined with a climate of economic uncertainty, make for a perfect storm in our physiology.”
Commentator reacting to Iceland’s winning goal is what pure happiness sounds like | Johnny Lieu, Mashable
This should put a smile on your face: “Arnor Ingvi Traustason slid in the winning goal, which sparked the most incredible piece of elation you’ll hear from a commentator in a long, long time.”
Kindle Books
For your non-Kindle book buying needs please consider using Reformation Heritage Books in the USA and Reformed Book Services in Canada. Good value prices and shipping.
The Unexpected Journey: Conversations with People Who Turned from Other Beliefs to Jesus by Thom S. Rainer ($1.99)
50 People Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Spiritual Giants of the Faith by Warren W. Wiersbe ($9.99)
Twenty Questions That Shaped World Christian History by Derek Cooper ($3.99)
All the Names in the Bible, Thomas Nelson’s A to Z Series ($2.99)
