Here's my latest list if laudable links to good, thought-provoking, beneficial reading.
Staying on Your Feet is Really All About Grace. "God is not asking you to single-handedly plan a VBS, execute elaborate parties for your children, or maintain a spotless house. He is not impressed by heroic efforts or long days or endless lists. He wants you to bend your knees. He wants you to relax into the rhythm of his keeping."
A Few Thoughts about Daily Devotions. "Taking time every day to draw near to God through His Word and prayer might be one of the most life-changing disciplines we can cultivate. Below are a few thoughts that I pray will help you develop the discipline of daily devotions."
Read the Bible in Bigger Chunks, Too, HT to Challies. "Reading the Bible exclusively, or primarily, in small chunks is like that. When we do this, we're spending our time focusing on the trees. And not only the trees, but the branches, and individual leaves of the trees. And we're right to do this, of course. Those 'small' details matter. But when that's all we focus on, if we don't zoom out once in a while, we can miss the forest."
7 Biblical Truths Countering the False Gospel of "Emotional Health and Wealth," HT to Challies. We hear a lot about what's wrong with the "prosperity gospel," the false idea that God blesses those who obey Him with health and wealth. But sometimes we falsely believe that if we do everything "right," God will take away any emotional distress as well.
Ten Diagnostic Questions for the Potential Ideologue, HT to Challies. "While boiling political positions and strategies down to binary choices may make for effective political campaigns, biblical faithfulness may not be so easily reduced." Though this is mainly about handling differing political viewpoints with fairness and grace, the principles hold true for differences of opinion in any category.
When Your Kids Make Poor Parenting Choices, Do You Feel Like a Failure? "We forget that fulfillment for our kids and grandkids will be found only in obedience to God and not elsewhere. This may require that we get out of God's way and trust his perfect parenting of our adult children."
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