Some of the good reads found this week:
Don't Be Taken In by the Tolerance Trick, HT to Challies. "Real tolerance, I explained, is about how we treat people, not ideas. Classic tolerance requires that every person be free to express his ideas without fear of abuse or reprisal, not that all views have equal validity, merit, or truth."
Quarantine Is Not a Good Option for parenting styles, HT to Challies. "As tempting as it might be, don't move your family to a plot of land without internet, electricity, and running water. I'm suggesting that instead of being overwhelmed, we intentionally inoculate our children. Let me explain."
The Lord Opened a Door for Me . . . So I Shut It, HT to Challies. I've included this mainly because it's a great example of how to respond when a Bible passage doesn't seem to make sense or seems to go against another passage. "When I find something odd like this in the Bible—when I'm apparently not on the same wavelength as God and his apostle Paul—the correct starting point is to assume I am the one who needs to adjust his thinking. So what can I learn here that might turn the 'huh?' moment into an 'aha!' moment?"
The Inefficient Church. HT to Challies. "I'm all for certain kinds of efficiency. I just placed an online order to save a trip to the store. But I'm for the right kind of inefficiency: the inefficiency of caring enough to slow down and treat people like people, to know their names, and to actually care."
The Best Use of Your Short Life, HT to Redeeming Productivity. "Joni's husband is gone. Her firstborn has passed. Her sister lived to 108 but left us last December. Her joints ache. She grieves over the dramatic moral collapse of our society. She's ready to go home. So the question returns: 'Why am I still here?'"
What Can You Do to Help Your Husband be the Best Dad? "In those first few months of parenting, the reality of our differences becomes more obvious than ever before. And with that, the temptation to nag is nearly unbearable. Trust me … even for those who thought we would never nag!"
10 Ways to Help a Musically-Challenged, Older Believer Worship Through Song. "I'm that person. I love to sing God's praises, but I know nothing about music. I'm also old enough that I'm offered the senior discount at restaurants. Here's how you might help people like me worship better."
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