Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
If you are suddenly videoing yourself, don’t act like you’ve got the full production studio working behind you. Just … be normal.
I Didn’t Know I Loved You Like This
Oh church, I didn’t know I loved you like this. Perhaps that is the gift of our isolation.
Discipleship Is Not Consumer-Friendly
By shifting the focus away from the fixed point of Jesus to the fickle, frequently diverging “paths” of individual churchgoers, churches lose their bearings and become inherently unstable.
4 Reflections after Listening to 18 Hours of Sermons in America’s Biggest Churches
Simply put, in these sermons, men mostly mishandle the Bible. It’s referenced, not revered; alluded to, not explained; sat across from, not under.
Read the rest of the latest 9Marks Journal while you’re at it.
With our worship teams, let’s fight the need to simply copy another artist or another church. Be more than a cover band, and have a grander goal for your congregational singing.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: These Tents And Our Home
When you find yourself groaning in this life, it’s a good reminder that we have homes waiting for us one day. This virus, the aches and pains, illnesses, and wrinkles can only remind us that something better’s coming.
