Saturday Links

Podcast: I enjoyed talking to Brian Sanders about his book The 6 Seasons of Calling on Gospel for Life podcast.

Curated links for your weekend reading:

Why Christians Should Care About Apostasy Laws

We should consistently champion religious freedom for all people, not just Christians.

If There Wasn’t a Sermon About It, Does Your Pastor Even Care?

Christians may share the same convictions and yet differ on the tactics to best achieve their aims.

How Important Is It for Believers to Be Debt Free?

Let’s get out of debt so we can give more money to God’s kingdom, and be financially free, not centering our lives around our debt.

The One Goal No Pastor Should Have

Christlike character is the one thing without which your ministry cannot be successful.

Freedom from the Tyranny of “Success”

Through the gospel, Jesus frees us from the tyranny of “fruitfulness” as we define it.

Pastor, Take a Break Before You Quit

I’m convinced that what a lot of pastors on the verge of quitting need is not a new context or a new vocation but a substantive break—a sabbatical.

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Three Kinds of Issues and How to Face Them

We must speak to timeless and timely threats to the gospel, and then to keep tertiary and quaternary issues in their place, a harder task than it may seem.