Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
How Joni Eareckson Tada Blessed Me (Forty Years Ago)
For all she has done publicly, I suspect her greatest impact may be through personal interactions.
Lust, Idolatry and the Power of a Stronger Desire
Both Moses and Jesus bind commands about true worship, idolatry, and lust together.
A Point-by-point Response to the Film “Cessationist”
Sam Storms responds in part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six (with more to come)
When Being Affirming Isn't Loving
Two events of the last week witness to a significant shift in the times in which we live.
Enduring Lessons from the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
Here are some thoughts on some enduring lessons we should learn from those dramatic events in Seattle a decade ago.
Emphasizing the acumen of Wall Street and the values of Silicon Valley in what to look for in a planter distracts us from paying attention to the New Testament’s emphases — who a man is.
Pastor, this world of tragic unbelief needs your exemplary faith. And we disheartened Christians need your exemplary faith.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Churches Helping Churches — A Proposal
Right now, I wonder if one of the most strategic things we can do in Canada is to build partnerships in which growing suburban churches intentionally help urban and rural churches that might otherwise not survive.