Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
The Pursuit of (Which) Happiness?
Before you search for happiness — let alone codify the quest for it as an inalienable right — it’s a good idea to work out what kind of happiness is worth pursuing.
Enjoying the Many Flavors of the Word of God
The truth is that I’m a bit cautious about favoring one text over another since God intends them all to be treasured for the sacred and eternal value they all possess. The most obscure text of Scripture, rightly understood and contextualized, will say something to me of God and the gospel.
Let’s Stop Hyper-Spiritualising Christian Counselling
Why do we fall into the trap of thinking that because we are Christians, every struggle we have has purely spiritual causes? It’s simplistic, unhelpful, and sometimes downright cruel.
Did Jesus Do Miracles As a Man by the Power of the Spirit?
One of the more frequent questions that I receive from students in my class on the person and work of Christ centers on whether or not the God-man performed miracles by His own divine nature or as a man working only by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Does Bach’s Music Prove the Existence of God?
The inconsolable longing we feel when we encounter true beauty, when the soaring symphony swells toward a melody’s resolution, is the window to another world, whispering to us, singing to us, “There is something more.”
Fundraising gets a bad rap. Yes, it’s hard, even tedious work. But it is really an opportunity for deep Christian friendship and joy. It is an opportunity to increase one another’s eternal joy.
We pray this edition of Church Matters might help you to discern where you’re at, so that you might better prepare for what’s ahead.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Your First and Most Important Job
Your first and most important job is to make your soul happy in God.
