Saturday Links
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Is it possible that in all our therapeutic attempts to anesthetize ourselves from feeling pain, we’ve also numbed ourselves to the experience of joy?
Will You Love Jesus in Five Years?
Our hearts and desires are not givens but pliable and plastic. We are ever shifting and re-forming in tiny increments that snowball over time.
In a recent article, Phoenix pastor Erik Coonce critiqued the idea of a rule of life, with particular attention paid to John Mark Comer’s articulation of the idea. Unfortunately, his article is an excellent example of why the Gospel-centered movement actually needs concepts like a rule of life as articulated by someone like Comer.
Pastoring, Productivity, and Priorities
Learning to prioritize your most important tasks, and then tailoring your best energy to complete those tasks for God’s glory, is the essence of pastoral productivity.
How to Create a Church Sabbatical Policy
To ensure your church staff has the opportunity to benefit from sabbaticals, consider these ideas.
Use Psalm 2 to Calm Your Political Anxiety
When political anxieties rise in you, filter the drama through God’s eternal purposes expressed in Psalm 2.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: How to Bless Those Who Leave Your Church
Whether you like it or not, people will leave your church. Here's how to bless them as they go.
