Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

It’s Better to Die Than Hinder the Gospel

Our goal, Paul says, is to remove every obstacle to the good news. He would rather suffer anything than hinder the gospel of Christ.

The World Doesn’t Need You to Be Angry

Remember, if Jesus said we’d be known as his disciples by our love for one another, what does it tell the people around us when we are as hostile and divisive as everyone else?

Where Does Happiness Originate?

I believe it’s vital that we not leave our children and future generations of Christians to figure out for themselves that God is happy.

How Pulpit Supply Helped a City

“What’s happening here is just the normal ministry of the Word and prayer,” he said. “None of these churches have great big fantastic ministries or platforms. It’s small churches doing things together, and that is changing the landscape of New England.

Can I Submit to My Elders Thoughtfully?

Scripture requires us to be both submissive and thoughtful.

4 Common Marketplace Leadership Sayings That Don’t (Fully) Apply in Ministry

The context of the local church must always be remembered by us (ministry leaders) when we consider applying insights from other contexts.

Book Lending as Spiritual Formation

What I don’t know for sure is how many of my books, or I hate to think of it, Brent’s books are still out there in the world, maybe doing good or maybe doing nothing at all. Come home my little friends.