5 Notable Articles of the Week

When I Recognized Race

We can agree to disagree on different issues surround the race conversation, but one thing remains very true: we need empathy. Gavin Ortlund does a beautiful job here: “I wonder how our conversations about race would improve if we were better at practicing empathy. I suspect we would be less likely to commit some of the common blunders that many commit: failing to listen, minimizing the problem, or even blaming the victim.”

Let Women Speak…

Alistair Chalmers with a much-needed refresher in the women in ministry discussion: “I’ll lay my cards on the table, I am a complementarian. That doesn’t mean that I think women aren’t gifted. It doesn’t mean that I think women are unimportant. It doesn’t mean that I think men are better than women. It means that I’m convinced, from Scripture, that men and women were created as equals but with different roles. I believe that one of those differences should be seen in the Church.

Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracism Can’t Heal Us

But I though The Gospel Coalition was a Marxist organization? Read this brilliant piece on a popular-yet-not-so-good book.

RC Sproul Documentary

Who doesn’t love RC Sproul? Watch this memory and marvel at the grace of God in RC’s life.

To My Son on His Twenty First Birthday

I read this right before walking into work the other day. Mistake. Give it a read and be prepared to have Challies bring you to tears but also longing for Heaven!

2 Comments Add yours

  1. Judy Hanks says:

    Blake I wasn’t able to get the RC Sproul documentary to pull up.i would click on it but it would go to the other one posted about a different topic.

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    1. Blake Long says:

      Judy, I got it fixed. You should be able to view it now!

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