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…

The Thorns I Can’t Escape Chris Thomas with a fantastic post here: “I like to imagine the joy Adam must have felt when harvesting a crop without entangling himself in thorns. Not a joy born out of comparison—he’d never known it to be any other way—but a joy born from deep contentment that this was good,…

After two weeks of forgetting to do this, I have some great articles you should read. God Uses Unhealthy Churches Justin Huffman with wise words: “Jesus can be glorified in you and me, and in the pitifully inadequate, sometimes myopic, church we attend.” Can We Eat the Meat and Spit out the Bones of CRT?…

Divine Aseity and Your Day-to-Day Ronnie Kurtz with an insightful piece here. Grief and Anger on Insurrection Day Denny Burk delivers a pastoral opinion on that awful day at the Capitol. 12 Question to Ask Yourself before Posting Online Simple wisdom from 9Marks. The Core of Christianity is Christ Justin Huffman proclaiming the core of…

The Cross-Pressured Life “We must be devoted to our Bibles and to the understanding of the way of Jesus; this is the most crucial and important discipline for the devoted Christian.” The Wisdom Pyramid “In an effort to help us consume a more balanced, healthy diet of information, Brett McCracken has created the “Wisdom Pyramid.”…

How to Be a Racist Piercing words from Samuel Sey. The Bible Reading Plan I Recommend for 2021 Tim Challies offers a reliable Bible plan. Why Did the World Want Jesus Dead Even Though He was Innocent Campbell Markham giving a good answer to a good question. 9 Things You Should Know about Christmas Traditions…

Overcoming The Fear of COVID-19 Josh Buice calling for a biblical mindset regarding COVID: “There is much debate about the how and the why of COVID-19, but let’s be certain about one thing—whatever it is and however it came to us—it’s a real sickness that kills people. However, we must look at life through a…

Four Weeks Later: Family Update “I feel the need to say that in all the pain and through all the tears, none of us have wavered in our conviction that God is good and that God expresses his goodness through his sovereignty. Nick’s death was not a mistake and was not meaningless, even if we…

Three Things to Remember when Critiquing Someone’s Theology “Critique—done well—is a gift to the one being criticized. We should welcome the opportunity to have our thinking corrected and clarified. We see through a glass dimly, and God has gifted the church with teachers who often see things more clearly than we do at present. In…