Here is a collection of good reads gathered from across the internet this past week. Enjoy! On being a father: When Your Son Needs Fatherly Approval by David McLemore I know too few men who feel the approval of their fathers. They grow up wondering if they’re pleasing to him. For some, that uncertainty results… Continue reading Good Reads 06.07.18 (on: life satisfaction, identity, and more!)
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Good Reads 06.07.17 (on: fostering, identity, and more!)
Here is a collection of good reads gathered from across the internet this past week. Enjoy! On fostering and the church: Foster Children Need the Church by Brittany Lind The need is enormous, but when you consider that there are roughly 348,067 evangelical churches in America, the 430,000 children-in-foster-care number doesn’t seem quite so daunting. Unfortunately, it’s… Continue reading Good Reads 06.07.17 (on: fostering, identity, and more!)
Good Reads 04.12.17 (on: pain, identity, resurrection, and more!)
Here is a collection of good reads gathered from across the internet this past week. Enjoy! On the church and our struggles in life: Brother, I Wish I Would Have Known by Russell Meek I never told anyone about my addiction. I went to class, talked about Jesus, attended church—all the things seminary students are… Continue reading Good Reads 04.12.17 (on: pain, identity, resurrection, and more!)
Good Reads 12.15.16 (on: God’s silence, identity, Christmas, and more!)
Here is a collection of good reads gathered from across the internet this past week. Enjoy! On God and silence: The Wisdom in what God Doesn't Say by Jon Bloom So much more could be said about what God doesn’t say. But what’s important to remember is this: God is very wise and intentional in… Continue reading Good Reads 12.15.16 (on: God’s silence, identity, Christmas, and more!)
Well Pleased (a meditation on identity)
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”… Continue reading Well Pleased (a meditation on identity)
Good Reads 10.28.15 (on: controlling the tongue, a Christian’s identity, SSA, and more!)
Here is a collection of good reads gathered from across the internet this past week. Enjoy! On keeping control over what we say: Taming the Tongue by Jeremy Wilson Words are powerful. Remember, the pen is mightier than the sword. And if you got to the bottom of every sword fight, you’d find most were… Continue reading Good Reads 10.28.15 (on: controlling the tongue, a Christian’s identity, SSA, and more!)
Who are you? (a meditation on what it means to be in Christ)
This post was originally slated for this past Friday, I am putting it up today. ~ Pastor Mike In him… ~Ephesians 1:11 Your English teacher may have despised run on sentences; Paul, on the other hand, gave us a beautiful picture of the gospel via a run on. Though our English translations of the Bible… Continue reading Who are you? (a meditation on what it means to be in Christ)
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