Saturday Links
Podcast: I enjoyed talking to Collin Hansen about his book Rediscover Church on Gospel for Life podcast.
Curated links for your weekend reading:
Give Them God: What the Church Really Has to Offer
Let’s consider three aspects of ministry — preaching, music, and fellowship — and why God must be the centerpiece of all three, and how fake substitutes are inadequate solutions that only shortchange guests and members.
The Joy of Living in a World Gone Wrong
The point of life is not to fit into this world as it stands today, but to glimpse the glimmers of greatness and to rediscover the adventure of standing out.
A Tribute to Those of Simple Faith
As members of a local church relate to one another, I urge the complex to set aside a sense of superiority and the simple to set aside a sense of frustration.
God acknowledges the reality of self-love, but He certainly does not teach it as a Christian virtue to be cultivated.
Five Words to Improve Every Sermon
Over the years, as I have monitored my own preaching and observed others, I have come to realize how intentionally using a few key words will strengthen most any sermon.
A Word to American Christians from a Pastor in Canada
The way American Christians use Canada often makes our work here that much harder.
We Can’t Talk About Purity Culture without Talking About the 1990s
Our parents got a lot wrong, but they didn’t have it easy.
My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Keep a Notebook for the Glory of God
It’s a strange idea, but worth considering. Keep a notebook for the glory of God.
