Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

How to Avoid Teaching an Unchristian Message From the Bible

Let me offer four questions to ask any time you prepare a talk whether it’s for a youth group, a Sunday School class, or even your own kids.

Help! I’ve Been Asked to Deliver the Announcements

What makes for good announcements? In four words, they should be specific, worshipful, credible, and brief.

If You Find Listening to Sermons Boring, Try This

How do we stop sermons from being boring? As Philip Ryken puts it, “With a soul that is prepared, a mind that is alert, a Bible that is open, a heart that is receptive, and a life that is ready to spring into action.”

Where to Find the Real Proverbs 31 Woman

Why would Solomon produce a whole book about pursuing wisdom and finish it by saying, ‘Now, go marry Wonder Woman!’? That’s not his point.

How Do I Respond to Church Scandals?

Don’t fear the repercussions of these scandals. Grieve. Take your grief to the Savior who alone can offer true comfort and hope. Use this comfort and hope to avoid accusations and defense; instead, humbly offer up your own filthy rags for examination.

Transformation of a Transgender Teen

“When I think about where we were three years ago, and where we are now—God doesn’t waste anything.”

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: The Old Truths Project

Commit to being part of the old truths project: the lifetime task of benefiting from what we’ve received and expressing it in fresh ways for those who’ve never heard these truths before.