Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

‘Lord, Do It Again’: Tim Keller on Revival

Revival is like an avalanche. You get a few sleepy Christians waking up, a few nominal Christians getting converted, and a few really interesting dramatic conversions from the community. And if there’s a real support of extraordinary prayer, those first little pebbles can turn into an avalanche.

There is Something Better than Never Suffering

He will be your strength in the midst of your suffering, with sustaining grace to persevere. He is there, with you and around you and beneath you and over you and in you and beside you, and you are in him, and there is no furnace so hot that Christ will not walk into it with you.

What C. S. Lewis Got Wrong About the Cursing Psalms

The cursing songs are a peaceful, petitionary participation in God’s promise to strike the seed of the serpent and restore the peace of the garden.

Crisis in Canada: Assisted Suicide

Though our nation’s violence may primarily be carried out in the sterile rooms of hospitals, it is a grim reality. Behind closed doors, Canada is becoming a nation of state-sanctioned lawlessness and violence.

Don’t Worry About Your Ministry Brand

If we’re not careful, we can communicate that our unique story and calling is somehow more special than the rest of the global church. This is when distinctives can turn into a brand mentality that skews our vision of God’s Kingdom.

100 Simple Ways to Immediately Improve Your Life

Not every positive change in our lives needs to be a large one.

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Bruised Reed Ministry

Because he doesn’t break bruised reeds or snuff out smoldering wicks, neither should we. He welcomes them, and we should too.