Saturday Links

Curated links for your weekend reading:

Grow Deep: A Word to Young Men

Relentlessly attend to what lies beneath the soil — your personal holiness and communion with the Lord.

Persevere in Prayer: Because No, It’s Not Easy

Prayer isn’t meant to be comfortable.

10 Mistakes I Made When Learning How to Pray

Here are the mistakes I have made—and lessons learnt—in the 20 years since my second year at university.

Untangling Glory: How We Give God What He Already Has

The Bible is filled with examples and exhortations to give God glory. But what do we mean by give? Since God doesn’t need it, what are we doing?

Your Body Is No Mistake: God’s Good Design in Our Design

Whatever your particular struggle with your body, Psalm 139 addresses it by revealing the glory, finitude, and purpose of God’s design.

How to Draw Near to God Through Writing

Since I learned to write as a young child, I have found writing to be an effective way to draw near to God. The more I write, the more I experience nearness to God because of it.

What’s a Trade War and How Did We End Up In One?

If you’re in the habit of praying for Canada, here are some prayer points you might keep in mind.

My column this week at The Gospel Coalition Canada: Beholding God’s Glory

We can offer people what their souls are hungry for—what they’ve been longing for more than they know.