This week’s links are meant to be both a bit of a diversion, and an encouragement. We’re staying away from politics and focusing on prayer, good books, some fun apocalyptic movies, pictures from around the world, and Lenten devotional. Our prayer is that you will find this week leading up to Easter, however difficult, to […]
Dorothy Greco sees the bright side: “No choice that we make is ever neutral. Every alliance we forge, everything we choose to love moves us closer to or further away from the one true God. Meanwhile, our enemy endlessly schemes and plots how to separate us from God and from each other (see Adam and Eve […]
Jenny Lind Schmitt goes to Europe and then tries to come back to America: “We threw our bags in the rental car and headed to Zurich, where there were more options. I got on the phone again, and an agent put us on a flight from Zurich the next morning. By the time we stopped […]
Advice to Writers interviews Rebecca McLaughlin: “My Ph.D supervisor would urge, ‘Don’t get it right, get it written. I’ve pinned this to my psyche ever since. If you hone each sentence to perfection, you’ll write one paragraph. If you write like you’re running out of time, you’ll write five pages, and many of your lines […]
Kristie Anyabwile talks about prayer: “Yet there is a single story that should guide us as Christians. That single story is the story of God’s redemption of humanity through His Son. Within this single story, there are a myriad of ways in which this story has unfolded over time. The Lord has used a countless […]
Dorothy Littell Greco encourages diversity in personal relationships: “We move through life amassing preferences and forming deeply held beliefs about everything from the food we eat to the music we play in church on Sunday morning to how we value other people. Differences that arise when we build relationships within a diverse group often conflict […]
Kathryn Freeman encourages Christians to see Just Mercy: “Throughout the movie, Bryan moves towards those are suffering, when the natural response would be to move away. When his mother expresses her concerns about him moving down South, where he’ll face the death risk posed by Southern racism, Bryan responds that she always taught him ‘to […]
Michelle Van Loon encourages churches to welcome everyone: "A few years ago, I did an informal survey of nearly 100 pastors and church leaders and heard mixed perspectives on the older members in their congregations. While some expressed gratitude for their wisdom, experience, stability, and ongoing financial support, others were frustrated. They said the older […]
The Atlantic republishes Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Dr. King concludes this way: “Never before have I written so long a letter. I’m afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from […]