It’s February 23rd, which means March is near! Level 3 of 2021 is coming! Be ready!
Tuesday’s Top Read:
An Unexpected, Overlooked Benefit of Friendships
“But as I’ve journeyed through life, I’ve come to see yet another reason to pursue friendships. This is also out of love for others, but this time a different set of others. I have learned that I should pursue friendships out of love for my family. I am a better husband to my wife and a better father to my children when I have meaningful friendships with others.”
How to Pastor When Sanctification Becomes Illegal
“It’s not only illegal to pray or speak with an individual about changing their sexual orientation or gender identity—unless, of course, this change means embracing an LGBTIQ lifestyle—the law states that suppression is also illegal. “Suppression” includes prayers for celibacy, and any advice that communicates sexual faithfulness to one’s spouse is a matter of holiness.”
4 Work-From-Home Tech Tricks I learned From Twitch Streamers
This is a great article regarding working from home. And, this article is made of observations taken from watching those who make a living sitting in a chair, in front of a computer or other system, being watched online. It’s actually quite informative, given the current state of things.
Hill: A Runner’s Lesson for the Christian Life
“Whether Paul was a runner or not, many Christians have testified (myself included) to finding the regular experience of pushing the body beyond comfort to be of value beyond just physical health. Paul, after all, asserts that “bodily training is of some value,” even as he emphasizes that “godliness is of value in every way” (1 Timothy 4:8). And bodily training is all the more valuable when it serves godliness — when lessons learned in pushing the body translate directly into the instincts of a healthy soul.”
The Book of Romans and Its Impact on the Church
“When we think of the book of Romans, we think first of all of the impact that it has had in the life of the church. We think, for example, of Augustine himself, who had already distinguished himself as an extraordinarily brilliant philosopher. But he had equally distinguished himself as a profligate soul who was living a wild and licentious life until, at the beckoning of children, he picked up a book and just let it fall open. And his eyes came upon a text. And as he read this text, his life was turned upside down as God the Holy Spirit used the words of that text to pierce his soul and transform him to the saint that he became. The book that God used to quicken the soul of Augustine was the book of Romans.”