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Reluctant Churchman
Just in case you’re not in the mood to read another (long) entry re: my repenting of sin and unbelief (I’m seriously thinking about deleting my previous entry. I used to just journal privately, you know?) … Here’s a relatively quick, but meaty and substantive read that I think will bless you, especially if you never knew this about C.S. Lewis: C.S. Lewis, Reluctant Churchman
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Common – Yet Harmful and Unbiblical – Method for Evaluating Ministries
Pastor Brian Croft continues to share solid gold nuggets of pastoral wisdom over at Practical Shepherding. Don’t miss today’s post: What is a common, yet unbiblical, way that a pastor evaluates his ministry? As always, he is specifically speaking to pastors, but I can’t help but think of how his insights apply to every Christian ministry. Yes, we laypeople will not be called to give an account for the souls of people because we do not hold ecclesiastical authority over them. But still, we have duties to our leaders and duties to our fellow church members. God calls us to pray for, bless, serve, encourage, bear with, protect, help, forgive,…
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Learning to Have Some “Perfectly Useless” Time
Hmmmmmmmm … I’m not sure I can honorably post this since I’m simultaneously writing a paper check to our dance instructor, while entering it in Quicken, filling an order, juggling some challenging issues related to our co-op day tomorrow (since I still have a fever—ergh), checking my seats on all 20+ of my upcoming flights, and listening to a discussion on writing well … all while feeling guilty for not doing more for Fred and the girls. Zowie. I’m convicted. This article is a good reminder and it has some great practical ideas too: Productivity and Quality Downtime Go Hand in Hand Hope you are resting from your labors…
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Emotional Life of …
This (insightful!) CCEF article is about a mother of a groom, but really? It’s about every single one of us. We all have fears and idols and escapist tendencies. We all struggle with guilt, envy, and pride. And some of us are prone to “wining” (to quote the author—“no typo”). Read it and be blessed: The Emotional Life of the Mother of the Groom (HT: my FaceBook friend and real-life friend, Bobbi M.)
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Friending Old Flames on FaceBook
Worth the read: Avoiding Old Flames on FaceBook And brings more to the forefront various concerns I’ve had about how some people I really care about, especially young people, interact on FaceBook. I SO don’t want to be the overly-concerned critical adult … but at the same time, I cringe at how much personal information is being revealed and stored PERMANENTLY about these pre-teens and teenagers. I’m not sure they (and their parents) understand the permanence of the internet—college, jobs, ministries, future relationships. I wonder if they understand that the zillion things they “heart” on FaceBook and the zillion groups / causes / fan pages they “like” might affect them…
