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Who Will You Serve and Surprise This Week?
“Life is never less than duty, but at its best it is so much more. Duty usually comes easily enough whereas delight requires thoughtfulness, effort, and creativity. If we are to live in such a way that we bring glory to God by doing good to others, we owe it to them to serve and surprise, to fulfill duty and express delight. So who do you need to serve and surprise in the week ahead?” Read more…
The Two Kinds of Conversation You Need To Have With Your Children
If you have something important to speak about to your children, you just have the conversation, right? Or should we think more carefully about *how* to have the conversation? Read more…
A Clean House and a Wasted Life
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Cleanliness is next to godliness”. You may also have heard the contrary saying: “A clean house is a sign of a wasted life.” So which is true, if either? Read more…
Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency
Are you coasting along in the race of life, drafting in the slipstream of another Christian, rather than pursuing God personally? Read more…
I Wish I Was Rich
“Surely you’ve had the filthy-rich daydream before, right? Maybe you heard about the latest tech billionaire who turned a little app into gold by selling it to Facebook or Google. Or maybe you heard of lotteries with their prizes stretching into the hundreds of millions or the guy who made the little investment in just the right company at just the right time. You heard about it and thought, “I wish I was rich. I know what I’d do with…
7 Rules for Online Engagement
Here is a set of very helpful guidelines for engaging others in debate online. They are an expression of loving your neighbour, so I commend them to you wholeheartedly: Read more…
Hobbies to the Glory of God
All of us have hobbies. How does God see our hobbies? Are they worthless distractions, or a legitimate means to live to His glory? Tim Challies helps us reflect carefully on these questions. Read more…