1. 9 Ways to Pastor Single Christians Longing for Marriage by Matt Smethurst
I love that this topic was addressed by Matt Smethurst because I believe the church and christians alike need to grow in this.
"One of the best ways you can love someone desiring marriage is to help them see that God is always sovereign and wise and good to his children—and he’s not about to stop with them. He knows what’s best for them (wise), he wants what’s best for them (good), and he will bring about what’s best for them (sovereign). Charles Spurgeon put it beautifully: “Remember this: Had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.”
To be sure, you’re called to lead your church in honoring marriage (Heb. 13:4). But take care not to do so at the expense of singleness—a stewardship entrusted to some of us now that will characterize all of us forever.
As Allberry puts it, “The key to contentment as a single person isn’t being content in singleness; it’s being content in Christ, as a single person.”
2. What White Evangelicals Can Learn from Frederick Douglass by Ryan Hoselton
I so appreciate this post, especially after my eye opening experience at the MLK50 conference in Memphis.
"It seems we have come to a point where American evangelicalism’s engagement with issues of race could make or break the movement. As we stand at this crossroad, one path is to avoid problems of race in our churches and society. The other road is harder. It calls us to adapt to America’s ever-increasing diversity and become agents of reconciliation among ethnicities. It summons us to offer the nation and the world a unified cosmopolitan witness to the transforming power of Christ’s grace."3. Twelve Tips for Parenting in the Digital Age by Tony Reinke
This is a helpful and necessary read if you are parenting or care anything about understanding and investing in the next generation. We are in the throws of this!
4. 6 Questions College Students Must Be Ready to Answer by Cameron Cole
A brief but very helpful (with several links attached) list of questions college students must be ready to face as they head to campus.
"The research is clear: One of the best ways to prepare students to sustain their faith throughout college is to force them to answer hard questions. While some apologetics are timeless, it’s vital for churches and parents to monitor the most prominent current questions and challenges Christians face on college campuses today."5. What Must We Do about Foster Care? by NR Symposium
This is a recent issue that has become heavy on our hearts as God is leading our family to participate in foster care. This is a hard read but an inspiring one. I agree that this "urgently deserves attention."
"May is National Foster Care Month. These types of things tend to come and go, but, especially given the unsustainability of the foster-care system due to the opioid crisis, it urgently deserves attention."6.It’s Submission, Not Subjection by Tim Challies
Great post by Tim Challies on a consistently needed topic for all of us: submission.
"The Bible has a lot to say about submission. It’s a theme, a command, that appears with regularity. Christians are told to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ (Ephesians 5:21). Wives are instructed to submit to their own husbands (Ephesians 5:22). Church members are directed to submit to their pastors (Hebrews 13:17). In summary, we are all to submit to God in every way (James 4:7) because all authority ultimately flows down from him (Romans 13:2). It turns out that our submission to people is indistinguishable from our submission to God."
7. Are You Truly Pro-Life by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
A lot of people who claim to be pro-life actually promote a culture of death. Great listen on a much needed topic. Pro-life is much broader than just abortion and she does a great job unpacking that.
