Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web.
Video of the Week
John Piper’s Candid Thoughts on the Prosperity Gospel:
Articles of the Week
A Grown-Up (Not Sexed-Up) View of Womanhood, Tish Harrison. “Young women in our culture use overt sexual allure and sexuality to show that we aren’t kids anymore. The church instead must offer another way to attest to our adult womanhood. If we do not, when we encourage young women to remain chaste and value modesty, it will inadvertently be a message of juvenilization–to remain good ‘little girls.’”
Seven Ways for Busy Moms to Get in the Word, Courtney Joseph. Fall is a chaotic time for most moms, but they need slow moments, too. Here are a few tips to help mothers drink from the living well of Christ.
Cohabitation Rates Are Stalling . . . But Is That Good News? Russell Moore. It turns out that for the first time in years, the rate of couples living together prior to marriage has not gone up. Why? It may not be because traditional values are making a comeback—but because living together has become so socially acceptable that the commitment-averse are avoiding it too.
Why Pastors Need Thick Skin . . . And Thin Skin. “In the pastorate you have to master the seemingly impossible art of having, at the same time, thick and thin skin. How can you possibly pull off such a feat? And why would such a chameleon-like skill even be desirable?”
On The Lighter Side
