Wisdom For Your Weekend: your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web.
Podcast of the Week
Is Oral Sex Okay? John Piper. For podcast number 400, the folks at Desiring God decided to “go epic.” You’ve got to hand it to them for boldness in their topic choice.
Articles of the Week
Five Things You Can Do to Help the Christians in Iraq, Philip Nation. Like many believers around the world, I am horrified at the persecution of Christians in Iraq. It is a sobering moment to realize that the type of persecution I’ve read about so many times in the Book of Acts is happening in our day. . . . As I’ve pondered it all, here are five things that we can do about the persecution of the church in Iraq.”
When to Speak Up . . . And When to Hush Up, Jamie Brown. “When to speak up and when to be quiet is something I wrestle with fairly often. Whether it’s in meetings, over emails, responding to something someone said, offering my input on a decision, or even offering constructive criticism, I regularly find my asking if/when I should say something, and then looking back and wondering if it was the right call.”
Does Support for Same-Sex Marriage Affects Views of Sex in General? Mark Regnerus. A question often heard in the same-sex marriage debate is, “Does a same-sex marriage really change heterosexual marriage?” As Regnerus points out, the view a person holds regarding same-sex marriage coincides with other progressive views regarding sexuality. The results are hardly surprising: for those who support same-sex marriage, their view of sexual morality is indistinguishable from that of the non-Christian population.
Wear the Same Clothes Every Day, Rachel Gillett. Those who know me well know that I’ve got a Monday shirt, a Tuesday shirt, etc. I’d love to say that my routine wardrobe decisions have always been motivated by the wisdom of this article. (They haven’t.) But now I can say that the more habitual my wardrobe, the more brain-power I’ve got for real decisions! Join me everyone, and be a little bit less creative with your clothing.
On The Lighter Side
“How to Give an Epic Eulogy,” Mr. Forthright. We could use more people like “Mr. Forthright” in this world, if you ask me.
