Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web.
Video of the Week
“What Does It Mean to Be Truly Human?” Jefferson Bethke
Articles of the Week
Courage in the Ordinary, Tish Harrison Warren. “I’m slowly realizing that, for me, being in the house all day with a baby and a two-year-old is a lot more scary and a lot harder than being in a war-torn African village. What I need courage for is the ordinary, the daily every-dayness of life. Caring for a homeless kid is a lot more thrilling to me than listening well to the people in my home. Giving away clothes and seeking out edgy Christian communities requires less of me than being kind to my husband on an average Wednesday morning or calling my mother back when I don’t feel like it.”
10 Tips for Being a Clearer Preacher, Andy Naselli. “Biscuits and sermons are improved by shortening.”
Blog Reflections on Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling, Bridgehaven Counseling Associates. Paul Tripp’s Dangerous Calling is an excellent book about the dangers of pastoral ministry: every pastor should read it. Helpfully, Bridgehaven has put together a series of reflections on the book. They form a convenient devotional companion to Dangerous Calling, but are insightful even if you haven’t read it (yet).
What’s at Stake with Internet Pornography, Russell Moore. In light of the recent decision to restrict online pornography access in the U.K., Russell Moore offers a timely reflection on why we should all care about digital porn—and what we, as a church, should do.
On The Lighter Side
Best Wikipedia entry ever. This is the original Jack Bauer. (Thanks to Elliott Grudem for the lead.)
Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was a British Army officer of Belgian and Irish descent.
He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived a plane crash; tunneled out of a POW camp; and bit off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them.
He later wrote that “Frankly I had enjoyed the war” when describing his service in the First World War.
