Your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading around the web.
Articles of the Week
Happy Daughter’s Day, Elyse Fitzpatrick. “Mother’s Day: the one day we’re told over and over that our identity as women is not rooted in the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, but in our own ability to be the source of life and goodness for all, when we judge whether we’re finally OK based on the response of others rather than by the gospel of grace. Mother’s Day is the Law and that’s why it breeds such discontent and guilt.”
In Battle Over Christianity, Orthodoxy Is Winning, Mary Eberstadt, Time.com.
21 Skills of Great Preachers, Joshua Reich. Yes, I know that I lack many of these—something to aspire to!
Do You Want to Be a Burden to Your Children? Russell Moore. In a sense, Russell Moore does. And we should, too.
On The Lighter Side
Kim Jong-Un Looking at Things. Apparently North Korea’s leader does a lot of looking at things. Who knew?