Here are some links from this week’s reading…
This article is a helpful explanation of what was going on on the cross and helps us understand the atonement and the necessity of God’s wrath needing satisfied.
The Running Type of Obedience, by Mike Leake
Mike always has good articles. This is about Phillip’s obedience in going (running) to the Ethiopian eunuch to witness to him.
What You Should Know about the Government Shutdown, by Joe Carter
There’s a lot of talk, and misunderstanding, about the government shutdown. It is nice to have some facts.
The Overlooked Virtue of Marie Kondo
This one came to my inbox titled “Tidying Up as a Virtue.” I know I need it. But the article is about much more.
The Beauty of Wagon Trains, by Mike Glenn
This past Thursday night, a group of men were talking about fellowship and what it means and what it takes for genuine fellowship to happen in our culture today. This article emphasizes the danger of trying to go it alone.
Speaking of fellowship, here is a link to Bonhoeffer’s warning about those who try to bring their wish dream of what fellowship should look like to them, thus destroying the fellowship that exists. Frank Viola reproduces these paragraphs out of Bonhoeffer’s Life Together.