Read This! 01.23.20

Say What No One Else Will

I’m not sure how this was received when it was originally posted but I think it’s an encouraging post. We men need to be who God has called us to be.

Abortion: Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2019

Sad.

How to Overcome Anxiety in the Workplace

I appreciate the article and think it’s very helpful. I also question whether our use of overcome is the correct one. Because I think we read, “how to stop feeling anxious”. But that’s not necessarily what overcoming means. What word would you suggest?

1 Simple Step to Encouragement

I’ll spoil it for you. That one step is to “be there”. And I think it’s spot on. Read the article and see why that’s a great way to encourage someone.

Most Important Books for Pastors from the 2010s

Good list but it’s missing two of the most helpful books. I’m glad Eswine is on there but it really needs to include The Sacred Wilderness of Pastoral Ministry by Dave Rohrer and The Pastor’s Justification by Jared Wilson.

Ten Ways Materialism Brings Us to Ruin

Yep. It’ll lull us to death.

(Anti) Virtue-Signaling

I really appreciate this thought-provoking article. There is a danger in virtue-signaling. And this piece really gets at the heart of the matter.

What Shattered My Mother’s Mind

Wow. That’s really all I can say after reading this one.

Who are the 144,000 in Revelation? Tom Schreiner offers an answer: