“Gospel Links for Gospel Culture” is a weekly round-up of content to encourage you in your faith and ministry.
Fighting Fear Over Lunch
Micah Fries:Fear runs pretty strong in the America I love these days. It bothers me. From the folks I have talked to, it seems to bother a lot of us. Some in our country seem to be cashing in on the fear and they are stoking more of it. The fear, in particular, seems to center around people who are not like us. Racial tensions are rising, polarizing attitudes over immigrants and immigration run strong, and fear over the increasing marginalization of the church has captivated many.
5 Exercises in Theological Humility
Brandon Smith:The Corinthian church is famously divided, and the division always seems to come back to various theological debates. They argue over whose teaching is best (chapter 3), food offered to idols (chapter 8), liberty in Christ (chapter 10), and so on. And Paul continually tries to remind them that they’re not all right about everything all the time. In a partisan world where Jews and Greeks had several wildly different customs and philosophies that informed their theology, Paul wanted them to embrace the others’ perspective while also focusing on the more important issues of the gospel, the resurrection, and their call to be united even in their diversity.
The News Headline You Need Today
Gloria Furman:And so, the word of truth, the gospel, has also come to you. As the beautiful feet of messengers run throughout the world with the good news, God is keeping his covenant with Abraham to bless the world through his offspring—through Christ. Isaiah prophesied: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isa. 9:2).
A 30-Day Challenge to Remember God’s Love
This is a bit older, but it’s a great challenge.4 Reasons to Remember your Creator in Middle Age
David Murray:Although it’s young people that are specifically commanded to remember their Creator (Eccl. 12:1), it’s probably assumed that middle-aged people will have the sense to do the same. Surely by then we have accumulated enough experience to realize that remembering we have a Creator and that we are creatures is basic wisdom. How then do we respect and remember our Creator in busy, striving, stressed-out middle age?
Where’s the Line Between Self-Care and Bodily Obsession?
Katie Orr:So, where’s the line? Where does taking care of myself cross over into vanity? When does a holy pursuit to discipline my body for useful service to God turn into a resource-wasting obsession to stay as young-looking and beautiful as possible?
God Delights in the Gospel
Skylar Spradlin:It took me years to overcome the thought that God was a frustrated and irritable Father that was constantly disappointed in me. I would see other Christians casually walk in faith and sweet spiritual bliss while I was burdened by the thought of Sodom and Gomorrah – divine punishment that all sin deserved. But then, much like Lydia in Philippi, God opened my heart and I beheld the wondrous glory that God delights in redemption! In that one truth, I discovered joy, hope, and most importantly, confidence in God’s approval. Let us consider a few ways in which we see God’s delight in saving sinners.
The Gospel Project’s editorial team contributed to this post. Photo: Pixabay
