Each week, Everyday Servant lists four really great reads from Christian blogs…
Some are from well-known writers and blogs…
Others are from blogs you might have missed …
This week…
Should churches treat everybody like a recovering addict?
Why you really need mentors and friends at church…
What to do when worry keeps you up at night…
Why God sends trials and trouble…
Links to posts from Tim Challies, Jon Acuff, Thom Rainier and Steve Fuller…
In this week’s 4-to read…
1. As Christians, says Tim Challies, we are all recovering addicts.
We are all recovering from an addiction to sin. But churches, he says, are not always the best at helping people recovere from what we usually consider addictions…
What’s missing from most church addiction recovery programs?
Could it also be missing from church efforts to help us overcome our sin addiction?
An interesting read on challies.com, titled “If Only You Knew What I Know”
2. You need a mentor…
So says Thom Rainer….
But is the idea of mentorship biblical?
If you want to find a mentor how do you look for one?
Read Thom’s article on the whys and hows of mentorship…
3. Are you anxious? Is it hard to sleep at night?
Do you feel like you haven’t done enough with the day that’s just ended?
That you’d sleep better if you’d been just a little more organized, worked a little harder, accomplished a little more?
Read as Jon Acuff explores the dangers of equating your worth with your work…
4. I God loves me, why does he have to send me trials and troubles?
Shouldn’t life as a Christian be easier?
Shouldn’t we be able to simply sit and bask in glow of God’s love?
If you’ve ever had thoughts like those, you will want to read Steve’s Fuller’s exploration of trials and troubles in an article titled “Knee Pain”.
Steve looks at why God puts obstacles in our life and how we should respond…
There is so much Christian material to read online…
No list could be complete…
Add links to your own choices… perhaps something you have written…in comments…
2 thoughts on “4 to Read – September 15”
This is another enlightening post from you, Bob.
Thanks for stopping by…and for your kind words…