Links for the Weekend (2025-11-28)

Each Friday, I’ll post links to 3–5 resources from around the web you may want to check out.

Dependence on Christ Is the One Thing That Can’t Be Taken from You

Trevin Wax writes about what remains for Christians when profound suffering strikes.

The life of faith is the life of dependence—childlike trust. Suffering may ransack your world, but as a child of God, you cannot be kidnapped. When everything falls and fails, your dependence remains.

Even when your lips can no longer whisper, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner,” the voice of your Savior will say, “You are mine.”

Holy Leisure in an Age of Hollow Rest

Cara Ray reflects on how we might rest in a way that’s beneficial to our souls.

While we’re entertained by funny videos, latest trends, and the news, too much infotainment leaves us feeling restless, not restful. The problem is that we enjoy the little hits of dopamine our phones provide, while the algorithmic undertow sucks us in with a constant diet of both trivial and critical content. The system is designed to capture our attention and affection, but by the time we  put the phone away, we often feel more anxious, unsatisfied, and disgusted. This hollow form of leisure promises one thing but delivers another, leaving us to wonder if there’s a better, more satisfying way to find the rest our hearts long for. 

What advice do you have for Christians who struggle with cynicism?

Here’s a short (less than 2 minutes!) video where Dan Darling gives advice to Christians who struggle with cynicism.

On the WPCA Blog This Week

This week on the blog we published an article I wrote called The Old Testament Teaches Us About the Holy Spirit. If you haven’t already seen it, check it out!

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