Links for the Weekend (2026-01-16)

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

You Have Time to Read the Bible in the New Year

Glenna Marshall used to tell herself that she didn’t have time to read the Bible. She’s changed her mind, and she wants to change yours too.

In the many years since then, I’ve often been told my others that they don’t have time to read the Bible regularly. It’s one of the most common excuses I get now as a Bible teacher. It might be the thing holding you back right now. But I’m lovingly calling your bluff. You do have time to read the Bible. And so did I during all those years I swore I didn’t. Here’s how I know.

On Marriage

Jen Pollock Michel reflects on her years of marriage and offers some advice to those who are younger.

The only certain thing you choose when you marry someone is the certainty of change. Prayerfully, you want to seek a commitment—and a friendship—that will sustain you through all the beauty and brokenness of life. A health diagnosis. A bunch of kids. A job layoff. An incredible career success. You want a friendship that weathers the change that will inevitably befall both of you, a friendship that is committed to remembering the beauty and good you saw when you were falling in love—and forgetting the many lapses since.

In the face of loss, what does “grieving with hope” look like in the day-to-day?

CCEF counselor David Gunner Gundersen answers this question in a video. (A transcript is also available.)

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