Each Friday, I’ll post links to 3–5 resources from around the web you may want to check out.
The Modern Flattening of Sin—and What We Lose
Trevin Wax has written about how our descriptions of sin have changed and how this affects our view of the work of God in salvation.
When we recast sin as primarily a matter of feeling far from God rather than being in an objective state of rebellion against him, the solution gets altered. We no longer need a physician who prescribes a cure for a dying patient; we go looking for a therapist who helps us understand our feelings. “Is our nature truly impaired,” Sanders asks, “or are we simply suffering the consequences of false beliefs about ourselves?”
Want to Share the Good News? Ask Good Questions
Sharonda Cooper has an article for Crossway about the power of questions in evangelism. She provides some helpful examples!
A third reason to ask questions is to learn the person’s perceived area of greatest need. Oftentimes people think love and acceptance are their greatest needs. Sometimes they prize financial success or independence. Maybe they long for freedom from fear and anxiety. Whatever that deepest craving might be, your job is to find it. You want to know what keeps this person up at night. Probing that area uncovers pathways to present Christ as the answer to that person’s soul sickness.
Eventide
Our poem of the week: Eventide, by Sally Thomas. This sonnet is remarkable, a description of dusk by the sea. The hymn Abide with me runs through the poem.
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