The John 10:10 Project – Washington Presbyterian Church

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

In Praise of Godly Mothers-in-Law

Tanner Kay Swanson has written a helpful article describing her relationship with her mother-in-law and what it takes for that relationship to be healthy.

Beneath my mother-in-law’s lack of boasting is a lack of envy. She sees me not as her competitor in all things marriage and motherhood. She sees me as her son’s wife, the woman to whom he now owes first allegiance. She sees me as her “adopted” daughter, a young woman with fears and needs and dreams, just like all her kids. Ultimately, she sees me as “one for whom Christ died” (Romans 14:15) — as a sister she’ll have forever, countless ages after marriages and titles like “mother-in-law” and “daughter-in-law” fade away.

Life is a Vapour. Enjoy it.

Here are some reflections on the book of Ecclesiastes. What does it mean for us that life is a vapor? How should we live in light of that?

The wise King said that vapour-life is not a curse if you learn to enjoy it (Ecclesiastes 5:18-20). But can you really enjoy life, when you see how transient it is? When it slips through your fingers no matter how tightly you clench them? Yes, you can.

Two videos

Here are two videos which might encourage you in your faith this weekend.

Here’s a new song from Sovereign Grace Music called “Yours Alone.”
This is a video from the John 10:10 project about snow. Now, you may be quite tired of snow right now, but this video explores how some of the creatures God has made thrive in very cold temperatures.

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Wellness Cannot Save You

The impulse to seek out wellness is everywhere. Alan Noble has a good caution for us: wellness cannot bear the weight of being our savior.

The appeal to wellness is the allusive dream that one day you may be holistically well enough to live at perfect peace with the universe. It is a desire for shalom. And people will spend billions of dollars a year chasing after it. But as I said earlier, health cannot bear the burden of godhead. It is insufficient. It will come crashing down on us.

Speak with a Christian Accent

Trevin Wax writes about the way we tend to talk like the people we spend time around. He urges us to keep our Christian accent.

At the same time, the Christian accent isn’t merely about abstaining. It’s about adding—words of blessing when others curse, words of encouragement when others tear down, words of peace in the middle of conflict. Our conversations should taste different, seasoned with the salt of grace.

Why the Leaves Fall

Here’s a nice video from The John 10:10 Project about why and how tree leaves fall in the autumn. The Christian perspective on this is refreshing!