heart + soul weekly roundup

Hi!

Every Friday, I'm going to give you links to the best blog posts I've read during the week from that list over there in the sidebar under "heart + soul." (Obviously, "the best" is my own subjective judgment.)

I'm doing this with the hope that it will be an encouragement to you as you grow in your faith in Jesus.

For those friends who do not follow Christ, maybe you'll find some of the links to be of interest, anyway.

 

William J. Stuntz (1958-2011) at Between Two Worlds
Piece on Harvard Law Professor and follower of Christ who died last week from colon cancer at age 52.
That is our God’s trademark. Down to go up, life from death, beauty from ugliness: the pattern is everywhere. 

Have you Considered God's Patience? at Between Two Worlds
God’s patient kindness is meant to lead to repentance. 

We Confess at Kevin DeYoung
Jesus is Lord ... The language is so familiar to many of us that we don’t understand the magnitude of the confession. We forget that when the first Christians spoke of Jesus in this way, they were speaking of a man they had seen and smelled and touched. 

Consider the Lilies: Fujimura on The Four Holy Gospels (Part 4) at Desiring God
... we benefit much from the artist’s observation and depiction of the outer and inner worlds ...

Laying the Bricks in Your Marriage at The Blazing Center
A marriage doesn’t become beautiful in a day and a marriage doesn’t fall apart in a day.

I Can't Forgive Myself at The Blazing Center
You’re worse than you thought you were. But there’s a Savior who’s greater than we know.

Their Own Mothers Will Pimp Them Out at Carolyn McCulley
Recent Wall Street Journal interview with Jennifer Moses about early sexualization of girls via fashion and media.
... scads of us don't know how to teach our own sons and daughters not to give away their bodies so readily. We're embarrassed, and we don't want to be, God forbid, hypocrites. 

The Christian Parallel Universe at Gospel Driven Life
We follow the One who was a friend of sinners, who took on flesh and blood as he entered a world in which there was nothing but defilement.