Saturday Snippets (August 17)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

Richard Dawkins is Sad. He’s Had His Facebook Account Deleted And He Wants to Know XY

How God Used Suffering to Teach Me It’s a Blessing to Give and Receive

The Mental Health Tsunami Has Arrived on Our Shores: How Should Christians Respond?

A Crisis of Attention

What Is the Difference between Systematic Theology and Biblical Theology?

How (and How Not) to Talk with Your Kids about Sexuality

Corporate Worship: 10 Benefits for Our Children

Ordinary Heroes

Should We Ever Speak Directly to the Devil?

20 Biblical Motivations for Pursuing Holiness

One thought on “Saturday Snippets (August 17)

  1. Some great articles this week, thank you Alistair.

    The one on Dawkins is very well written. So interesting to note that even his ability to speak ‘truth’ depends on a society with a Christian basis and that all our reasonable arguments against neo-atheism are moot now in the face of a post-truth culture.

    The one on Biblical Theology was very helpful in understanding the difference to systematic theology. I like the revelation of God leading to Christ approach which seems a sensible way to read Scripture.

    The How to talk to the Devil one was very helpful indeed, in laying out our priorities of dealing with Him, the onus being on pressing into the things of God and remembering who we are in Christ as opposed to direct rebuke, which in any case we don’t do in our own name or authority…

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