- Waking Up with Low-Grade Irritability. Scotty Smith prays “I don’t want this to be a bad attitude day, and as tempting as it is to blame and make excuses for my low-grade irritability, I won’t. I’m canceling my plans for a pity party, returning the confetti and noise makers. I relinquish my elder-brother attitude of smugness, entitlement, and judgment.”
- Should Teens Own Smartphones? Tony Reinke writes “To parents, I’d say: It is worth it to have your kids wait. I’ve seen it and heard it and can attest to it since I got my own smartphone — smartphones change you. They give you overwhelming and shocking access. They zap your attention span. They are massively addictive. You can (and should!) put up safeguards, but a smartphone fundamentally changes your heart and mind. If it’s possible for teens to delay that change, I think it is a wise consideration.”
- How to Resist the Allure of Gossip. Watch this eight-minute video in which Trillia Newbell, Rosaria Butterfield, and Blair Linne discuss how to avoid gossip.
- Far Worse Than Being Caught. John Piper writes “One of God’s merciful warnings is to tell us that there is something more dreadful than when he makes us miserable because of our sin. Namely, when he uses sin to make us miserable for our sin.”
- Willow Creek Chooses Co-Ed Pastors to Succeed Bill Hybels. Kate Shellnutt writes “The historic transition will make Willow Creek one of the largest churches in America with a woman in the lead pastor position, as well as the only major evangelical megachurch with male-female lead pastors who aren’t married.”