• It’s Not Too Late to Make This a Great Year of Bible Reading. Tim Challies writes “I want you to believe that you can still make this an extraordinary year of reading your Bible. However, for that to be the case, you will need to take a bit of time to consider how to read, what to read, and how to either form a new habit or re-form an old one.”
• No Fear of Old Age. Tim Challies writes “It is in old age that the fruit that began to grow in the younger days finally comes to its ripeness. The seeds that were planted many years before are seen to have grown and multiplied.”
• 3 Marks of True Repentance. Matt Boswell writes “Repentance lies at the heart of the Christian message and forms the rhythm of the Christian life.”
• A Reflection on the Five Love Languages. Russ Gehrlein writes “What is your love language? What is your spouse’s love language? These are good questions to ask ourselves.”
• Rest as Sleep in the Third Third of Life, Part 2. Mark Roberts writes “If sleep is a gift from God, then we should feel free to ask for that gift, just as we would ask for other gifts from the Lord.”

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• Rest as Sleep in the Third of Life, Part 1. This article from Mark D. Roberts is Part 1 of a two-part article on “Rest as Sleep in the Third of Life.” He focuses on rest in the form of sleep and how sleep is essential for third flourishing.
• God Measures Success as Faithfulness. Randy Alcorn writes “Regardless of whether we are successful in the world’s eyes, and whoever we do and don’t please, let’s seek to please the Audience of One, whose “opinion” is truth and is ultimately the One that matters.”
• 13 Tactical Steps to Take in Your Battle Against Sin. John Piper writes “It is both relief and heartache to know that all true believers have sin remaining in them in this life.”
• Don’t Be Ashamed to Be Old. Tim Challies writes “If the time has come for you to be old, don’t be ashamed of your age, for you are simply joining company with many of the grandest things in all the universe.”

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• Missing Gods and ‘Apparent Magic’ in Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’. Brett McCracken reviews Christopher Nolan’s epic film The Odessey, a film we saw and enjoyed.
  

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• Reflections on the Christian Life with Sinclair Ferguson, Robert Godfrey, and Ben Sasse. Recently, Ben Sasse hosted a conversation with Sinclair Ferguson and Robert Godfrey. In this episode of Renewing Your Mind, they discuss Christian worship, the church’s influence on the culture, and our calling to serve Christ amid suffering and weakness.
• Jen Wilkin Wants to Help You Age Wisely. On this episode of the Gospelbound podcast, Collin Hansen visits with Jen Wilkin about her new book Dust to Dust: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World.
• What Does It Really Mean to “Age Gracefully”? In this video, Jen Wilkin shares how a Christian should view aging gracefully.
  

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