Flashback: “God, teach me how to serve you in sickness even better than I did in health. God, show me how to honor you in grief with even greater faithfulness than in joy. God, lead me to greater fruitfulness in lack than in abundance.” challies.com/articles/thy-wi…

"People are seeking this or that quality in their wives. I say, 'Give me a praying wife.'" (Thomas Charles)

This week brings a substantial new commentary on the Westminster Confession of Faith from a whole team of Reformed scholars, an updated edition of a well-known apologetics book, a couple of books for kids, and a new edition of the ESV. challies.com/articles/this-w…

Why does everyone else’s life seem better than mine? / Adoption is not a treatment for infertility / Can a Christian be demon-possessed? / 7 Keys for thriving in lifelong ministry / Put the destination in the frame / and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: We have the sober and sobering responsibility to be careful—so very careful—about who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we allow to influence us. For bit by bit, day by day, sermon by sermon, podcast by podcast, we will come to resemble the people we follow. challies.com/articles/the-in…

"If sin's reign over us is ended, then we must not—indeed cannot—go on living as though we were still its subjects. It now becomes irrational to use the body as if it were still the body in which sin reigned." (Sinclair Ferguson)

I recently spent a couple of weeks preparing a great deal of fresh material for a weekend-long marriage seminar. Along the way, I often found myself convicted by the content I was preparing. challies.com/articles/foster…

Christian universalism is alive (just go to a funeral) / Three ways to walk with those who grieve / This is Roman Catholicism / Stinginess and the generosity of God / Unclear evangelism leads to unclear (and false) conversions / and more. challies.com/a-la-carte/a-la…

Flashback: Is my deepest longing for Christ? Can I honestly say that I long for him? Or do I actually long for the benefits that come with him? challies.com/articles/how-to…

This week’s Works & Wonders: God’s wisdom and power aimed at our good, a 7.5-hour trip around the earth, top wildlife photos, bird radio, and new songs. challies.com/articles/works-…

"We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God." (Jen Wilkin)

Are our unholy desires sinful? / Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents / A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge / The conservatism of Beatrix Potter / Were the Romans tolerant about sex? / Reader recommendations. challies.com/a-la-carte/week…

Flashback: Wouldn’t it be better to be underemployed in a sound church than prosperous in a bad one? Wouldn’t it be better to have your kids in a slightly worse school system but in a dramatically better church? challies.com/articles/moving…

A very useful book to help you and your family understand AI and decide if and how to integrate it into your lives. link.amazon/B0dFu5dua (#affiliatelink)

"There are not two versions of Christianity—the “basic” option, in which our souls are saved but our characters remain unchanged, and the “deluxe” option for those who are super-committed, which involves the hard work of becoming more like Jesus." (Alistair Begg)