Here are some interesting and useful articles from around the internet this week:
- Why Arminians Should Celebrate the Reformation – Matthew Pinson – “So why should Arminians like me celebrate the Reformation? Because Arminius did. While he disagreed with some of the reformers on how the gospel takes hold on people’s lives, he was zealously Protestant in his articulation of what the gospel is and in his desire to reform God’s church according to God’s Word.”
- 8 Signs Your Christianity is Too Comfortable – Brett McCracken – “Why is it important that we avoid falling into comfortable Christianity? Because comfortable Christianity is far from the costly, inconvenient, idol-crushing, cross-shaped path for disciples of Jesus. Comfortable Christianity has little prophetic to say to a comfortable, consumerist world. Comfortable Christianity has little urgency in mission and little aptitude for growth.”
- Too Much Information – Alec Rowlands – “We want details re: the future… so that we can remain in control of our future. We may never say it or admit it, but our desire to know and be in control of our future comes from the fall and Adam and Eve’s desire to be independent from God.”
- Help! No One is Listening – Christine Wanstall – “For those of us who are ‘prophet’-shaped, one of the challenges of working out a mature expression of our calling and ministry is dealing with the frustration of not being listened to. How do we keep our hearts right?”
- Must Every Christian Be a Member of a Local Church? – Brian Davis – “It’s completely foreign to the Bible for a Christian not to want to be a part of a local church.”
