November Links - Cassie Watson

Twice a month, I gather up links to some of my favourite reading and resources from the past fortnight. I’d love to know what you’ve been reading in the comments too.

Articles

10 Reasons the Old Testament Is Important for Christians

We can’t hear this message enough: “Paul stresses that those who unhitch themselves from the OT put themselves in danger of falling away from God.”

The Ebb and Flow of Christian Happiness

“We have not yet come into final bliss. Our joy, for now, is gritty. It’s mixed. It’s not simple. It’s not uncurbed, untainted, undiluted. And yet it is real.”

Loving Your Church Family: Some Thoughts for The Shy, The Socially Nervous, The Introverted and The Sinner!

I’m a bit of all of these (and a lot of the last one), so this gave some helpful ways to reflect and make plans to care for others better.

5 Reasons to Read the Bible When You Feel Absolutely Nothing

Stephen Altrogge provides an essential corrective to the way we commonly act: giving up on our Bible reading plan when we don’t feel like it’s changing anything.

Three Disciplines of a Happy Christian Leader

Helpful reminder that joy is an essential part of Christian leadership. I’ve always got plenty to learn from Jonathan Edwards.

Podcasts

Tim Chester and the Practices of a Prolific Writer (Home Row, episode 43)

This podcast on writing is one of my favourites, and I particularly loved hearing from Tim Chester.

7 Ways to Navigate a Sexually Shifting Culture (The Gospel Coalition)

Sam Allberry always speaks with wisdom and grace on difficult subjects.

The Extraordinary Life of Helen Roseveare (The Gospel Coalition)

I knew nothing about Helen Roseveare before listening to this, and now I’m eager to read her books. What an extraordinary account of God’s sustaining grace through a lifetime!

Tweets

"Believe that the deepest afflictions are always neighbors to the highest joys. The greatest possible privileges lie close to the darkest trials. The more bitter your sorrow, the louder your song at the end." C.H Spurgeon

— Sarah Walton (@Swalts4) November 4, 2018

“For a while they stood there, like men on the edge of sleep where nightmare lurks, though they know that they can only come to morning through the shadows.”
—J.R.R. #Tolkien #LotR #TwoTowers

— J.R.R. Tolkien (@JRRTolkien) November 1, 2018

If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

— Charles Spurgeon (@CHSpurgeon) November 9, 2018

Newton: “The hour is coming when we shall be astonished to think what mere trifles were once capable of discouraging us. When the Lord has put us in possession of the pearl of great price, the gain or loss of a pebble was hardly worth a serious thought.”

— Tony Reinke (@TonyReinke) November 12, 2018

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