“Gospel Links for Gospel Culture” is a weekly round-up of content to encourage you in your faith and ministry. 

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You Are Not Timeless or Placeless

Trevin Wax:

One of the peculiar characteristics of living in a time of expressive individualism—a time in which many conceive the purpose of life in terms of their ability to find and express a version of themselves that resists conformity with previous generations, family constraints, or other outside forces—is the notion that we are both timeless and placeless. Timeless, in that we have no obligations to our forebears and little responsibility for future generations. Placeless, in that no roots can hold us down or put a claim on us when we have endless geographical choices before us.

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How Christians Pursue Unity on Social Media

Kelly Minter:

The past month has brought a great deal of controversy to the surface. Not that controversy has been sparse leading up to the most recent Supreme Court decision, but the events of the past several weeks seem to have encapsulated not only the divisiveness in our country but some realizations for me as a Christian. Since more than enough words have been written about the Supreme Court decision, what I hope to share has virtually nothing to do with that specific controversy. Instead, it has to do with the intensity of what the past month has brought to the surface for me as a follower of Christ. Perhaps what it may have brought to the surface for you too.

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Skinned Knees, Broken Hearts, and the Need for Mommy Theologians

Melissa Kruger:

The question isn’t whether or not we’ll have the opportunities to teach our children. The question is: How do we prepare our minds to answer difficult theological questions when they arise? Even if you’ve never spent a day in a seminary classroom, you’re the seminary professor in your home. As parents, we lay the foundation—through both our words and actions—for our children’s understanding of Christianity. How can we faithfully teach profound truths in simple ways?

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3 Reasons To Ask For Help

Alysson Todd:

God, in his forever patience, humbles me over and over again and reminds me of my need for help from Him. God has taught me a lot about what I am not so that I can better see who he is. Though I am still terrible at asking for help, these three points remind me of why I need to ask anyway.

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The Blessing of Being Wrong

Jeremy Writebol:

Hearing “YOU’RE WRONG!” is an awakening. I for one don’t like it. But I need to hear it. “You’re wrong!” forces me to look at my situation or point of view and assess where I may have missed a turn. Sometimes, being told I’m wrong leads me to hunker down into my convictions and stand my ground. No matter what, it’s always an awakening moment. There’s a blessing in being wrong.

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3 Spiritual Reasons to Make a Holiday Calendar Right Now

Michael Kelley:

We have a choice here, friends. The choice is whether we, once again this year, sit back and let the holidays “happen” to us and then try and pick up the pieces of frustration and exhaustion afterward, or whether we do something proactive about it. And one of the simplest, most practical, and even most spiritual things you can do, right now, at the beginning of the season is to make a holiday calendar.

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When Your Sin Finds You Out

David McLemore:

Here’s the problem: sin is deceptive. And part of the deceptive power of sin is convincing us that we’re really not that bad. That’s why Jonah could lay down and go to sleep. When we’re deceived by sin, we’re not bothered by sin. In fact, it’s possible to be so deceived that we actually feel justified in our sin. Sin questions God. It whispers, as the serpent in the Garden of Eden, “Did God really say?” That’s how Jonah felt—as if he were right and God was wrong. “Mercy for the Ninevites?! No way that’s God’s will. They’re the evil empire!” And they were. They were really bad people. But apparently God loves really bad people: Nineveh and Jonah.

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The Gospel Project’s editorial team contributed to this post. Photo: Pixabay