CCEF on the Web
- Dr. Bob Kellemen reviews Mike Emlet's CrossTalk: Where Life & Scripture Meet
- See what Taylor Brooks says,
"Every man should read." - In Light of the Gospel Blog
quotes Powlison's "Personal Liturgy
of Confession" with link to full article. - The Reformed Reader recommends Ed Welch's Running Scared.
- Radio host Kevin Boling
interviews David Powlison - What Is Real vs. What I Feel - C. J. Mahaney
interviews David Powlison (audio)
Ed Welch
Personality Tests
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Who am I? I’m an introvert/extrovert.
Who am I? I’m an addict.
Who are the people that I’m talking to? He’s just a liar. She’s a very kind person. This is an ADD child.
What Not to Say to Those Who are Suffering
“It could be worse. Imagine if you broke both legs.”
We have some odd ways of cheering each other up.
Most of our bone-headed comments to suffering people are offered with passable intentions, and most of those comments are judged by their recipients as misguided rather than malicious, but it sure would be nice to improve our record of encouragement in the midst of pain.
A Fascination with Boredom
“I’m bored.” These are loaded words.
“Only boring people get bored.”
I think my wife and I tried that motto at one point with our children when they were young, but it was an ineffective and, yes, a boring response to their boredom. So we began to consider the phenomenon more carefully.
Is God Picky?
“When will the other shoe drop?”
She wasn’t angry; she was more matter-of-fact. She wasn’t asking God if the other shoe would drop, she was asking when, and she had good reason to ask. Her life had been one loss after another, and she was confident that each loss meant that God was whacking her for getting out of line. God, she was persuaded, was picky.
The World’s Best Epilogue—Ever
With so much of life being untidy and imperfect, I appreciate an epilogue that brings a satisfying completeness to a complicated story. I’ll even settle for a couple of lines at the end of a movie: Jack’s fortunes were restored, his good name was cleared, and he lived to see many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, which sounds peculiarly like a great Old Testament epilogue. Yes, the end of Job is a winner, but, as we might expect, everything is better once Jesus comes. The epilogue to John’s gospel is the best ever.
For Men: Urgent – Blame-sharing (though women can peek)
There has been a run on blame-sharing recently. Keep an eye out for it. Blame-sharing is the viral mutation of blame-shifting, and it is deadly. Honest, it is deadly.
Thankful for a Mother's Devotion
As we enter the season of thanksgiving, we thought you might like to read this email that Ed Welch sent to CCEF colleagues after his mother passed away in September. Her blessings to him will leave you feeling blessed as well.