5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on pastors and suicide, parenting, spiritual and mental health, and more by Gospel-Centered Discipleship, TGC, Kevin Carson, Brad Hambrick, and more.
Pastors and Suicide: What Pastors and Congregations Need to Know (Kevin Carson)
About this important post, Pastor Kevin Carson says:
“I was asked by a few if I would speak into the most recent suicide of a well-known pastor. I submit these thoughts humbly and recognize this just begins a much larger conversation. As counselors, we need to think about our pastors. In the process, we must carefully preach the gospel to ourselves as well.”
Read Pastor Kevin’s entire post here: Pastors and Suicide: What Pastors and Congregations Need to Know.
Raising Our Children to Be In But Not Of the World (Tim Challies)
Tim introduces his post with these words:
“Parenting is tough. One of our greatest challenges is to raise kids who are able to exist in this world while not being of this world. A reader recently asked for some thoughts on this, and here’s what I had to say.”
To view the video and read the transcript, visit: Raising Our Children to Be In But Not Of The World.
When You Feel Like a Hybrid of the Two Luke 15 Sons (Scotty Smith)
I read Scotty Smith’s “blog prayers” almost every day. Every one of his posts is a prayer. Today is no exception. He pens a prayer When You Feel Like a Hybrid of the Two Luke 15 Sons.
Don’t Settle for the Spotlight (Christy Britton/Gospel-Centered Discipleship)
At the Gospel-Centered Discipleship blog, Christy Britton probes one vital question:
“Do we point all who follow us to Christ or to ourselves?”
If you want to be convicted about living for Jesus while doing ministry, then read Don’t Settle for the Spotlight.
Can Someone Be Spiritually Health and Still Experience Mental Health Challenges? (Brad Hambrick)
Brad writes:
“My prayer for this article would be that it: (a) encourages sincere Christians who feel undue guilt for persistent mental health struggles that their personal devotion does not remedy, (b) equips pastors to think more robustly about how their preaching and teaching influences church members with mental health challenges, and (c) increases the quality of one another care that exists in small groups and other settings by improving the understanding of the intersection of mental health and spiritual maturity.”
To read this deep post, visit Can Someone Be Spiritually Healthy and Still Experience Mental Health Challenges?
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