Friday Links Roundup: iPhone 2.0 Edition

Tired of hearing about the new iPhone yet? Me, too, but I’m thrilled that I am getting to update my “old” phone for free. I won’t have the 3G capability (basically, high-speed internet without a Wi-Fi connection), but I can add so many great features. I’m downloading the software as I type this, in fact.

There have been a lot of great posts over the past few days, so let’s get on to the list:

1. JD at Out Here Hope Remains recently lost his son. I mentioned this several weeks ago. For the past few weeks, as you might expect, he has been blogging about this loss. However, this past week, he used this for a moving article and sermon illustration. Check out “God Works for the Good.”

2. I simply do not like the term “self-esteem.” We are not to esteem self, we are to esteem God and others! Paul Harrington writes a great article that you will want to file away entitled, “The Dangers of Self-Esteem.”

3. Trey Morgan writes another article with a simple, but interesting, title. Read “I Love Church.”

4. There is a movement in the religious world where folks want to distance themselves from denominational names (sound familiar???). Drew Kizer writes an article about how we need to respond.

5. I need to read the Bible more. I once heard Todd Clippard say, “We have a lot of folks who read about the Bible, but don’t read the Bible.” I think he’s right. David Lemmons provides a schedule for us to read the New Testament in its entirety in one month. I think it’s a great challenge to take, so when I finish the Old Testament in a few weeks, I am going to try this schedule to read the New Testament.

6. Matthew Morine is holding a Gospel Meeting next week in Pearlington, Mississippi. I mention this article because the Lebanon Road church of Christ (where I preach) heavily supports this work. Pray this meeting and campaign goes well.

I hope you have a great weekend! Don’t forget the Lord on His day.