A collection of links from around the web to encourage your growth in grace:
Finding Beauty in the Local Church in Our Age of Social Media
“Social media provides a way to connect with others, laugh at funny memes, and keep up with our favorite sports teams, but it also tempts us toward comparison and fuels our consumeristic, entertainment-driven society. If not careful, we’ll allow this mindset to impact our affection for the local church. Our own church may no longer seem exciting compared to others we see online. We’ll focus on the imperfections within our local church, while only seeing the highlight reel of another church via social media. We must beware of these dangers, and the more I’m involved with the local church, the more I’m certain that the beauty of it isn’t in the “Instagram-worthy” moments.”
A Well-Stocked Pantry
“I had fallen into a habit of neglecting God’s Word. After exiting the clutches of legalism, I put my Bible on a shelf because I feared getting caught into obsessive, burdening laws for myself again. Not only that, I was a first-time mom to a busy boy who didn’t sleep well. I used it as an excuse to scroll and watch Netflix rather than crack the spine of Scripture.”
Kill Sin or It Will Kill You
“The idea here is that what we sow multiplies, good or bad. This principle shows up everywhere in God’s creation, and it applies especially to the seeds of sin—or righteousness—that we sow into our lives. What we sow doesn’t just return to us. What we sow multiplies in and around us.”
