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Trevin’s Seven
Links for your weekend reading.
The Danger of Students Taking a “Gap Year” from Church
Two-thirds of American young adults who attended church regularly as a teenager will leave at least for a year during the college years.
The “Evangelical” Label Doesn’t Belong to the U.S.
Perhaps we should step back and get both a temporal and geographic perspective before rushing too quickly to shed our “evangelical” identity.
Trevin’s Seven
Links for your weekend reading.
“Live Not By Lies” – Whether Right or Left
Faithfulness in our day requires us to live not by lies on the right as well.
The Secret of Good vs. Better
The One who gave His life for us is worthy of all our praise—whether we live our lives for Him or give our lives for Him.
My 10 Favorite Reads of 2020
The books I most enjoyed reading in 2020.

Church Health

5 Reasons to Preach through 1 John
The more I studied 1 John piece-by-piece, the more my appreciation grew.
Forum: How to Shepherd Your People in Light of the Capitol Riot
9Marks asked several pastors how they intend to pray this Sunday to shepherd their congregation in light of Wednesday’s events at the Capitol.
Book Review: Heaven by Randy Alcorn
Randy Alcorn’s Heaven responds to fanciful, Scripture-less depictions of heaven with a faithful, biblical exploration of the subject.
How Does the Hope of Heaven Drive Missions?
Every person on the planet will live forever. The sooner we accept that reality, the sooner we will pursue missions with urgency, focus, and perseverance.
Should You Talk About Heaven When You Share the Gospel?
We should talk about heaven in our evangelism because it’s the ultimate goal of the gospel’s promise.
Preaching Heaven to Help Your People Fight Materialism
Here are four ways we can preach about heaven that will help both our people and ourselves put off an unhealthy desire to treat the material things of this life as our ultimate treasure.
Heaven in Our Troubles
Scripture doesn’t describe heaven generically, but specifically, with details meant to grip our hearts in times of trouble.

Evangelical History

How Bad Is This Moment in American History?
As bad as things have gotten with the riot/insurrection at the Capitol, Americans have been in spots like this before.
80 Years Ago C. S. Lewis Warned Against Making Faith a Means to a Political End
“Once you have made the World an end, and faith a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing.”
Come, Desire of Nations: Christian Nationalism Between the Two Advents
Responding to a recent post by Thomas Kidd, Brad Littlejohn asks: “What does it mean for us to welcome Christ as the ‘desire of nations’? How do we live rightly as members of particular nations between the two Advents of Christ?”
The Most Famous Evangelical Woman of the 20th Century You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of
Until now, Henrietta Mears (1890–1963) was something of a footnote in the histories of modern evangelicalism. This book should change that for good.
New and Notable Books—Fall 2020
Here’s my latest edition of New and Notable Books. As a reminder, these suggestions focus on recent books in history, especially American history and religious history. These books certainly may interest fellow historians, but I also try to suggest ones that are accessible and (somewhat) affordable to students and general readers. Elizabeth L. Jemison, Chris […]
American Christians and Islam: From the Colonial Era to the Post-9/11 World
In this video, Thomas Kidd’s delivers his plenary address at the 2020 Evangelical Theological Society meeting. The talk is based on his book American Christians and Islam (Princeton University Press).
The English Quaker Who Subverted the Bible’s Authority
A strange and enlightening account of where Benedict de Spinoza, one of the first truly radical skeptical writers on the Bible, may have gotten some of his ideas

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