It’s been a while since I shared with you some of the interesting things I’ve seen around the Internet lately. I keep thinking I need to do this more often so as to have a shorter list. I enjoy these kinds of posts on others’ sites, though of course I don’t click on every link. I don’t expect anyone to do that here, either, but I just wanted to share some good things you may not have seen.
Nancy Wilson’s post on taking offense was convicting. We often focus on not giving offense, and we need to do that, but sometimes we take offense too easily. I Corinthians 13:5 says love “is not easily provoked.” There are Biblical ways of dealing with a legitimate offense, but I know I can all too easily take offense where none was meant.
David Hosaflook at MissioMishMash shared some great thoughts in Let the Singles Singly Serve concerning awkward things we sometimes say to single people. I asked and received his permission to share this in our ladies’ ministry newsletter booklet, and my oldest son, who normally only reads the funny section, saw this and thanked me for it. One quote:
Married folks, don’t look at the singles like the undergrads of the church, just hoping that they will “graduate” to marriage. Don’t treat them as if there’s something “incomplete” about them. If they continually get that impression at church, how will they ever learn that we are complete in Christ? How will they ever not appear “desperate” to would-be suitors who are not “in” to the desperate type?
Challies has had a series going on Sexual Detox. All of the posts are good, but if you can only read one, read A Theology of Sex.
I think the rest of these I am just going to list instead of saying, “So-and-so had a great post…” Obviously I think they are all great or else I wouldn’t be listing them. 
The Heart of Her Husband Safely Trusts in Her, HT to Melissa.
Looking For That Secret Recipe for perfect parenting.
Help! Mommydom leaves me no time for God.
I don’t remember where I first found a link to the ElderCare site, but I’ve been encouraged and helped by much there since I discovered it. Two articles especially helpful were Caregivers Listen Up about how to listen to people with dementia and Straight talk about sibling help.
Jesus is NOT nicer than the Father.
Procrastination in housework.
The ten commandments of entertaining.
On the craft front:
A really cute way to embellish hand towels.
Hope you have a good Saturday!
4 Comments
November 14, 2009 at 10:17 am
Thanks for the links, Barbara. I’ll try out a couple of them.
November 14, 2009 at 11:14 am
Oh, you’ve done it again! I am going to have to come back – some of these I simply MUST visit! Thanks!
November 14, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Thanks for the links. I’ll have to remember this post
November 16, 2009 at 8:40 pm
I am always refreshed to see intelligent things addressing the needs of singles. I did not marry until I was 30…I know how it feels to be treated as a “non-person”…Beneth Jones addresses this very effectively in the book I just reviewed over at Sharper Iron. All I can say is “Hooray!” Thanks for the links.