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Seth Godin on decision-making

Those who live to make everyone happy or to avoid making anyone upset at them will be paralyzed when real decisions have to be made. Every day, Christians have to choose whether to please Jesus or man. Choose Jesus and celebrate the trade-offs.

Marriage blog makes a painful comparison to our jobs

It's a challenging question: If your marriage was a job, would you be fired or promoted? And then there's this: "Some of us wouldn’t be caught dead talking to our boss the way we talk to our spouse."

Dane Ortlund writes about Trinitarian vs Christ-centeredness

Is it possible to be "too Christ-centered"? Systematic Theology wants us to be preeminently Trinitarian. But the Triune God is unashamedly Christocentric. The Father gave the universe to His Son. The Spirit was sent to glorify the Son. Lovers of God will worship the Son.

John Owen on pondering Christ and thanksgiving

Thanksgiving must be daily, not yearly. And it will be, if we ponder the excellencies of Christ every day.