Shout out to:
1. Toby Morris and
his recent cartoon on
the various advantages and benefits different social classes have. He
creatively shows something that I wish I could tell every middle to upper class
American – that none of us should walk around acting as if we “made it” all on
our own, without any help, by the own strength of our guts and willpower. A
Christian worldview reminds us that every person is a recipient of divine grace,
some of us having a received a lot more than others. It should always make us
humble and, in turn, gracious and empathetic towards others who may be several
rungs lower on the social ladder than we are. It should make us regularly ask
ourselves, “How will I steward whatever resources I have for the glory of God
and the good of others?”
2. Ryan Holiday and
his post, “The Perfect Spouse
is the Best Life Hack No One Told You About.” The main point of the post is to
show that marriage is really, really
good for us, despite what our culture says. He writes, “We’re supposed to believe that
relationships tie people down, that they are the death knell for creativity and
ambition. Nonsense.” That’s exactly right! There are lots of other good lines like this in the post.
Holiday doesn’t seem to be a Christian but he points to something Scripture makes
beautifully clear – that marriage is a good gift from God, so don’t run away
from it. Male twenty-somethings. in particular, don’t listen to the lies of the
culture. You want to be “manly” man? You want to be successful in your career?
You want to be successful in life? Then start taking faithful committed
Christian women out on dates so you find someone you can marry! Your church
family might even help you out (if you ask nicely, of course)!
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