Some of the posts that spoke to my heart this week:

Trust and Delight. “Trusting God doesn’t mean we stop working; it means we stop worrying about outcomes beyond our control. When you trust God, you trade anxious striving for patient obedience.”

Noisy World, Quiet Heart. “It can be hard to have a moment’s peace amidst the noise of the world. Constantly bombarded with notifications, updates, emails, texts, podcasts, and videos, we often allow all the ‘noise’ to take over our thoughts and hearts. As a result, we’re anxious, sleep-deprived, nervous, and sinfully angry. God is not the author of noisome, disquieted hearts. He is the God of peace.”

Comfort for the Heart that Can’t Pray. “I knew I needed to pray, but the only words I could muster were, ‘Jesus, help!’—followed by a crushing silence. My heart was numb, my head was swimming, and, on top of it all, I was frustrated with my own inability. Why couldn’t I figure out how to pray in such a dire situation? What was wrong with me?“

Praying for Help When You Are Helpless. “When Jehoshaphat was told that a “great multitude” was at Engedi (only about 25 miles from Jerusalem), he was afraid. What did Jehoshaphat do in his fear? He prayed.”

Don’t Wait for Tragedy Before You Talk to Your Kids About Death, HT to Challies. “Our children know that our world is broken. And if we want to teach the whole witness of Scripture and speak precisely about the gospel, we’re going to have to talk about death with the children in our homes and churches. Talking to kids about death gives them an opportunity to worship God in light of Christ’s sacrifice and to seek comfort in him as they live in our broken world.”

Losing Our Words: The Decline of Reading and the Rise of Reels, HT to Challies. “It’s not just that people don’t read books anymore; it’s that we don’t know how to read deeply. We skim, we scroll, we glance. Our minds, constantly fed on instant content, become restless and impatient with slow thought. The result is a generation that finds reading effortful—and reflection uncomfortable..”

The Antidote to Unmet Expectations this Thanksgiving. “It isn’t always easy to go from what our minds thought it would or should be like to what God has in mind instead. Unmet expectations (even ones we didn’t realize we created!) can be crushing and draining.”

Give Your Best Away, HT to Challies. “Quality matters, especially when giving to others. Surprisingly, I have been critiqued for this.”

Announcing the 2026 Bible Reading Challenge. “The challenge is to read the entire Bible within 90 days. If you wish, you may begin today. Regardless of when you begin, your 90-day period must end no later than March 31, 2026. Once you complete your reading, you may submit an entry form (see post) to enter a prize drawing.”

The best way of increasing our knowledge of God s infinite nature, is by the reverent study of His Word. It is a flimsy religion which discounts doctrine. What the bones are to the body, doctrine is to our moral and spiritual life.  F. B. Meyer, from the August 4 reading in Our Daily Walk