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May the joy of the Lord be your strength today and may you find your satisfaction in Him alone.

• Should I Let My Kids Watch This? – 10 Tips for Discerning Parents – This post is exactly what it says it is – ten tips to consider when assessing what your kids watch. As Christians and as parents, we should be thoughtful and intentional about what content our kids consume and this post contains a useful framework to consider those decisions.

• Percentage of American viewing Scripture as literal Word of God reaches new low – To evangelize wisely it is helpful to have insight into cultural attitudes and beliefs. Reports on polls like this help us glean than information and should also, hopefully, motivate our evangelistic efforts.

• Chapter-and-Verse Protestants: The Reformation Legacy of Little Berea – “However much we cherish and rehearse and draw wisdom from time-tested creeds and confessions, we learn to default to Scripture itself. We relish the very words of God even more. Not just in theory. In daily practice. In eager daily examination.”

• Why You Should Reach Out to an Old Friend, According to Science – We may think that someone who hasn’t heard from us in a long time, has no interest in hearing from us now. However, research suggests rekindling of these long-time connections has a greater impact than we suspect. And when we reach out to old friends for the sake of God’s Kingdom, the impact could be an eternal one.

• “One Anothers” You Won’t Find in the New Testament – “The kind of God we really believe in is revealed in how we treat one another. The lovely gospel of Jesus positions us to treat one another like royalty, and every non-gospel positions us to treat one another like dirt.  But we will follow through horizontally on whatever we really believe vertically.”

Yesterday’s blog post: Petitions, Preferences & Our Kids