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May the joy of the Lord be your strength today, and may we find our security and confidence in Him alone.

• Television’s boundary-smashing pioneer turns 100 – I had heard of Norman Lear before but did not know much about him. This article by Al Mohler was illuminating, for what I learned about the man and the reminder of how profoundly entertainment can impact cultural norms.

• Calm Under Pressure: Recovering the Grace of Equanimity – “We’re living in times that condition us to overreact and explode, in a society that rewards outrage and outbursts. It’s never been easy for sinners to keep even tempers in trial, but present distresses summon us afresh to learn composure under pressure, how to “hold our peace” when the moment requires it, and give release to emotion in its proper time and place.”

• New Resolve after 55 Years in My Wheelchair – This is a truly lovely reflection from Joni Eareckson Tada who writes, “What else could be more important than practicing Christianity, with sleeves rolled up, among the needy? When I do become tired, I’m inspired by the life of Jesus who, even as he was nailed on his cross and in great pain, nevertheless kept serving others…”

• Will Our Life’s Work Continue in Heaven? – Randy Alcorn writes about our work in heaven, and reminds us that in eternity we can expect a much different working environment. As he states, “Because our minds and bodies will never fade and because we will never lack resources or opportunity, our work won’t degenerate.”

• God is Beyond and Behind the Enormous Universe – “Our God, who spoke trillions of stars into existence, is somehow and in some way not only beyond the most distant galaxies but around them, and through them, in a hands-on way. As difficult as it is to comprehend the enormity of the universe, it’s even more difficult to understand that God is bigger than it and beyond it.

• Where Are You? – “Adam, standing in the ashes of a world to which he had set fire, huddles, hidden in incomplete makeshift clothes. And yet he hears good news, the Father’s haunting, searching words, ‘Adam, where are you?’”

Earlier this week on the blog: Preparing Parents for College