Confession of a pragmatist pastor – 9Marks
“Hi, I’m Jeramie. And I’m a recovering pragmatic pastor,” begins this post. Read and recognise yourself in this confession.

Weakness is the way – David Ould
A powerful video featuring J.I Packer’s “testimony of weakness”. “In our society, strength-or at least imagined strengthis applauded, and weakness is thought of as a defect. It means that you’ve missed the best in life.” Watch it here

8 things to eliminate from your day – Business Insider
Including checking your phone while talking to someone and multitasking during  a meeting.

Legalise polygamy – Slate
A secularist controversially makes the case for polygamy. “The definition of marriage is plastic. Just like heterosexual marriage is no better or worse than homosexual marriage, marriage between two consenting adults is not inherently more or less “correct” than marriage among three (or four, or six) consenting adults.” Read the full argument here.

Uncool- Google and Facebook’s human trafficking complicity – Red Letter Christians
Frank Schaeffer writes about the fight that needs to happen against the modern day slave trade.

Can a Christian watch ‘Game of Thrones’?  – USA Today
Is there anything morally redeeming about “Game of Thrones”? Does the hit HBO series even have a moral vision?