On glaring billboard comparing – Girl With A Satchel
Erica Bartle on billboards and the “mind clutter we can do without

“When we get distracted by images and messages that have no rightful place in our personal worlds, we are at risk of wandering off the perfectly good life path set before us. Like Peter making his way across the water to Jesus, it was only a brief sideways glance that caught him off guard and saw him start to sink.” Read the full blog here.

My two favourite sermons on world mission – Communicate Jesus
Steve Kryger posts the two best sermons he’s ever heard on global mission. Watch and listen here.

Counseling the (really) hard cases – The Gospel Coalition, Matt Smethurst
“Sexual abuse. Schizophrenia. Anorexia. Porn. Postpartum depression. Paralyzing fear. Bipolar disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dissociative identity disorder. Addiction. Adultery. Homosexuality. Soberingly, the list goes on.” Matt Smethurst speaks with Stuart Scott and Heath Lambert, editors of new book Counseling the Hard Cases: True Stories Illustrating the Sufficiency of God’s Resources in Scripture. Read the interview here.

Two videos worth watching this week:

1. Counterfeit gods – Jeff Bethke

2. Live light in 25 words (ok ok, so we’re a bit biased on this one. Doesn’t mean it’s not worth watching!)