Britain’s loneliest sheep: Stephen Steele begins, “A high-profile new resident arrived in South West Scotland recently – a ewe once known as ‘Britain’s Loneliest Sheep’. Fiona, as she has been named, was rescued after being stranded for more than two years at the foot of cliffs in the Scottish Highlands.”
When the walk becomes a crawl: David Powlison exhorts us, “The key to getting a long view of sanctification is to understand direction. What matters most is not the distance you’ve covered. It’s not the speed you’re going. It’s not how long you’ve been a Christian. It’s the direction you’re heading.”
He knows the mysteries of the womb: Madlyn Istrate with a heart-breaking, but deeply encouraging post, “My questions will remain unanswered in this life. I doubt any amount of thinking, journaling, or grasping for answers will bring them. So instead, I choose to leave them peacefully unanswered, knowing that the One who fashioned the whales of the deep also fashioned the intricacies of the baby that made me a mama. He knows the mysteries of the seas, the mysteries of the womb, and He knows me too. Knowing the One who knows is enough.”
Raised in a birdcage of optimization: Chris Martin with a broad analysis of what is concerning about the context of how the rising generation is being raised, “Indeed. the birdcage door swung open with the advent of the social internet, and then it was slammed shut by the smartphone. On top of that, the liberating feelings provided by the earliest iterations of the social internet were supplanted by the suffocating environment of the social internet we have today.”
Service: Christ exemplified: I love this post on Maundy Thursday from my son, Soren and his friend Tyler, “When life weighs down, serve. Do not be tempted to serve and complain about even more busyness, but rather serve out of the outflow of your love and compassion for others. Love others. Be a light by humbling yourself to the state of a servant before those who are your peers, or even your employees, children, and students. This humility exemplifies Christ, who, though having all the power and authority to make Himself greater, washed His disciple's feet.”
What is biblical friendship? Sam Allberry with a profound explanation in this brief video.

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