Weekend Web Wandering - October 10, 2015

This weekend is a full one for our family (Happy Birthday, Mom! And Happy Anniversary to my grandparents and my sister & brother-in-law!) so let’s get right to the linkage:

Learning

Let Them Fail from Tressays. First in a great series.
So You Let Them Fail. Now What? Second in the series.
Helpful Studying Tips. Third in the series. (Small shudder from SQ3R flashbacks here. Was that just an ’80s-early 90’s thing?)

Living

Stop Worrying So Much About Making a Big Impact by Ellery Sadler at Relevant.
Finding God’s Boundaries for Friendships by Boothe Farley at Grace for Moms.
3 Questions Every Mom Needs to Ask Herself by Jennifer Rothschild at The Better Mom.
4 Ways to Encourage Gentleness in Our Sons by Monica Leigh at The MOB Society.
Two posts specific to pastor’s families: Pastor’s Wives: 5 Misconceptions by Lauren Chandler and 5 Strategies for Raising Pastor’s Kids to Love the Church by Nikki Daniel. (As a PK myself let me insert my two cents: loving a church ultimately isn’t as important as loving Christ. When people have asked me why I am still faithful to church and holding strong in my beliefs, the answer is Christ. I actually believed what I said I believed as a child. Churches let you down. Christ does not. Churches are all imperfect. Christ is not. [/soapbox])
On Vulnerability, Perfection, and Helping the Person Behind You by Kristen at The Frugal Girl. Loved this one so much. While I do believe in absolute truth and absolute authority, no human on earth today is that truth. No one has achieved perfection. I admire and imitate those further along the path than I am and I hope I am an encouragement to those behind me. Great post.

Loving

Powerful Before and After Portraits of Premature Babies from Bored Panda. Beautiful.
When Tragedy Strikes, Partisan Politicking Offers Cold Comfort by Trevin Wax at RNS.
The Spiritual Toll of Pop Culture’s Irony Obsession by Jesse Carey at Relevant.
My Mom Just Died of Brain Cancer. Here’s Why She Opposed Assisted Suicide by Mary Karner at The Federalist.
How Do You Know Jesus Really Rose from the Dead? by Timothy Paul Jones at TGC.
‘Captive and the Christian Film Industry by Nathanael Smith for Think Theology. No pulled punches here. (For another perspective on Christian Films see: School Buses, Limos and Christian Art: How to Appreciate ‘War Room’ by Jimmy Needham for TGC. Note that both authors agree War Room and its like are not GOOD filmmaking, but draw different conclusions.)
Recycling: The Triumph of Feel-Goodism Over Common Sense by Daniel Mitchell in The Federalist. (See also the inspiration for this piece: The Reign of Recycling by John Tierney in The New York Times.)
The Playmobil Conundrum by Jason Wilson in The New Yorker. My kids are into playmobil in a BIG way, so this caught my eye when my brother-in-law sent my husband a link to this piece. Interesting thoughts, although I might draw some different conclusions.
Every Conversation Between a Parent and Child In Four Conversations by Sean Williams at Slate. I laughed. And then I sighed. We said we wanted to raise smart, articulate kids…

On Living Unabridged:

Awesome Resource for Moms (don’t miss this online conference next week!)
Picture Books for Fall (some favorite books and activities for one of my favorite seasons)

One Year Ago

What caught your eye this week?

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