The best of the net - selection #3

Our next round up of interesting/helpful articles on the web.  If you have any suggestions of good blogs/articles, please do get in touch at womenatcharlotte@gmail.com

Delighting in the Greater Adoption
In our evening sermon series we are studying through Romans 8.  In our most recent sermon we encountered the doctrine of adoption.  Verses 15 says this, "The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.  And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”"  As Christians we get to call the creator God our Father.  That is amazing news.  Andy read from this article from Chelsea Patterson.  She reflects on her our adoption and how it is a reflection of our greater adoption.  She says, "Delight in the greater adoption. Live as one who knows you have God as your Father. You were purchased by the precious blood of Jesus, redeemed from sin, and offered an eternal inheritance."

Help! My kids are looking at Porn!
What do you should you do and how do you respond if you discover your children have been looking at or looking for pornography.  Tim Challies addresses this issue in a two part post.  The first addresses the immediate response and the second looks at how you might put together a plan that will protect your family in the future, both preventing those who want to look at porn and protecting those who don't yet know that it exists.

Take God at His Word: Kevin DeYoung on the Character of Scripture
By any account the Bible is the most influential book of all time.  Much ink has been spilled writing about it.  But what does Scripture say about itself?  In his new book, Taking God at His Word, Kevin DeYoung offers a readable defense of the clarity, authority, sufficiency and beauty of God's written Word.  In this interview, Kevin DeYoung, discusses some of the issues his book covers.  An interesting read.  Looking forward to reading the book.

On being a real woman
What does it mean to be a real woman?  This article By Bianca Walker gets us thinking about what the world considers a real woman to be like compared to what the Bible teaches.  Thought provoking stuff! 

Afternoon brunch

Our next Women's Ministry Brunch is happening on May 10th at 3pm.  Instead our of usual morning brunch we are having afternoon tea together.  The change in time is to make it easier for those who find Saturday mornings difficult to come along.  We do hope you will make the time to come and share in fellowship will all the Women at Charlotte.  

The theme of May is A meal with Jesus: The call to hospitality.  Meals have always been important across societies and cultures - a time for friends and family to come together.  As author Tim Chester puts it, "Food connects".  Tim Chester also argues that meals are deeply theological - an important part of Christian fellowship and mission.  He observes that Luke's gospel is full of stories of Jesus at meals.  Through the talk and discussion we will see what we can learn from these meals and how we can apply this to our understanding of hospitality.  We want to learn to be sacrificially giving and loving around the table, serving others and sharing the grace of Christ.  

If you are able to come, please do sign up either on the Facebook event page or by emailing womenatcharlotte@gmail.com