Resource Roundup

Podcast

King & Culture is a podcast out of Ironwood Church in Mesa, AZ. They have done 3 episodes in a series leading up to the election helping Christians think about politics. They've done a great job wrestling biblically and compassionately with a tough issues. If you've ever wondered if the Bible talks about this issue, then check out this podcast.

• iTunes | Spotify

Music

Mission House Family Nights - Taylor Leonhardt and Jess Ray are a powerful team who have gathered other musicians to put together two albums full of songs you want to sing about life with Jesus. You'll recognize some of these songs, and others will work their way into your regular rotation for yourself and your family.

• YouTube | Spotify 

Book

A.W. Tozer famously said that what comes to mind when we think of God is the most important thing about us. What comes to your mind? Here are some books to fill your mind with wonderful, biblical truths about God:

• God Is by Mark Jones

• The Apostles' Creed by Ben Myers

• Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves

• Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

• Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

If you're looking for some books to fill your kids' minds with truth about God:

• FatCat book series - The traditional components of the catechism has been the 10 Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, and the Apostles' Creed. Lexham Press has put these 3 components in the form of children's books that are easy to read while also being easy to dive deeper into truth about God.

*You can buy these, or I'd be happy to let you borrow mine.

Prayer

Building a rhythm of prayer may look like praying at the same times every day. Most of us probably pray something at night, but how intentional are you?

Esau McCaulley says this about pre-written prayers: "Established prayers and actions pass on the faith, not as magic activities that contain meaning in themselves, but as occasions for remembering."

Here is a prayer for before you go to bed, taken from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. You can use this prayer in your own bedtime routine with your kids.

• "Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

I love you!

In Christ,

Jonny Day