- “Work-life balance” is right, good, and desirable, but when does it become a god – the thing I owe ultimate allegiance to? My observation: An overemphasis on “work-life balance” in ministry, can get in the way of doing ministry. Carey Nieuwhof writes eloquently about this, here.
- Speaking of gods, consider this powerful op-ed column by David Brooks: “These days, partisanship is often totalistic. People often use partisan identity to fill the void left when their other attachments wither away — religious, ethnic, communal and familial.”
- We worship a god, when we expect an infinite result from a finite good. Consider marriage. Paul Tripp writes here about a sober, but thankful, approach to marriage. I highly recommend his What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.