Bits & Pieces (4/24/13)

Five Ways to Avoid the Drain of Busyness – Feeling overwhelmed and drained by all you have committed to? This article offers five helpful ways to avoid that.

Washing the Feet of the Saints – “We should never think we are above doing these “foot-washing” kind of jobs. Neither should we underestimate their significance. Even the grubbiest of tasks are holy, if done for the glory of Jesus Christ. After all, didn’t our Savior Himself stoop to wash the feet of his disciples? We should consider it an honor to do dirty jobs for Him.”

The “Right Time” God – “Don’t mistake God’s patience for His indifference. Understand that God will act when God will act, and that His time of action is going to be right. We know this of course. Of course we do. But that’s about the second coming of Jesus. The first coming of Jesus happened in a similar way. Not early, and not late, but right on time…”

Non-Christian Complementarianism? – In regards to a recent interview with Gabrielle Reece, the author remarks “[a]s I watched this, it occurred to me that someone might conclude that this is a non-Christian version of complementarian marriage. But actually, ‘non-Christian complementarianism’ is a contradiction in terms—something on the order of ’round square’ or ‘four-sided triangle.'”

Jackie Robinson & The Pattern of Jesus – Jackie Robinson’s impact on baseball is well-known. This post looks at what enables him to have that impact even when many were against him.

A Special Request Home run – This article should be read by all baseball fans, and if you aren’t one, you should read it anyway.