BCL Online Picks — August 27, 2026

August 27, 2026/BCL/BCL Online Picks

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Explore practical ways to minister to the elderly, how to speak truth in our hearts, whether attending church is optional for Christians, and more in this week’s online picks!

1. Aged Care Ministry: Three Challenges and Five Responses

Are frail elderly people more open to the gospel because death is near? Drawing on three years of experience as an aged-care chaplain, Australian pastor Campbell Markham explores the particular challenges of ministering in nursing homes, sharing immensely practical ways Christians can bring residents the truth and compassion of Christ. Read it here →

2. Speak the Truth in Your Heart

What do you say to yourself when no one else can hear? Over at Tabletalk Magazine, Thomas Brewer considers how the truths and lies we speak in our hearts shape the way we live and why we need not only to know the truth but also to trust it. Read it here →

3. 5 Ways God is Father to the Fatherless

What does it mean for Christians to call God “Father,” especially for those whose earthly fathers have been absent or caused them pain? This article at Core Christianity explores five ways believers can find comfort and security in knowing that they have been adopted through Christ into God’s family. Read it here →

4. Christ and the Third Use of the Law

“To preach imperatives, commands, apart from Christ or the gospel, tears down the very foundation of the Christian life.” Over at Reformed Theology in Piety, Practice, and Preaching, theologian J. V. Fesko focuses on the importance of keeping Christ at the center of all instruction about the Christian life. Read it here →

5. The Gospel Isn’t Good News Without Justification

Why is justification indispensable to receiving every other gospel blessing as truly good news? Over at The Gospel Coalition, theologian Michael Horton considers how this essential doctrine fits within the Bible’s sweeping story of redemption. Read it here →

6. 5 Things You Should Know About Assurance

Can believers be certain of their salvation without relying on their changing feelings? Over at Ligonier Ministries, pastor Robert M. Godfrey shares five encouraging truths about assurance from the Canons of Dort. Read it here →

7. What Should I Say To My Christian Friend Who Believes That Attending Church Is Optional?

In this five-minute video over at Clearly Reformed, theologian and pastor Kevin DeYoung answers the question of whether church attendance is optional for Christians. Watch it here →