BCL Online Picks — September 18, 2025

September 18, 2025/BCL/
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Here are Beautiful Christian Life’s online picks for this week to help you hold fast to God’s promises in Christ.

1. When Evil Strikes: Charlie Kirk, Christian Grief, and the Path of Wisdom

Pastor Sean Whitenack writes, “We cannot allow evil to draw us into folly.” In this New Life in Christ Church blog post, Whitenack shares why pursuing a disciplined spirit, “the deliberate act of submitting our emotions to God” is the path of wisdom for believers when evil strikes. (We are grateful to The Aquila Report for bring this post to our attention.)

2. Three Aspects of Faith

Is faith a casting off of all logic and reason to take a blind leap to believe in something? Actually, no. Ligonier Ministries gives us a short and helpful explanation of the three aspects of saving faith in Christ.

3. The American Experiment

What is the “American experiment” and why does it matter? In this Heidelblog post, R. Scott Clark, Professor of Church History and Historical Theology at Westminster Seminary California, discusses “two rights that the founders claimed to be universal, God-given, natural rights”—freedom of religion and freedom of speech—and examines the current status of the “American Experiment” on those fronts today.

4. What Is Prayer?

Over at Tabletalk Magazine, pastor, author, and Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary president Barry J. York gives us insight on the nature of prayer and what it means to communicate our desires to the Father by faith in Christ.

5. Practical Helps for Reading the Bible

Are you struggling to read Scripture on a consistent basis? Joel R. Beeke, chancellor and professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, has written a helpful article with practical ways to build the discipline of daily Bible reading for your spiritual good and God’s glory.

6. Brothers, We Are Not Political Pundits

Is it possible for pastors to be both good shepherds of their flock and expert political pundits? In this Clearly Reformed post, pastor and author Kevin DeYoung gives his thoughts on why “when it comes to our public ministry—what we are known for and what people think about when they think of our voice in the public square—political punditry is virtually a zero-sum game.”

7. God All-Sufficient

When circumstances overwhelm us, it is good to remember that God is all we need. Here is a prayer from the beloved Puritan devotional The Valley of Vision to strengthen your faith in tumultuous times.