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BCL Online Picks — January 1, 2026
Happy new year to our BCL readers! With resolutions for 2026 on our minds and hearts, here are some helpful articles from around the web to consider on diligence, quietness, and dependence on God.
5 Ways People Worship Themselves
“If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshiping an idealized version of yourself” (Tim Keller). Here are five ways people go about designing their own god to worship.
Is Church Discipline Mean?
The tendency today is to view the church as a means of therapy, a place of fellowship and encouragement. The very idea of church discipline seems high-handed, arbitrary, unjust, even mean. Is this true?
The Reality and Joy of Accountability
Accountability often seems to be a one-way street. We want other people to be held accountable but also want God and others to to go easy on us. The reality is that we are all accountable to God, one another, and ourselves.