How can you wield and yield to authority in a healthy way? In Authority, Jonathan Leeman shares how godly rule protects the vulnerable, strengthens communities, and promotes human flourishing.

A collection from around the web of the winners of best books awards this year.

Plus: The Pilgrim’s Regress

Your Best Days Are Ahead: Confronting the Lies of Nostalgia / The Tyranny of ‘Christmas’: Advent Warnings from C.S. Lewis

I share my biggest goal and prayer for this Christmas season.

Christ must reign supreme over our words as we talk to God and others.

The Dawning of Indestructible Joy / Family Worship

Memoir and Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne: A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic / A Leader for the Long Haul: The Legacy of Enduring Pastors / How Were the Books of the Bible Chosen? / More Thrilling to Be Saved Than to Succeed / Poured Out for Others: The Meaning of a Sacrificial Life

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon When Talking to God and Others: 3 Ways to Use Your Words.

Links from SOLA.NETWORK.

3 Ways to Use Your Words

How can the Christian be warned and prepare against backsliding? In The Pilgrim’s Regress, Mark Jones writes on guarding against backsliding and apostasy in the Christian life.