Sail through the flood of information with our weekly Resurgence Roundups. Each Friday, we will share a list of articles across ministry tribes that our team has found helpful with the hope of serving you well.

“Six principles for developing humility as a leader,” by John Dame and Jeffrey Gedmin

Harvard Business Review

“We live in an era of self-celebration,” writes John Dame and Jeffrey Gedmin.

Sadly, this statement often rings as true in the church as on Wall Street. Even among Christian leaders, “bluster and the alpha instinct… often get mistaken for ability and effectiveness.” This article offers six principles leaders should learn to foster humility.

“America’s Bible hypocrisy: study shows disconnect between beliefs and behavior,” by Tyler O’Neil

The Christian Post

A recent study conducted by the American Bible Society revealed that 66 percent of Americans believe that “the Bible contains everything a person needs to know to live a meaningful life,” yet “58 percent say they don’t want wisdom and advice from the Bible.” Check out this study to better understand how our culture approaches the Bible. 

“Courage in the ordinary,” by Tish Harrison Warren

InterVarsity

This is a great story of a one woman’s journey from a “radical” life to a radically ordinary life as a Christian wife and mother. Warren makes some important points that all Christians (especially leaders in the church) need to hear in light of the so-called “radical discipleship” that is so en vogue today.

“Seven ways for busy moms to get in the Word,” by Courtney Joseph

Desiring God

For many moms, being a mother is like living inside a perpetual whirlwind of activity. From getting kids ready in the morning, to constantly cleaning, to preparing endless meals, there’s hardly time left over to hang out with Jesus. “But the truth is that we need slow moments,” remarks Joseph. “Here is a simple guide for busy moms who want to build more of these slow moments into their everyday.”

ICYMI

Here are the posts we’ve put out here on Resurgence in the last seven days:

• “We engage culture for Jesus,” by Lecrae
• “The mission-minded woman,” by Trisha Wilkerson
• “Top 5 posts of August,” by Resurgence
• “The ugly flip side of Christian consumerism,” by Dave Bruskas
• “A call to come together,” by Resurgence
• “What I wish I’d known about faith, finances, and Pharisee discipleship,” by Larry Osborne (“What I wish I had known about ____”)
• “Bible study tools and resources,” by Mark Driscoll  (“Know the Bible”)
• “Jesus overpowers your envy,” by Tim Chaddick

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“The incredible case of the bank robber who’s now a law clerk,” by Mark Memmott

NPR

God has written an amazing story of grace and redemption with the life of Shon Hopwood.

Shon served 11 years in federal prison for robbing not one, but five banks. But today, by the grace of God, he is an author, a Gates Public Service Law Scholar at the University of Washington, a member of Mars Hill Church, and soon will be a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

During this segment of All Things Considered on NPR, Shon talks for the first time in 14 years with the judge who sentenced him to federal prison.