Confession of sin on Twitter? – Christ and Pop Culture Blog
A group of Jews have encouraged one another to confess their sins on Twitter. Is this a good idea?

“…such public confessions are actually a kind of a faux humility. That is, I can confess, ‘I have often been short with others.’ Well, that’s no skin off my back to admit, almost everyone has been short with others. Such confessions make us look pious and penitent, and that’s just what our pride likes, isn’t it?” Read full blog here.

Hookup Culture Is Good for Women, and Other Feminist Myths – Her.meneutics blog
“Pornography. Casual sex. Crude jokes about sex. Hooking up with no strings attached. Hanna Rosin’s most recent Atlantic article, “Boys on the Side,” describes highly intelligent, career-oriented women engaging in all of these behaviors with a mere shrug of the shoulders. In the minds of many driven young women on college campuses across the country, sexual promiscuity doesn’t harm anyone.” Amy Julia Becker, writing for Christianity Today’s blog, Her.meneutics, thinks differently. Read the full blog here.

The days I need the gospel least – Challies.com
“I have always understood that when I have sinned there is value in preaching the gospel to myself…What I haven’t understood to the same degree is the value of preemptively preaching the gospel to myself. I have heard many people say that there is value in preaching the gospel to myself every day, whether or not I find myself carrying the guilt and shame of sin. I’ve always thought of preaching the gospel to myself as a reactive thing, but Jerry Bridges has helped me to see it as proactive. Here’s why: The gospel does not merely correct bad thinking in the past and present, but also prevents bad thinking in the future. The gospel does not just speak to forgiveness of sins, but convicts me of the value of avoiding sin and reminds me that I now have the power to overcome it.” Read full blog here.