[God] is not in the least worried about His dignity. The point is, He wants you to know Him: wants to give you Himself. And He and you are two things of such a kind that if you really get into any kind of touch with Him you will, in fact, be humble–delightedly humble, feeling the infinite relief of having for once got rid of all the silly nonsense about your own dignity which has made you restless and unhappy all your life. He is trying to make you humble in order to make this moment possible: trying to take off a lot of silly, ugly, fancy-dress in which we have all got ourselves up and are strutting about like the little idiots we are. (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)

As always, there are a lot of great articles this week. So, I’ll stop blabbering so you can get reading. Here you go:

• At the Resurgence blog, Tullian Tchividjian has an article on why we forget we are saved, what we’re prone to do because of the amnesia, and how to go about resolving this issue. This article seems to encompass a lot of aspects of the underlying reasons for the need to remind ourselves of the good news.
• Steve Jobs has passed on. Al Mohler has a sobering article on the life of Steve Jobs. He truly was a man of unparalleled talent and influence, yet one would be sorely mistaken to think his impactful life is any more important than “the mother tending her child, the farmer planting his crops, the father protecting his family, the couple faithfully living out their marital vows, the factory worker laboring to support his family, and the preacher preparing to preach the Word of God.”
• Tim Challies shares some quotes from his study of Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen. It’s a meditation on Romans 8:13, and how Paul speaks of the condition (of sin), the means (of the Spirit), the duty (to kill), and the promise (to live).
• Ray Ortlund writes a set of unBeatitudes that gives us a perspective on the promises this world offers. You’ll have to click through to see what an “unBeatitude” is.
• Since I couldn’t resist, I’m going to share another article of Ray Ortlund’s. He shares a few words on what it means to be tenderhearted, as it says in Ephesians 4:32. One would do well to study this idea, particularly in light of this world’s warped view of manliness.
• Parchment and Pen is another blog I follow rather closely. In this one, C. Michael Patton shares some thoughts on the connection between doubt and disobedience. While doubt definitely does cause disobedience, he shares with us how disobedience can cause us to doubt as well.