The Science of Sinning Less: CT Connection

[Also: Getting Unstuck: Innovative Small Churches Find Alternatives, Not Excuses | Caring for Miami is the Miami-Dade Schools 2016-2017 District-Wide Exemplary Partner] Also: Getting Unstuck: Innovative Small … | Caring for Miami is the Miami-Dade … | [View online]( [ChristianityToday.org]( [Christianity Today Connection newsletter]( Wednesday, May 03, 2017 Cover Story [The Science of Sinning Less]( What new research reveals about self-control and willpower. Bradley Wright with David Carreon As a Christian, I have often wondered about my failures of self-control. Why is it that I can know what I want to do, carefully plan to do it, and then do something completely different—something unhelpful and often directly opposed to my beliefs? As Paul wrote, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do" (Rom. 7:15).[continue reading >>]( Pivot [Getting Unstuck: Innovative Small Churches Find Alternatives, Not Excuses]( Problems don't become excuses when we say "we can't do it that way." They become excuses when we say "we can't do it any other way, either." The Exchange [Caring for Miami is the Miami-Dade Schools 2016-2017 District-Wide Exemplary Partner]( Faith-based organization meets the physical needs of 1200 children each week. Women [Female Pastors Bring Hope to War-Torn Middle East Churches]( Syria and Lebanon celebrate the historic ordination of a pair of faithful clergy. The Exchange [Teams in Mission: Are They Worth It? (Part One)]( TEAM missionaries research teamwork. Editor's Note [Christians, Retreating Isn't a Failure of Nerve]( We need a tactical withdrawal to regroup the church for the days ahead. CT Magazine [New & Noteworthy Books]( Compiled by Matt Reynolds Wilson's Bookmarks [Wilson's Bookmarks]( From John Wilson, editor of 'Education and Culture' at thebestschools.org. News [Putting Pastors to Pasture in Nigeria]( Churches protest law requiring ministry leaders to resign after age 70 or 20 years. Book Review [The Church's Three-Part Harmony]( Why evangelical, sacramental, and Pentecostal Christians belong together in one body. CT Pastors [Preaching in the Power of the Holy Spirit]( Entering into a conversation with the Triune God during your sermon prep process. Christian History [Raise a Juice Box to the Temperance Movement]( The teetotaling history behind America's favorite communion wine substitute. Inside Our Ministry [How CT Rebutted His 'Nice Guy, Poor Mind' Christian Stereotype]( Attorney Tony Chuang on his "first love with thinking-minded Christians." Morgan Lee [How Beautiful Orthodoxy Fits into This Couple's Calling]( A former litigation attorney believes CT's voice is the perspective the fractured evangelical world needs most. Interview with David Brenner [Why a Drug Addict Wrote a Christianity Today Cover Story]( Tim King shares how good Christians become addicts Morgan Lee Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Subscribe to this newsletter]( IN THE MAGAZINE [Current Issue]( [The Science of Sinning Less]( [What to Make of Donald Trump's Soul]( [Why Don't the Gospel Writers Tell the Same Story?]( [View Full Issue]( [Subscribe Now]( More from Christianity Today [Peter's Message to Politically Panicked Christians: Talk About Something Else]( An excerpt from 'This Is Our Time.' [How Christian Artists Blow the Whistle on Cultural Pollution]( An excerpt from 'Culture Care.' ['The Leftovers' Explores the Fallout of a Godless Rapture]( As it enters its third season, the acclaimed drama continues to take a long, hard look at our responses to loss. Related CT Newsletters [CT Entertainment]( Reviews and perspectives on movies, TV, and music. [Sign Up Now]( [The Galli Report]( Weekly must-reads from the editor of CT. [Sign Up Now]( [Christianity Today Connection]( Delivered via email to subscribers weekly. [Subscribe]( | [Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org]( Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.