Weekly Links (4/9/2010)

by Stephen Rodgers

Welcome back to another edition of Weekly Links. I’m going to do everything I can to keep this shorter than last week, although I am going to tack on a series at the end of the post for those who are interested in something with a little more continuity. And here we go!

  • In honor of Easter, I can’t remember if I’ve posted this or not, but if you haven’t seen/heard this version of Matt Chandler’s “7 Miles”, then you are missing out! (VIDEO)
  • While some of the heat seems to be dwindling, a number of blogs are still going back and forth over John Piper’s decision to invite Rick Warren to this years Desiring God conference. Douglas Wilson (VIDEO) and Tim Challies (WEB) weighed in this week with their opinions.
  • Speaking of (over)reactions, Jared Wilson is occasionally a bit of a controversial guy, but this seems odd to me. Back in January, Jared posts a note on how “the gospel frees you to chill the heck out.” Almost three months later, Justin Taylor finds it, and throws it up on his blog, which promptly launches a comment war. Both Justin and Jared drop in to clear things up, and Kevin DeYoung offers some helpful observations. (WEB)
  • In case you missed it, TGC launched a new website called TGCReviews which is dedicated to all things books: reviews, excerpts, interviews with authors and the like. (WEB)
  • And in something of a decidedly less scholarly direction, the free book this month from Christian Audio is Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff. (MP3) Acuff can be really funny, and some of his observations are uncomfortably spot-on, but not all of his subject matter is for all age groups. Exercise a little discernment around young children unless you want to field the question, “Mommy, what does it mean when the man says he was “bounced out of town like a superball?””
  • Over at the Koinonia blog, Bill Mounce tackles the question of translating Titus 1:6 and the requirement for elders regarding their children. (WEB)
  • The interview series over at the Resurgence continues with Michael Horton’s Advice to the Young Reformed. (VIDEO)
  • Now this will scare the seminarians! Over at the Head Heart Hand blog, David Murray walks us through a “normal” week of pastoral ministry. (WEB)
  • And over at the Straight Up blog, Pastor James MacDonald answers the question “What Should a Mother Church Consider When Planting Churches?” (VIDEO)

Ok, that’s actually it for the week. See? I can be brief! But for those of you who want more…

As promised, here is a recent series by Phil Johnson over at TeamPyro, based on a sermon he gave at the Shepherd’s Conference this year. (If you want to hear the sermon, you can get it from their website in either audio or video format).

See you Sunday!

Pro Rege