Weekly Links (4/4/2014)

“The greatest commandment is love, not niceness. And as C.S. Lewis pointed out somewhere, anger is what love bleeds when you cut it. You cannot love without hating, and if you do not hate, you know nothing of love. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil (Prov. 8:13). To love the wolves is to hate the sheep, and vice versa. Love the termites, hate the house. Hate the man, love the cancer. This is not a difficult principle.” (Douglas Wilson, Preparing for the Refugee Column)

by Stephen Rodgers

In accordance with custom and the ancient pact, I’m going to keep my WL short and sweet so that you have more time to read and listen to the actual resources. Which are excellent. In fact, everybody needs to watch their step, because I’m about to drop some knowledge.

I believe that’s the expression the collegians taught me. Did I say that right?

Anyhow…

  • The free book this month from christianaudio.com is What Happens When Women Say Yes To God. I’m not familiar with that book at all, so this is more of a “by-the-way” than a whole-hearted recommendation.
  • The free book this month from Logos is Jesus and Scripture by Steve Moyise.  I’m not familiar with this one either, but Craig Evans endorsed it, and he’s no slouch, so it’s probably good.
  • Ok…on to stuff I actually know about. The April edition of Tabletalk is out, and it’s on the subject of The Great Commission.  So, if you’re waiting to hear if you’re on a missions team, you should probably read this. That way you can be loaded for bear when your interview rolls around. And if you’re not on a missions team, you should totally read this in order to test someone who is.
  • Ligonier is also giving away a free audiobook this month: The Truth of the Cross. In case you hadn’t noticed, Ligonier has recently committed to making many of it’s resources freely available, and they are almost always quite excellent…like this one.
  • Last but not least, the audio for the 2014 Shepherds Conference is up. I want to especially point out the seminar by Paul Washer; that’s another resource that you should have digested and stored in your back pocket (ok, sometimes metaphors don’t mix well) if you’re hoping to be on a missions team.

See you Sunday!

Pro Rege