[T]he Bible’s account of origins (along with its other accounts) must be true. Only the God described in the Bible can provide the foundation for the things we take for granted. Without God’s Word, we would not have a good reason to believe in the preconditions of intelligibility: the basic reliability of memory and senses, laws of logic, uniformity of nature, morality, personal dignity and freedom… (Jason Lisle, The Ultimate Proof of Creation)

Feliz Friday! I hope your week has been a blessing and a joy! To help with that, here are this week’s links!

• Sometimes we need to look at believers who have been faithful in their callings as singles to see our need to be faithful, and have a ‘tangible’ picture of how that applies to our lives. One example is Pastor Voddie Baucham’s daughter, Jasmine Baucham Holmes.
• In light of the recent killing of 21 Christians by ISIS, one helpful perspective with respect to Islam has been pastor and apologist, James White. Here is his article giving a Christian response, followed up with thoughts on his podcast.
• Doug Wilson is at his best in responding to atheist actor Stephen Fry, who recently ranted about what he would say to God if He existed. This is a perfect example of Wilson’s summary of the tenets of atheism: 1. God doesn’t exist. 2. I hate Him.
• If you’ve ever considered cross-cultural/overseas missions at some point in your life, you probably struggled with deciding whether to learn the community’s native language or not. If you’re unsure which way to go, it may be best to consider whether language learning will glorify God or not. I think what is shared in those posts applies to learning languages in general, not strictly for travelling as a missionary.
• GirlTalk has some great articles focusing on turning to God when dealing with broken relationships with other believers, biblical attitudes to express during that time, and practical aspects of forgiveness. You do not want to miss out on these great posts.
• The Master’s College had their Truth and Life Conference last month, and the audio has just been made available. The theme was on “Practicing the Biblical ‘One Anothers.’” If you haven’t studied those passages before, or are in need of biblical teaching on how to relate to those in the church, consider this a jump start to growth.
• The Grace to You blog has been posting a number of articles related to inerrancy and the controversy surrounding creationism. Here’s their most commented to date: “Evangelical Syncretism: The Genesis Crisis.“
• In this week’s PeaceMeal, attention is drawn to the temptation to want to win the conflict rather than preserve the relationship. Wise words to heed.
• If you were tasked with coming up with clues for faithful, biblical preaching, what would you come up with? Well, The Cripplegate already has a list of marks of faithful preaching. Guess you have your work cut out for you.

That’s all for this week! Make sure to prepare for this Sunday’s service to our Lord, and also celebrate the joy of baptism with our brothers and sisters!

Soli Deo Gloria