To the Christian theist, good and evil have a point of reference. With the naturalistic starting point, good and evil are either emotionally sensed or pragmatically driven, both of which fall victim to the reasoning processes of our diverse cultures. This is a glaring inconsistency within naturalism. (Ravi Zacharias & Vince Vitale, Why Suffering?: Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn’t Make Sense)

by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz

Feliz Friday! I pray your week have been filled with opportunities to reflect Christ in your life, and would love to extend that to you all with this week’s links!

• Nathan Busenitz has written an excellent article giving biblical reasons why Christians accept the 66 books of the Bible as the Word of God. Do you know the answer? Click to find out!
• Russell Moore reminds us that Christians may contend for religious freedom, but that shouldn’t lead us to believe that we will be free from ridicule. Great thoughts.
• Dan DeWitt, in a style that’s short and sweet, argues for apologetics to be a non-negotiable in discipling our children and youth. I wholeheartedly agree, and think you will too after reading his post.
• What influence does a godly wife have? What does a Christlike husband look like? What kind of love should he demonstrate? The answers are just a click away.
• The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood just came out with their Spring issue of JBMW, which you can access for free online. With the direction our culture is rapidly heading towards, you would be wise to stay informed of how the Christian worldview shines the light of Christ in this dark world. We are indebted to CBMW for standing firm in the truth.
• Last week, I mentioned Courtney Reissig gave a talk concerning the four myths of feminism, which didn’t have a link to the audio. Fortunately, since then, she did give a couple messages that were similar in content at her church. Listen in!
• If you’re on the fence about whether to dig into Kevin DeYoung’s new book on the issue of homosexuality, be sure to watch his interview with Justin Taylor.
• How do you practice gospel-centered spirituality? Don Whitney answers.
• The True Woman blog has been promoting their new resource True Woman 201: Interior Design, which is a sequel to their previous workbook on biblical womanhood. This time around, their focus is on the ten elements of biblical womanhood, with accompanying videos, all from the book of Titus! This looks like a wonderful complement to Pastor Patrick’s Sunday sermon series!

That’s all for this week! Don’t forget this week is flocks week, so enjoy your time together, and see you on Sunday!

Soli Deo Gloria