“I simply argue that the cross be raised again at the centre of the market place as well as on the steeple of the Church. I am recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles; but on a cross between two thieves; on a town garbage heap; at the crossroad of politics so cosmopolitan that they had to write His title in Hebrew and in Latin and in Greek…And at the kind of place where cynics talk smut, and thieves curse, and soldiers gamble. Because that is where He died, and that is what He died about. And that is where Christ’s men ought to be and what Church people ought to be about.” (George Macleod)

by Stephen Rodgers

Well, after a month on hiatus here we go again! And is our custom, the first WL of the month is given over to alerting you to some free resources to help you profitably spend your time for the rest of the month…

• The free resource from christianaudio.com this month is Rosaria Butterfield’s The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert which is really, Really, REALLY good. You should imbibe this book…read it, listen to it, absorb it…whatever works. It’s…as the kids say these days…stupid good…which means it’s actually very smart. And good.
• Logos’ free resource this month is the Paideia Commentaries on the New Testament: Acts. I’m afraid I don’t know too much about this one, but there it is.
• The August edition of Tabletalk is out, and it deals with the topic of “Persecution.” On top of it always being an excellent resource, this month, Ligonier is making it free in every digital form imaginable, so you are without excuse (unless you only read printed material, in which case you probably don’t read the Beacon).

So, that address the new and recurring stuff, but let’s take a look at two other resources for you:

• First of all, Gary Habermas, a Christian historian, apologist, and scholar, has made one of his books available for free online: Evidence for the Historical Jesus.
• Also, as you know, Al Mohler’s podcast “The Briefing” is a favorite around these parts. He took a break for the last month in an expression of solidarity for our missions trip (no, not really…just seeing if anyone reads this), but has now resumed.

That’s it. See you Sunday!

Pro Rege