“The pastor recognizes the effects of Adam’s sin upon the body; he, therefore, has no problem working side-by-side with a physician who treats the counselee’s body as he counsels him about its proper use. From the days of Paul and Luke, pastors have found kinship with medical personnel. Why, then, does the psychiatrist present a problem? Certainly it is not because of his medical background. The problem is that he will not stay in his own backyard. He keeps setting up his lawn chairs and moving his picnic table onto the pastor’s property.” (Jay Adams)

by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz

Feliz Friday! Why is it feliz? Because we have some links for you below!

• Regarding the Starbucks cup fiasco, please read this.
• Now that we got that out of the way, here’s some questions Pastor Kevin DeYoung has for married couples to diagnose the state of their marriage.
• Challies has written some great posts this week. Make sure you take a look at his ten serious problems with the book Jesus Calling, and his theological quizzes (on the Trinity, Christology, and bibliology), now in PDF format!
• RTS Professor Michael Kruger deals with the common objection to Christianity that all religions are equally valid yet have only small glimpses of the truth. Similar to the story of the blind men and the elephant. Let’s just say he knocks this one out of the park.
• If grace covers all our sins, why not sin? Stand to Reason gives a gracious response.
• Have you ever wondered what the self-authenticating nature of Scripture is all about? Well, if you have (now that I mentioned it), Nicholas Batzig gives a very helpful discussion on this issue that brings clarity to the subject. It would be worth your time to look into it.
• Glory Books posted a podcast discussing Eric Weathers’ testimony as a believer in the workforce that will definitely pique your interest. From working nearly 20 years at FedEx, to being let go, he has a lot of wisdom concerning how to be a faithful witness in whatever vocation you’re presently in. This is some good stuff worth listening to.
• How should churches deal with apostasy in their local context? David Murray, echoing John Owen’s counsel, provides sound wisdom in this area.
• How does biblical counseling and the sovereignty of God relate to one another? Jay Adams, founder of nouthetic counseling, gives an address focused on answering this very question. Make sure you give yourself time to read this one. It’s on the longer side of posts.

That’s all for this week! Please be in prayer for both College Life and Lumos, as well as for the upcoming baptism service Sunday night. See you all in the Lord’s house on the Lord’s Day!

Soli Deo Gloria