“Our first and chief concern as Christians should be to guard and to preserve this precious, wondrous unity of the Spirit. . . . If we believe in God, we must ever feel that our first duty is to guard this unity, to preserve it at all costs, to strain every nerve and be diligent in endeavouring to keep it and manifest it.” (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Christian Unity: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:1– 10)

by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz

Feliz Friday! Thanksgiving has come and gone, but the links are here to stay. Here are this week’s links!

• How can you help those who are sorrowful rejoice this holiday season? Pastor Spencer Harmon gives some great wisdom for many who may rub shoulders with those who are in this season of suffering.
• Scripture calls for believers to be hospitable. What does that look like? Kelsey Park invites you to join her in a life of service to believers you know and don’t know.
• Historian of science Mike Keas interviews J.P. Moreland about his new book, Scientism and Secularism: Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology. The great thing is this will be a series of interviews, so I will try to post future interviews to come!
• Denny Burk reflects on the recent Evangelical Theological Society meeting held last week. You may be more interested in this than you think, so check it out.
• How much time do you spend each day reading the Bible? Do you think you don’t have enough time? Crossway recently published an infographic that will inform and surprise you in terms of how much time it really does take to read the Bible, and how quickly it can be done. This can definitely be something worth investing your time in.
• How does the Bible address contentment? ACBC Executive Director Dale Johnson speaks about this in the newest Truth in Love podcast.
• What does it actually mean to be taught by God to “number our days”? W. Robert Godfrey lays out the context of Psalm 90:12 and draws us in to the God who is eternal.
• How should parent-child conversations be prioritized? Which types of conversations should parents give more of an emphasis on than others? Pastor Andy Farmer offers five priorities that will, in the long run, give way to a fruitful relationship with your children to the glory of God.
• Some may have already moved on from Thanksgiving, and are beginning to prepare for Christmas. How can we as believers make the most of this upcoming season? Pastor John MacArthur gives some helpful thoughts for us to consider.
• UC Berkeley is drawing attention to itself with one of its student senators abstaining to vote to condemn the Trump administration for considering to a Title IX ban on sex discrimination in education on the basis of a person’s biological sex rather than on his or her gender identity. The student senator is a Christian who chose not to go against her conscience, and has demonstrated compassion and conviction in the face of intolerance by the ‘tolerant’ majority. May her tribe increase.

That’s all for this week! Happy post-Thanksgiving! See you all on Sunday!

Soli Deo Gloria