“When God calls you to do a task, you must attain to the highest level that you can in pursuing it – for His Name’s sake. That is true of counseling as well as any other calling. If God has called you to the ministry of counseling, you are not free to be mediocre. To please Him you must excel. Moreover, as in every area in which others’ lives are at stake, you cannot sluff off what you do as ‘just another thing’ among many. You must give yourself to the work. What you do has eternal consequences!” (Jay E. Adams, Committed to Craftsmanship)

by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz

Feliz Friday! New week, new links. Enjoy!

• Al Mohler reports on a couple cases in Canada where parents, in the eyes of the court, are limited in their parental authority, especially with respect to a child’s gender/sexual identity. This seems to be how moral change now occurs in society: court cases.
• Pastor Jason Meyer of Bethlehem Baptist Church writes of how pastor and Puritan Jonathan Edwards saved his ministry from losing joy in the midst of trials. Great thoughts from a great mind of the past.
• Creation Ministries International posted a blog article answering the oft-repeated claim, ‘extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.’
• Simonetta Carr wrote a new book on the issue of schizophrenia in the life of a son of a Christian mother. She was recently interviewed by Steve Hays on the purpose of the book, addressing a very uncommon topic in Christian literature. If this interests you, pick up a copy, but read the interview first.
• How can we grow in our ability to debate others graciously? Rick Thomas gives us six helpful tips in order to do so. May we all grow in our discernment to know when and how to debate those who may disagree to the glory of God.
• A video was shown at the Shepherds Conference on the friendship between John MacArthur and R.C. Sproul. Praise God for the fruit of their labors, and the blessing of fellowship.
• Kevin DeYoung writes a short meditation on how Scripture views strength and weakness in the believer’s life.
• Stand to Reason’s Tim Barnett recently spoke on the importance of apologetics on a podcast with Alisa Childers. Jason Engwer also wrote on the topic, as did Steve Hays. An apologetic for apologetics!

That’s all for this week! Please be in prayer for the youth and collegians, as they meet for Bible study this week. See you all on Sunday!

Soli Deo Gloria