I am trying to rip open the inconsolable secret in each one of you . . . Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am; but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used for breaking enchantments as well as for inducing them.  (CS Lewis, The Weight of Glory. HT: Jared Wilson)

by Stephen Rodgers

Apologies for the late post today folks.  Pastor John (he of San Jose fame) was kind enough to stay up rather late talking to me last night, so I got a late start on this.

And that brings us to the links for the week:

• John Piper has some valuable musings as to whether smartphone apps are a threat to focus, and what the solution is for that.  His answer may surprise you.  (WEB)
• The latest “Ask RC” event (from 2/17/2011) is available for viewing now.  And if Q&A with RC Sproul is something that interests you, you might want to check out the first one they did as well. (VIDEO)
• This testimony from Covenant Life Church is a great testimony (no pun intended) to God’s providence in both prayer and salvation.  If you have six minutes to spare, I think this is well worth your time. (VIDEO)
• Jared Wilson revisited the basics of the Lordship Salvation debate in this great article. If you really want to jump into a more exhaustive work on the subject though, I would heartily recommend John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus.  (WEB)
• Speaking of John MacArthur, I was personally encouraged by a Q&A he recently did with Phil Johnson.  You can read the transcript, or download the audio. Johnson takes the opportunity to speak highly of his pastor, and MacArthur takes every opportunity to poke fun at his friend. (WEB/MP3)
• Ken Sande gave a great interview to Christianity Today.  It’s so good, that I’m recommending you read it even though CT has terrible formatting. (WEB)
  • For the “pretty” version that makes you click seven times just to read it, click here.
  • For the “ugly” version that gives you the entire article but destroys formatting, click here.

That’s all for now folks.  See you Sunday!

Pro Rege