{"id":11244,"date":"2015-09-11T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=11244"},"modified":"2017-09-05T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T01:50:03","slug":"weekly-links-9112015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2015\/09\/11\/weekly-links-9112015\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (9\/11\/2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Many disparate believers, in many ways, have helped me toward the Lord.\u00a0 How could I be ungrateful?\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe that verses like Romans 12:10 apply only to other Reformed believers.\u00a0 My heart has been stretched out beyond that circle, without diminishing my own convictions, and for that too I am grateful. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2015\/09\/08\/outdo-one-another-in-showing-honor\/\">Ray Ortlund<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><i>by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday! I pray this week&#8217;s links helps you to strive to live under Christ&#8217;s Lordship. Here we go!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As the culture continues to shift away from a biblical worldview, many areas of Christian living need to be addressed with one another as believers in a post-Christian society. CBMW has been faithfully making headway into this by writing on <a href=\"http:\/\/cbmw.org\/topics\/children\/parenting-in-the-trenches-teaching-children-biblical-gender-roles-in-all-of-life\/\">how parents can teach their children biblical gender roles in all of life<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cbmw.org\/topics\/parenting-2\/4-simple-ways-to-train-boys-to-be-courageous\/\" class=\"broken_link\">how fathers can train their boys to be courageous<\/a>, and even starting a new podcast, first of which is an <a href=\"http:\/\/cbmw.org\/topics\/complementarianism\/another-demo-podcast\/\" class=\"broken_link\">interview with Pastor Ligon Duncan<\/a> on parenting, family life, and challenges to complementarianism today.<\/li>\n<li>A lot has happened since the incarceration of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A lot of writing has happened as well. The best I&#8217;ve seen thus far have been from <a href=\"https:\/\/harryreeder.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/08\/kim-davis-state-criminal-church-discipline\/\">Harry Reeder<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/four-reasons-christians-should.php\" class=\"broken_link\">Richard Phillips<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lydiaswebpage.blogspot.com\/2015\/09\/kim-davis-metaphysics-and-public-square.html\">Lydia McGrew<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/09\/07\/opinion\/we-dont-need-kim-davis-to-be-in-jail.html?_r=1\" class=\"broken_link\">Ryan Anderson<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A video that makes the claim, &#8220;I am a Christian but&#8230;&#8221; has gone viral this week. Denny Burk provides a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennyburk.com\/i-am-a-christian-but-i-dont-follow-christ\/\">clear response<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Medical doctor Charles Hodges writes about new developments concerning medications, depression, and biblical counseling, specifically on the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2015\/09\/07\/medication-biblical-counseling-depression-whats-new-in-serotonin\/\">serotonin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2015\/09\/08\/medication-biblical-counseling-depression-whats-new-in-treatment\/\">treatments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Using the example of a blind 8th-grade runner and her guide-dog, Ken Sande asks us a simple question: <a href=\"http:\/\/rw360.org\/2015\/09\/07\/the-worlds-best-gps\/\">how much do you trust God?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Another end-time prediction is looming on the horizon: four blood moons on September 28th is claimed to signal the end of the world. Clint Archer provides some <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/blood-moons-predicting-the-unpredictable\/\">simple and profound thoughts<\/a> for believers to heed.<\/li>\n<li>This is a good heart check for everyone: <a href=\"http:\/\/thomrainer.com\/2015\/09\/ten-more-ways-churches-drive-away-first-time-guests\/\" class=\"broken_link\">ten more ways churches drive away first-time guests<\/a>. Linked on that page is the first 10 ways (this is the next 10 ways). Please read and consider.<\/li>\n<li>R.C. Sproul has beena a trusted Bible teacher for quite some time. Consider his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/blog\/get-basic-overview-bible\/\" class=\"broken_link\">advice in getting a basic overview of the Bible<\/a>. This is especially for those who aren&#8217;t sure where to start in their Bible reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this week! Please be in prayer for the youth and collegians as they meet tonight at church, luau tomorrow, and corporate worship on Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><em>Soli Deo Gloria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many disparate believers, in many ways, have helped me toward the Lord.\u00a0 How could I be ungrateful?\u00a0 I don\u2019t believe that verses like Romans 12:10 apply only to other Reformed believers.\u00a0 My heart has been stretched out beyond that circle, without diminishing my own convictions, and for that too I am grateful. 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