{"id":14748,"date":"2019-01-25T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T09:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=14748"},"modified":"2019-01-29T22:39:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T06:39:18","slug":"weekly-links-1-25-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2019\/01\/25\/weekly-links-1-25-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (1\/25\/2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Prayer for the Christian is a matter of believing that God is, and that he does respond to those who believe in him. Prayer then, instead of being a matter of times and seasons and special or routine occasions, becomes a life, or it becomes such a vital part of life that it re-focuses one\u2019s whole outlook. We become interested in God, his ways, his doings, his words and we find ourselves agreeing with him about perhaps a great many things we were tempted not to agree about before. And the very humility which unself-consciously comes with such an attitude is one of sheer delight.&#8221; (William Philip, Why We Pray)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday was Sanctity of Life Day, and you may not be aware of how the pro-life movement has been in the last couple of years. Life Training Institute speaker Scott Klusendorf wrote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/all-we-did-was-survive\" class=\"broken_link\">update on the state of the pro-life movement<\/a> under the current administration, with steps to increasing exposure of the pro-life message, in light of the gospel. You would be wise to read and heed.<\/li>\n<li>In light of Klusendorf&#8217;s article, to make a case for the pro-life view on abortion, theologian Wayne Grudem gives some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/scientific-evidence-for-the-personhood-of-unborn-children\/\">scientific evidence<\/a> to further solidify persuading others of a biblical view of life. Klusendorf has also written <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/5-myths-about-abortion\/\">five myths concerning abortion<\/a> that every one should be aware of.<\/li>\n<li>The Biblical Counseling Coalition started a three-part series on the effects of abortion in light of Sanctity of Life Day. The first article is on the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/01\/21\/abortion-sidewalk-counseling-and-true-religion\/\">sidewalk counseling<\/a>, the second is on <a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/01\/23\/showing-christs-love-when-the-burden-is-abortion\/\">post-abortion counseling for women<\/a>, and the third on <a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/01\/25\/counseling-men-who-have-had-an-abortion\/\">post-abortion counseling for men<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Christian apologist Frank Turek recently spoke on the <a href=\"https:\/\/crossexamined.org\/the-right-to-all-other-rights\/\">issue of abortion<\/a> on his podcast, including how to address the issue with those who are pro-choice, possibly pro-abortion. Turek is usually pretty helpful when it comes to issues of culture, so don&#8217;t miss out on this one.<\/li>\n<li>Is the doctrine of adoption sweet to you? If not, you may change your mind after reading <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletalkmagazine.com\/posts\/2019\/01\/adoption-the-sweetest-doctrine\/\">this explanation<\/a> of it.<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Brian Hedges writes an open letter to whoever falls under the category of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/an-open-letter-to-the-timid-evangelist\/\">&#8216;timid evangelist.&#8217;<\/a> I pray this will be of help to you to overcome the fear of man and increase your fear of God.<\/li>\n<li>Historian of science Michael Keas debunks a couple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/podcasts\/intelligentdesign\/episodes\/2019-01-21T10_16_20-08_00\">common myths regarding science and religion<\/a> on the recent\u00a0<em>ID the Future<\/em> podcast, specifically, regarding the Dark Ages and belief in a flat earth. This was a continuation of a previous podcast, so make sure to check back to previous episodes.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin DeYoung gives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevin-deyoung\/10-reasons-racism-sin\/\">10 biblical reasons racism is sin<\/a>. Most people think it&#8217;s wrong, but cannot give the why. Let this be a good starting point for future discussions on racism among believers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this week! Please be in prayer for our flocks, as they are meeting tonight. See you all on Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><em>Soli Deo Gloria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Prayer for the Christian is a matter of believing that God is, and that he does respond to those who believe in him. 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