{"id":14978,"date":"2019-06-21T10:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=14978"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:18:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:18:43","slug":"weekly-links-6-21-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2019\/06\/21\/weekly-links-6-21-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (6\/21\/2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is why we need our faculties trained by Scripture to discern the difference between the apparently spiritual and the truth of the gospel. A regular diet of biblical teaching helps to develop in us an instinctive wisdom. And thus discernment protects us from \u2018super-spiritual\u2019 teaching that attributes its own wisdom to God, and in the process confuses others, sometimes creating in them a painful sense of guilt and uncertainty. So, growing in spiritual discernment is an essential element in spiritual maturity. Our lives are shaped in part by our ability to persevere in the important but unspectacular exercises that build Christian character\u2014the ministry and study of the word, worship and fellowship, prayer, and serving the Lord day by day in all the ordinariness of life. This is what forms Christian character. So if we want to become mature Christians we must set our hearts on long-term goals and devote ourselves privately and steadfastly to their accomplishment.\u201c (Sinclair Ferguson, Maturity: Growing Up and Going On In the Christian Life)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday! Short and sweet, just like you like it! Here are this week&#8217;s links!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are some common temptations women face? Sheologians posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheologians.com\/temptations-common-to-women\/)\">great podcast<\/a> on that early this week. Check it out!<\/li>\n<li>John Piper is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/podcast-verses-that-changed-my-life-john-piper\/\">interviewed<\/a> this week on\u00a0<em>The Crossway Podcast<\/em>. He talks about some of the verses that has changed his life and ministry.<\/li>\n<li>Greg Koukl was <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W_HcKbls_RI\">interviewed<\/a> on his book <em>Tactics<\/em> and asked questions on how to engage in conversations with unbelievers about spiritual topics. This is definitely worth taking notes.<\/li>\n<li>David Powlison&#8217;s influence is still being felt since his being with the Lord. If you haven\u2019t seen the memorial service, you can watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccef.org\/a-special-note-from-david-powlison\/\">here<\/a>. Crossway posted an article from him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/4-ways-to-read-the-bible-for-personal-application\/\">four ways to read the Bible for personal application<\/a>. Kyle Johnston writes of Powlison\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/06\/17\/theological-truth-and-psychological-reality\/\">impact on biblical counseling in South Africa<\/a>. Steve Midgley writes about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/06\/19\/david-powlison-with-thanksgiving-to-god\/\">influence in the UK<\/a>. Sacha Mendes writes of Powlison\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2019\/06\/21\/how-i-progressively-met-david-powlison\/\">influence in Brazil<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Denny Burk has been posting some good stuff lately. He <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennyburk.com\/confronting-purity-culture-or-christian-sexual-ethics\/\">responds to a New York Times article<\/a> critiquing purity culture, and a bit of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennyburk.com\/complementarianism-whats-in-a-name-2\/\">historical background and theological clarification<\/a> of the word\u00a0<em>complementarianism<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Shona Murray writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/5-myths-about-leisure\/\" class=\"broken_link\">five myths about leisure<\/a> that I&#8217;m sure some of us have no doubt believed at some point in our lives.<\/li>\n<li>Families, how should you pray when preparing for a family vacation? This is something I know some families are currently planning, so you may want to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/how-to-pray-when-preparing-for-family-vacation\/\">this post<\/a> from Andreas &amp; Margaret K\u00f6stenberger.<\/li>\n<li>What are the requirements to be an elder? Glad you asked! Justin Taylor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justin-taylor\/what-are-the-requirements-to-be-an-elder\/\">provides a list<\/a> from the\u00a0<em>ESV Study Bible<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Joe Carter writes an excellent post of an FAQ about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/what-christians-should-know-vaccines\/\">what Christians should know about vaccines<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Keesee gave an excellent talk at the 2019 TGC National Conference earlier this year on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/podcasts\/tgc-podcast\/unstoppable-global-gospel\/\">the unstoppable, global gospel<\/a>. Definitely worth a listen!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this week! Please be in prayer, as some of us are attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibcd.org\/identity\/\" class=\"broken_link\">IBCD Summer Conference<\/a> this weekend. 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