{"id":2858,"date":"2011-02-25T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2012-11-28T06:20:05","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T14:20:05","slug":"weekly-links-2252011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2011\/02\/25\/weekly-links-2252011\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (2\/25\/2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>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. \u00a0(CS Lewis,\u00a0<em>The Weight of Glory<\/em>. HT:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/i-am-trying-to-break-your-heart.html\">Jared Wilson<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Stephen Rodgers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Apologies for the late post today folks. \u00a0Pastor 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.<\/p>\n<p>And that brings us to the links for the week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Piper has some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/beware-the-bible-is-about-to-threaten-your-smartphone-focus\" class=\"broken_link\">valuable musings<\/a> as to whether smartphone apps are a threat to focus, and what the solution is for that. \u00a0His answer may surprise you. \u00a0(WEB)<\/li>\n<li>The latest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/learn\/conferences\/ligonier_webcast_archive\/feb_17_2011\/\" class=\"broken_link\">&#8220;Ask RC&#8221;<\/a> event (from 2\/17\/2011) is available for viewing now. \u00a0And if Q&amp;A with RC Sproul is something that interests you, you might want to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/events\/\">the first one they did<\/a> as well. (VIDEO)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshharris.com\/2011\/02\/gods_providence_in_salvation.php\" class=\"broken_link\">This testimony<\/a> from Covenant Life Church is a great testimony (no pun intended) to God&#8217;s providence in both prayer and salvation. \u00a0If you have six minutes to spare, I think this is well worth your time. (VIDEO)<\/li>\n<li>Jared Wilson\u00a0revisited\u00a0the basics of the Lordship Salvation debate <a href=\"http:\/\/gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/easy-like-friday-afternoon-manifesto-on.html\">in this great article.<\/a> If you really want to jump into a more exhaustive work on the subject though, I would heartily recommend John MacArthur&#8217;s <em>The Gospel According to Jesus<\/em>. \u00a0(WEB)<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of John MacArthur, I was personally encouraged by a Q&amp;A he recently did with Phil Johnson. \u00a0You can read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gty.org\/resources\/sermons\/GTY133\/Theology-and-Ministry-An-Interview-with-John-MacArthur\">transcript,<\/a> or download the <a href=\"http:\/\/webmedia.gty.org\/sermons\/High\/GTY133.mp3\">audio.<\/a> Johnson takes the opportunity to speak highly of his pastor, and MacArthur takes every opportunity to poke fun at his friend. (WEB\/MP3)<\/li>\n<li>Ken Sande gave a great interview to Christianity Today. \u00a0It&#8217;s so good, that I&#8217;m recommending you read it even though CT has terrible formatting. (WEB)\n<ul>\n<li>For the &#8220;pretty&#8221; version that makes you click seven times just to read it, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/le\/2011\/winter\/preemptivepeace.html?start=1\" class=\"broken_link\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For the &#8220;ugly&#8221; version that gives you the entire article but destroys formatting, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/global\/printer.html?\/le\/2011\/winter\/preemptivepeace.html\" class=\"broken_link\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now folks. \u00a0See you Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><em>Pro Rege<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am trying to rip open the inconsolable secret in each one of you . . . Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? 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