{"id":3538,"date":"2011-09-23T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3538"},"modified":"2012-11-28T06:12:40","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T14:12:40","slug":"weekly-links-9232011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2011\/09\/23\/weekly-links-9232011\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (9\/23\/2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Therefore our fight and our race and endurance is a radically God-centered, Christ-exalting, Spirit-dependent, promise-supported life. It is not a &#8216;just do it&#8217; ethic. It is not a moral self-improvement program. It is not a &#8216;Judeo-Christian ethic&#8217; shared by a vaguely spiritual culture with a fading biblical memory. It is a deeply cross-embracing life that knows the Christ of the Bible as the Son of God who was crucified first as our substitute and then as our model of endurance. (John Piper,\u00a0<em>The Roots of Endurance)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Richard Shin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are back with another set of weekly links. Some are long and some are not as much. But it is my prayer that they would all help you gain a deeper understanding of our Maker and strive to live for an audience of one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the Ordinary Pastor blog, Erik Raymond has an article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ordinarypastor.com\/?p=8650\">most dangerous guy at church<\/a>. You may find his basic criterion rather surprising. But read on and you&#8217;ll find his points make much sense. And towards the end, he gives practical suggestions on how to encourage this person.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Challies has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/stuff-and-contentment\">fantastic quote<\/a> on contentment for things. The quote is actually a prayer that Scotty Smith, a member of the Gospel Coalition, shared on <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/scottysmith\/\">his blog<\/a>. It properly captures the idea that we are not entitled to <em>anything<\/em> that we have, but we are <em>wholly<\/em> God&#8217;s, and we should live in contentment because we are <em>His<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Wilson has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dougwils.com\/Exhortation\/tradition-and-traditionalism.html\">helpful article<\/a> in understanding the difference between tradition and traditionalism. As he so aptly states, &#8220;Handing faith across generations is tradition. Handing sin across generations is traditionalism.&#8221; We must understand that what we do must <em>always<\/em> align with what the Scriptures say.<\/li>\n<li>Jared Wilson (of no relations to the guy above, I think) shares an <a href=\"http:\/\/gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/what-laziness-isnt-and-is.html\">article on\u00a0laziness<\/a>. I find it particularly awakening as I am prone to be lazy when I do not desire to glorify God.<\/li>\n<li>Ray Ortlund has an amazing article\/biography\/anecdote\/tribute of a <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2011\/09\/20\/persecution-and-christlikeness\/\">man who suffered and was persecuted by communists<\/a>. You see, they&#8217;re all linked: Christianity, suffering, glory, obedience, joy. &#8220;The concept of &#8216;commitment&#8217; has replaced the higher call of &#8216;total surrender&#8217; to Christ. \u00a0If we are &#8216;committed&#8217; to him, we might still define for ourselves how far we will go in obeying him. \u00a0But if we are totally surrendered, there are no limits, no preconditions. \u00a0We are his. \u00a0Period.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In the Gospel Coalition blog, there is an article by Courtney Reissig on the <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/tgc\/2011\/09\/20\/can-jackie-o-teach-us-to-be-good-complementarians\/\">late Jacqueline Kennedy<\/a>, President Kennedy&#8217;s wife. She recounts the unwavering support Jackie O gave her husband during his presidency and helps us understand complementarianism. Yet it misses the most fundamental unifying concept: the gospel.<\/li>\n<li>Because I believe we learn tremendously well by watching and listening, I leave you with a couple videos found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/kevin-deyoung-and-john-piper-discuss-the-pursuit-of-holiness-part-1\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/kevin-deyoung-and-john-piper-discuss-the-pursuit-of-holiness-part-2\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>. They consist of an interview John Piper conducted with Kevin DeYoung on the pursuit of holiness, which should be the pursuit of every one of us reading this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Coram Deo<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Therefore our fight and our race and endurance is a radically God-centered, Christ-exalting, Spirit-dependent, promise-supported life. It is not a &#8216;just do it&#8217; ethic. It is not a moral self-improvement program. 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