{"id":3712,"date":"2011-10-21T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2016-09-17T00:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T07:01:56","slug":"weekly-links-10212011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2011\/10\/21\/weekly-links-10212011\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (10\/21\/2011)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The amount which you understand the gospel is measured by your ability to be joyful in all circumstances. If you grasp what a treasure the presence and acceptance of God are, then even when life goes really wrong you will have a joy that sustains you, because you\u2019ll recognize the value of what you have in Him. When life punches you in the face, you\u2019ll say, \u2018But I still have the love and acceptance of God, a treasure I don\u2019t deserve.\u2019 And the joy you find in that treasure can make you rejoice even when you have a bloody nose. You have a joy that death and depravation cannot touch. (J.D. Greear,\u00a0<em>Gospel: Recovering that Made Christianity Revolutionary<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>by <em>Richard Shin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And we&#8217;re back with another set of weekly links. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albert Mohler has published an article in the <a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/10\/15\/my-take-are-evangelicals-dangerous\/\" class=\"broken_link\">CNN Belief blog<\/a>. In it, he talks about what issues are important to evangelicals and to whom we are dangerous.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Challies continues his series on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/christian-living\/gods-will-for-your-life\">God&#8217;s will for your life<\/a>. He explains to us how freeing God&#8217;s Word is when it speaks about His will for us. Confused? Read on.<\/li>\n<li>Over at the Ordinary Pastor blog, Erik Raymond has an article on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ordinarypastor.com\/?p=8918\">expressing emotions<\/a>. He walks us through a familiar passage in Luke 7:11-17 and magnifies Jesus&#8217; compassion and sovereignty.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin DeYoung has a simple, yet very effective way in explaining the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2011\/10\/21\/how-to-articulate-a-christian-worldview-in-four-easy-steps\/\">Christian worldview in four easy steps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ray Ortlund has some fantastic articles <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/rayortlund\/2014\/12\/26\/is-your-church-functionally-liberal\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2012\/10\/17\/luther-on-law-and-gospel\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2011\/10\/19\/our-families-belong-to-christ\/\">here<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/rayortlund\/2011\/10\/12\/up-down-down-up\/\">here<\/a>. They&#8217;re all short, but very awesome. Be sure to check them out.<\/li>\n<li>C Michael Patton has an article on the difference between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reclaimingthemind.org\/blog\/2011\/09\/believing-in-god-vs-believing-god\/\" class=\"broken_link\">believing in God and believing God<\/a>. And he draws a fitting analogy of where people place God in their lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>That&#8217;s it for now. Until next time&#8230;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The amount which you understand the gospel is measured by your ability to be joyful in all circumstances. 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