{"id":4051,"date":"2011-12-23T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2013-03-21T19:19:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T02:19:49","slug":"weekly-links-12232011-christmas-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2011\/12\/23\/weekly-links-12232011-christmas-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (12\/23\/2011) &#8211; Christmas Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Stephen Rodgers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Astute readers will remember that last year I did an extended edition of the Weekly Links that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2547\">focused on Christmas<\/a>. I&#8217;ll refer you to that resource to begin with, but I wanted to add to it this year as well with some additional resources. I&#8217;ve retained the headings from last year in case you&#8217;d like to keep a running list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Story of Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cripplegate brings us an excellent article <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/christmas-gods-glory-returns\/\">orienting the incarnation<\/a> within the greater context of Biblical Theology<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Bingham has written an article examining the links between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/blog\/do-you-believe-in-a-santa-christ\/\">Santa Claus and liberal Christology<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Russell Moore pens a post calling us to seriously examine the (often overlooked)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russellmoore.com\/2011\/12\/20\/lets-stop-ignoring-joseph\/\">role of Joseph<\/a> in the Christmas story<\/li>\n<li>And finally, Jonathan Parnell uses Scripture to list <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/12-reasons-for-christmas\" class=\"broken_link\">12 reasons for Christmas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Christmas Apologetics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For an initial orientation of how apologetics and Christmas relate to one another, I&#8217;d commend to you Ken Samples <a href=\"http:\/\/reflectionsbyken.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/13\/three-reasons-i-love-the-christmas-season\/\">positive article<\/a> and Jason Engwer&#8217;s corresponding <a href=\"http:\/\/triablogue.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lost-opportunities-at-christmas.html\">negative article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/triablogue.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/apologetics-and-christmas.html\">Apologetics and Christmas<\/a> &#8211; The inimitable Triablogue recaps their resources from previous years and points to some new articles and series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/triablogue.blogspot.com\/2011\/03\/relatives-of-jesus-in-bible-and-church.html\">The Relatives of Jesus in the Bible and Church History<\/a> &#8211; Since Christmas often raises questions specifically related to the family of Jesus, here&#8217;s a helpful list of articles on the subject<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/triablogue.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/why-isnt-messianic-prophecy-more.html\">Why Isn&#8217;t Messianic Prophecy More Detailed?<\/a> &#8211; And in the same vein, here&#8217;s a collection of articles related to the subject of Messianic prophecy<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least, here&#8217;s one more article that <a href=\"http:\/\/truthbomb.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/christmas-resources-from.html\">briefly collects and addresses numerous questions<\/a> regarding Christmas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Santa Claus, Christmas Trees, and Other Holiday Cheer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JP Holding brings his blend of scholarship and sardonic wit to the claim that Christmas and Christianity are <a href=\"http:\/\/tektonticker.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/oh-christmas-tree.html\">replete with pagan imagery<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Cripplegate blog (which has become a favorite among the Beacon staff this year), recently did a series of posts reflecting on cultural aspects of Christmas and how to think Biblically about them: <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/the-controversy-of-christmas\/\">The Controversy of Christmas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/christmas-confessions-why-lie-to-kids-about-santa-claus\/\">Why Lie to Your Kids About Santa?<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/7-questions-from-christmas-haters\/\">7 Questions from Christmas Haters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Merry Christmas<\/p>\n<p><em>Pro Rege<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Stephen Rodgers Astute readers will remember that last year I did an extended edition of the Weekly Links that focused on Christmas. I&#8217;ll refer you to that resource to begin with, but I wanted to add to it this year as well with some additional resources. 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