{"id":9308,"date":"2014-06-13T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2014-11-18T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T18:18:06","slug":"weekly-links-6132014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2014\/06\/13\/weekly-links-6132014\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (6\/13\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">The word \u201ctruth\u201d is a staple in our language and in every language. One cannot imagine a human language lacking the concept of truth. Such a language would never inform anyone of anything: it would lack any intellectual access to reality. No language qua language could be so constrained (although some political and celebrity \u201cdiscourse\u201d comes close). The idea of truth is part of the intellectual oxygen that we breathe. Whenever we state an opinion, defend or critique an argument, ask a question, or investigate one kind of assertion or another, we presuppose the concept of truth&#8211;even if we do not directly state the word, even if we deny that truth is real or knowable (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsjets.org\/files\/JETS-PDFs\/47\/47-3\/47-3-pp441-454_JETS.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Douglas Groothuis<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>\u00a0by Cesar Vigil-Ruiz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday! This week went by fast, but not fast enough to miss the links for this week. So here we go!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christopher Yuan, professor at Moody Bible Institute and former homosexual, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2014\/june-web-only\/why-matthew-vines-is-wrong-about-bible-same-sex-relationshi.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">interacts<\/span><\/a> with Matthew Vines\u2019 book, <i>God and the Gay Christian<\/i>, succinctly dealing with his claims and arguments that are beginning to be used in churches in defense of same-sex relationships. This may be the most concise response I\u2019ve seen thus far, and very faithful to the text of Scripture.<\/li>\n<li>Because of Vine\u2019s book, some of its arguments have been used recently to change a pastor\u2019s mind, actually arguing for it. Danny Cortez spoke in defense of same-sex marriage, who is a pastor affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Al Mohler argues <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/2014\/06\/02\/there-is-no-third-way-southern-baptists-face-a-moment-of-decision-and-so-will-you\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the church will now have to decide which position to take and defend<\/span><\/a>, as there will be an onslaught of inquiry into what churches, as well as individual Christians, believe. There is no third way. James White also specifically <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aomin.org\/aoblog\/index.php\/2014\/06\/04\/responding-to-pastor-danny-cortez-preparing-for-the-tsunami\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">responds to Pastor Cortez\u2019s arguments<\/span><\/a> in his sermon, which will be needed for a time such as this.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin DeYoung has written a thoroughly insightful post on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2014\/06\/10\/think-before-you-post\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">thinking before posting<\/span><\/a> (primarily blogposts, but this applies to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, you name it). I know I\u2019ve had to delete drafts of posts or even comments that I thought would be funny but in the end would most likely be hurtful. This is one post we should all bookmark and read once a month.<\/li>\n<li>Brad Hambrick has been blogging through his draft of an article on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradhambrick.com\/mentalillness\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Christian view of mental illness<\/span><\/a>. He just finished, and made it available for the church. This looks like a resource to turn to many times in the future.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Kruger continues his <a href=\"http:\/\/michaeljkruger.com\/did-jesus-claim-to-be-god-a-response-to-bart-ehrman-part-3\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">review<\/span><\/a> of Bart Ehrman\u2019s newest book attacking the claim that Jesus identified Himself as God. Short, but to the point.<\/li>\n<li>Moms, what do you do if the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.truewoman.com\/?id=2851\">little ones interrupt your quiet time<\/a><\/span>? Here\u2019s one mom\u2019s attempt at providing an answer.<\/li>\n<li>The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has introduced a new book (free!) called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/blog\/posts\/good-the-joy-of-christian-manhood-and-womanhood-new-ebook\" class=\"broken_link\"><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Good: The Joy of Christian Manhood and Womanhood<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which has chapters from different authors covering the many cultural trends facing us today, reminiscent of CBMW\u2019s massive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/books\/recovering-biblical-manhood-and-womanhood\" class=\"broken_link\"><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood<\/span><\/i><\/a>. Get it (both!) in PDF or eBook format.<\/li>\n<li>In light of Father\u2019s Day coming up this weekend, Ryan Anderson again writes an insightful essay on the <a href=\"http:\/\/dailysignal.com\/2014\/06\/12\/lets-ensure-future-kids-dads\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">importance of fathers who raise their children<\/span><\/a>, and how children need both mothers and fathers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s all for this week! We hope God has drawn you all closer to Himself, and look forward to worshipping as a church body this coming Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><i>Soli Deo Gloria<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The word \u201ctruth\u201d is a staple in our language and in every language. One cannot imagine a human language lacking the concept of truth. Such a language would never inform anyone of anything: it would lack any intellectual access to reality. 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