{"id":9391,"date":"2014-08-22T01:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=9391"},"modified":"2016-10-12T00:46:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T07:46:23","slug":"weekly-links-8222014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2014\/08\/22\/weekly-links-8222014\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Links (8\/22\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\u201cFaith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic.\u201d (Tim Keller, The Reason for God, xvii.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>by Cesar Vigili-Ruiz<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Feliz Friday! It\u2019s been one busy week, with all of the output for this week\u2019s links. There are lots to go through, so here we go!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logos is giving away R.C. Sproul\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.logos.com\/2014\/08\/free-r-c-sproul-book-surprised-by-suffering\/\"><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Surprised by Suffering<\/span><\/i><\/a>. We also highlighted this book in the Weekly Links from <a href=\"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2014\/08\/08\/weekly-links-882014\/\">two weeks ago<\/a>. Get it while you can!<\/li>\n<li>John Knight at Desiring God asks a straightforward question to all men: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/\/articles\/men-are-you-settled-on-the-issue-of-abortion\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Men, Are You Settled on the Issue of Abortion?<\/span><\/a>\u201d I\u2019d highly recommend thinking through this issue now, before the situation ever presents itself to you. Amy Hall at Stand to Reason gives a very thought-provoking post on the <a href=\"http:\/\/str.typepad.com\/weblog\/2014\/08\/abortion-justifications-flip-moral-reasoning-upside-down.html\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">moral confusion that is inherent within pro-abortion arguments<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Though I made mention of Andreas and Margaret Kostenberger\u2019s post on gender last week, I didn\u2019t realize they were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/interview-andreas-and-margaret-kostenberger\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">interviewed<\/span><\/a> on the Crossway blog previously on their new book <i>God\u2019s Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey<\/i>. They also wrote concerning the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/does-the-bible-reflect-a-patriarchal-bias\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">false notion that the Bible portrays a patriarchal bias<\/span><\/a>, which feminist scholars themselves would reject as being reflective of the biblical narrative and teaching. They then make mention of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/the-danger-of-labels-when-discussing-the-bibles-teaching-on-gender\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">limited use of the word \u2018complementarian\u2019<\/span><\/a> to describe the biblical position of manhood and womanhood portrayed in Scripture, since there is more to this view than this term lets on.<\/li>\n<li>The Peacemaker blog highlighted an article that describes a situation we\u2019ve all experienced: the mom at a grocery store whose baby is crying up a storm. A principle that was emphasized is thinking about \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bookstore.peacemaker.net\/blog\/?p=3805\" class=\"broken_link\">the moment before<\/a><\/span>.\u201d In other words, what could have happened that led up to this moment? This segues to an article Ken Sande wrote that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacemaker.net\/site\/apps\/nlnet\/content3.aspx?c=aqKFLTOBIpH&amp;b=1084263&amp;ct=6869591&amp;notoc=1\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">discourages our natural inclination of critical judgments and promotes charitable judgments<\/span><\/a>. This is peacemaking gold, and we would all be the better if we consider its implications for our lives. Nathan Busenitz reminds us of <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/when-others-do-you-wrong\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Jeremiah Burroughs\u2019 wisdom<\/span><\/a> in how to handle situations when others wrong you.<\/li>\n<li>Ever wondered why Christians should read the Bible every day? Dane Ortlund <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/bible-qa-why-read-the-bible-every-day\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">answers with some solid reasons<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For what\u2019s it worth, here\u2019s a <a href=\"http:\/\/headhearthand.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/19\/a-quick-modesty-checklist\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">quick modesty checklist<\/span><\/a> (comes with links focused on the issue).<\/li>\n<li>Matt Perman highlights Al Mohler\u2019s book <i>The Conviction to Lead<\/i> by mentioning the two cultures of modern Christian leadership: <a href=\"http:\/\/whatsbestnext.com\/2014\/08\/al-mohler-it-is-not-enough-to-have-good-theology-you-also-need-to-know-how-to-lead\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the believers and the leaders<\/span><\/a>. Makes me want to read the book again! Hopefully a book review will be forthcoming.<\/li>\n<li>For the ladies, another post from True Woman looks to be a source of encouragement: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truewoman.com\/?id=2906\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Navigating the Undefined Relationship.<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>John MacArthur addresses some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gty.org\/blog\/B140818\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">misconceptions concerning church discipline<\/span><\/a> at the Grace to You blog. Good reminders for every believer.<\/li>\n<li>An ethical issue that has come up in the news over the years has been the issue of surrogacy, the act of carrying a child in the womb for someone else. Recently, Jennifer Lahl from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc-network.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Center of Bioethics and Culture<\/span><\/a> was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dennyburk.com\/regretting-surrogacy-mothers-who-wish-they-hadnt-sold-the-children-they-gave-birth-to-jenniferlahl\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">interviewed<\/span><\/a> concerning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc-network.org\/issues\/making-life\/surrogacy\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">surrogacy<\/span><\/a> in light of her recent documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/breeders.cbc-network.org\/\"><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Breeders: A Subclass of Women?<\/span><\/i><\/a> which deals primarily with this issue. Former co-host of <i>The View<\/i>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dailysignal.com\/2014\/08\/08\/surrogacy-can-create-victims\/\">Sherri Shepherd<\/a> has been in the news regarding this very issue, and Lahl wrote of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/2013\/11\/11111\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the mess our culture is currently in<\/span><\/a>. We need to pray for our moms, as well as families that have participated in this.<\/li>\n<li>Mike Riccardi over at The Cripplegate has a great post with <a href=\"http:\/\/thecripplegate.com\/which-gospel-tracts-do-you-use\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">recommendations of gospel tracts<\/span><\/a> that actually present the gospel in a clear and faithful way. He even has book recommendations on evangelism. Don\u2019t miss this!<\/li>\n<li>Reformed Theological Seminary President and New Testament professor Michael Kruger is beginning a new series of posts on <a href=\"http:\/\/michaeljkruger.com\/new-series-does-the-bible-ever-get-it-wrong-facing-scriptures-difficult-passages\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">dealing with difficult passages of Scripture<\/span><\/a>, contending with biblical scholars about contradictions and historical errors they believe invalidate the inerrancy of Scripture. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/aha-moments-theirs-and-mine\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Andrew Wilson<\/span><\/a> gets a head start. Don\u2019t forget Kruger\u2019s series on <a href=\"http:\/\/michaeljkruger.com\/the-complete-series-10-misconceptions-about-the-nt-canon\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">10 misconceptions about the New Testament canon<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/michaeljkruger.com\/the-complete-series-ten-basic-facts-about-the-nt-canon-that-every-christian-should-memorize\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">10 basic facts about the NT canon that every Christian should memorize<\/span><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now! Looking forward to worshiping God together as He truly deserves to be this Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><i>Soli Deo Gloria<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFaith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic.\u201d (Tim Keller, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9391"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12699,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9391\/revisions\/12699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}