{"id":9537,"date":"2014-11-09T21:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=9537"},"modified":"2017-08-10T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T20:54:41","slug":"welcome-to-the-beacon-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2014\/11\/09\/welcome-to-the-beacon-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Beacon (Again!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Stephen Rodgers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Based on some preliminary traffic numbers, it looks like we might see some new faces today. If so, welcome! Let me give you a quick tour and then get out of your way so you can explore.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Typically the Beacon updates anywhere from 3-4 times per week. Our &#8220;regular&#8221; articles are updates from our pastor and elders, updates from the various ministries, the &#8220;weekly links&#8221; where we highlight other articles around the web, and a devotional from Spurgeon on Saturday. We may add some new series in the near future, so keep an eye out!<\/li>\n<li>As I&#8217;ve said before, you can read the Beacon on the web (this page), get updates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LBCBeacon\">Facebook<\/a>, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/lighthouse-bible-church\/id461157168?mt=8\" class=\"broken_link\">iOS app<\/a>, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.limsystems.lbc&amp;hl=en\" class=\"broken_link\">Android app<\/a>, or via RSS.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve collected most of our articles and series in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3897\">&#8220;Hub Post Directory.&#8221;<\/a> If you&#8217;re looking for a series, it&#8217;s probably here. Some of the most popular series are on the topics of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2852\">baptism<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3488\">books of the Old Testament<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3903\">dating<\/a>, an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2832\">overview of theology<\/a>, being a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=3906\">peacemaker<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2855\">communion<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2013\/10\/30\/weekly-links-strange-fire-conference\/\">the charismatic gifts<\/a>. There are plenty of others as well.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">If you want to do some research on your own, you should check out our page of <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/?p=2561\">recommended resources<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\">, as well as <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\" href=\"http:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2016\/10\/19\/stoogle\/\">Stoogle<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714;font-size: 1rem\"> (a custom search engine that is quite helpful).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to poke around and take a look. If you notice anything that needs fixing or updating, or even if you just have a good idea for an article or series, just let a staff member now. As of the time of this writing, the staff members are Stephen, Richard, and Cesar (although you could probably figure that out since their names are on a lot of the recent articles!).<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n<p><em>Pro Rege<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Stephen Rodgers Based on some preliminary traffic numbers, it looks like we might see some new faces today. If so, welcome! Let me give you a quick tour and then get out of your way so you can explore. Typically the Beacon updates anywhere from 3-4 times per week. 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