Here are the items and resources of interest for July 6, 2017:
Theology/Christianity:
- Man cannot live on podcasts alone — To be honest, I am not a huge fan of podcasts. Sure, I listen to a few from time to time, but I have not been particularly drawn to any one podcast. I know that may sound odd for a person who used to host one, but that is the way it is. This is an interesting article from the Gospel Coalition written by
- John MacArthur and the issue of [Homosexual] Weddings — Yes, I changed the title somewhat. I do not like the use of the term “gay” when referring to homosexuals. They are, after all, homosexuals and that is what they should be called, in my opinion.
- Three Reasons Why a Preacher Should Not Publicly Contradict a Bible Translation — Mark Ward, writing on Logos.com says it shouldn’t happen. I think there are times when you should. What do you think?
- Worship Issues in the Presbyterian Church in America — This article, written by William H. Smith is a response to Terry Johnson, who wrote an earlier piece on the subject. You should also read Sam DeSocio’s response as well. By the way, the “William Hill” mentioned in Mr. Smith’s article is not related to me.
- A thoughtful article on the issue of commissioned church workers — Rich Leino, a Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America examines the term “commission” as it relates to recommendation 7 of the ad interim study committee on women in the ministry of the church. Speaking of the PCA General Assembly, The Atlantic has something to say.
- The 2017 Banner of Truth Ministers’ Conference audio is now available — you can get them in mp3 CD, audio CD’s, or mp3 download. Highly recommended! It was an outstanding conference, as usual.
Technology:
- I use IFTTT all the time. I have recipes created for inbound and outbound SMS messages that log the entire text of every message to a Google spreadsheet. If I accidentally delete an important message, I can easily retrieve it from my spreadsheet. I also have a Twitter log of tweets sent and others that I favorite. It is an outstanding service that will automate many tasks you are probably doing manually. This CNET article highlights a few, but you will want to check out the website for much more.
- Android “O” versus iOS 11 — CNET weighs in on why they are more excited about the Android update than they are the Apple update.
Miscellaneous:
