{"id":4438,"date":"2013-05-21T22:23:04","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T04:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2013-05-21T22:23:04","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T04:23:04","slug":"resources-for-thinking-christianly-about-the-christians-role-in-the-public-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/resources-for-thinking-christianly-about-the-christians-role-in-the-public-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Thinking Christianly About the Christian&#8217;s Role in the Public Sphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few resources in follow up to Sunday&#8217;s message, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/messages\/Date\/MAY_19_2013.php\">Dual Citizenship<\/a>,&#8221; from 1 Peter 2:11-17.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collin Hansen&#8217;s article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/tgc\/2010\/09\/22\/pay-your-taxes-but-trust-in-christ\/\">Pay Your Taxes But Trust in Christ<\/a>,&#8221; reflects on and summarizes a great message by Mark Dever,\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitolhillbaptist.org\/audio\/2010\/09\/jesus-paid-taxes-mark-1213-17\/\">Jesus Paid Taxes<\/a>,&#8221; from Mark 12:13-17. This message on how Christians relate to the state is a helpful complement to Sunday&#8217;s message.<\/li>\n<li>While preaching through Romans, John Piper unpacked the meaning and implications of Romans 13 across four messages, &#8220;Subjection to God and Subjection to the State&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-1\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-2\">Part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-3\">Part 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/subjection-to-god-and-subjection-to-the-state-part-4\">Part 4<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>John Piper also has several messages on Sunday&#8217;s passage of 1 Peter 2:&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/slaves-of-god-free-from-all-to-honor-all\">Slaves of God: Free from All to Honor All<\/a>,&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/good-deeds-and-the-glory-of-god\">Good Deeds and the Glory of God<\/a>,&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/being-pro-life-christians-under-a-pro-choice-president\">Being Pro-Life Christians Under a Pro-Choice President<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/sermons\/christ-culture-and-abortion\">Christ, Culture, and Abortion<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Leeman&#8217;s article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/tgc\/2013\/04\/15\/love-and-the-inhumanity-of-same-sex-marriage\/\">Love and the Inhumanity of Same-Sex Marriage<\/a>,&#8221; is a careful reflection and exhortation for all of us as we consider how to navigate the waters ahead on this issue.\u00c2\u00a0David Murray&#8217;s article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/headhearthand.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/07\/prepare-for-gay-marriage\/\">Prepare for Gay Marriage<\/a>,&#8221; is along the same lines.<\/li>\n<li>Tim Keller&#8217;s article, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redeemer.com\/news_and_events\/newsletter\/?aid=363\">Old Testament Law and The Charge of Inconsistency<\/a>,&#8221; helps us think about how to think and feel about\u00c2\u00a0being mischaracterized by the surrounding culture.<\/li>\n<li>D.A. Carson&#8217;s recent book,\u00c2\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Intolerance-Tolerance-D-Carson\/dp\/0802831702\/desesprichur-20\">The Intolerance of Tolerance<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>explores the cultural and philosophical shifts that have landed us where we are today. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/book-reviews\/interview\/the_intolerance_of_tolerance\">an interview<\/a> with Carson on this book.<\/li>\n<li>For a little reading on the subject and for a constructive reflection on how\u00c2\u00a0Christians\u00c2\u00a0can positively approach political engagement, read\u00c2\u00a0Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/City-Man-Religion-Politics-New\/dp\/0802458572\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1369175457&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=gerson+politics\/desesprichur-20\">City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>For clear analysis of the nature and consequences of the sexual ethic embraced by our culture, read\u00c2\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Desire-Deceit-Real-Sexual-Tolerance\/dp\/B00378L52E\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1369175496&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=mohler+desire+deceit\/desesprichur-20\">Desire and Deceit: The Real Cost of the New Sexual Tolerance<\/a><\/em>\u00c2\u00a0, by R. Albert Mohler, Jr.\u00c2\u00a0Dr. Mohler writes about the issues we discussed on Sunday regularly\u00c2\u00a0at his\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and in his audio podcast,\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertmohler.com\/category\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Briefing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few resources in follow up to Sunday&#8217;s message, &#8220;Dual Citizenship,&#8221; from 1 Peter 2:11-17. Collin&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/resources-for-thinking-christianly-about-the-christians-role-in-the-public-sphere\/\">Continue Reading &rsaquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4438"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4449,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4438\/revisions\/4449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}