By Evan Knies

Editor’s Note: Each Friday we want to point you to some of the articles and happenings from around the web that caught our eye. If you haven’t checked these out already, make sure you give them a glance over the weekend!

1. Owen Strachan discusses the issues surrounding Hillsong and homosexuality.
2. He also has a great article on Baptist Press about not surrendering to a secular society.
3. In another attack on religious liberty, a court orders a Denver baker to bake cakes for gay weddings.
4. Philip Holmes has an excellent post on how true faith makes us fighters.
5. This article is about the blast that occurred in China. Be in prayer for those involved in the explosion.
6. Jared Wilson talks about the five things the Ascension means for our faith.

Evan Knies is an undergraduate student at Boyce College and Louisiana Native. You can follow him on Twitter @Evan_Knies