{"id":114967,"date":"2024-12-25T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=114967"},"modified":"2024-12-25T23:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T05:53:44","slug":"a-la-carte-december-26-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=114967","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (December 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"e0a14896-2e4f-4e1e-b8df-d108925c4ede\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I trust you enjoyed your Christmas as much as we did. The Lord is good to give us days to rest and simply enjoy his gifts.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"cbdefa44-f3ff-4f74-883a-8220c4308cab\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a bit of a slow stretch for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a>, but be sure to check in after 6:30 AM and I&#8217;ll see what I can find.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/thiefs-good-works\/\">The Thief\u2019s Good Works<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"f201fde4-1044-44ef-9805-b0a32cd9a19c\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson Gravitt provides a couple of perspectives on the thief&#8217;s good works.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuabudimlic.com\/post\/it-s-a-wonderful-strife\">It&#8217;s a Wonderful Strife<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"8598f281-aa78-4758-b8c6-a32a58b9efe0\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Shaping rock, shaping students; I&#8217;d be hard-pressed to say which is more difficult. Rock is less resistant to change and fights back far less often, but again, it&#8217;s just rock in the end. Students, while tough as granite at times, are well worth the effort &#8211; well worth the strife.&#8221; Josh reflect on this &#8220;wonderful strife.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/hospitality-the-forgotten-qualification\">Hospitality: The Forgotten Qualification<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"90cd48be-ddc9-4c32-a041-9b1022489ae9\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When considering the qualifications for elders, &#8216;able to teach&#8217; is often recognized as the one qualification uniquely required for the office. 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