{"id":115177,"date":"2024-12-30T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=115177"},"modified":"2024-12-31T00:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T06:08:32","slug":"a-la-carte-december-31-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=115177","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (December 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"622676b5-8ead-41f2-8893-438b26c60814\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning. The Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"80c316c1-b05c-4b81-a5ac-168b2267d2a5\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a pretty big batch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> yesterday and I&#8217;m on the hunt again today. There will almost certaintly be some new ones on January 1.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"254e81e0-a270-4c58-a290-314ae0f70ad1\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-2025-christian-reading-challenge\/\">The 2025 Christian Reading Challenge<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/next-year-new-you\/\">Next Year, New You<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"e36d8ddf-c499-4b19-ae41-346113d2cab1\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Jones: &#8220;There\u2019s a fresh-faced feeling to early January. As one year winds up and another lies open before us, anything seems possible. We\u2019re told this is going to be the year when you\u2014yes you\u2014get fit, or save money, or eat healthy, or start reading, or stress less. Hey\u2014this is the year when you can do all those things. New year, new you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenoshman.com\/jen-oshman-blog\/2024\/12\/29\/unpacking-new-year-new-me\">Unpacking \u201cNew Year, New Me\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"c6a3615d-f6a3-472d-aeb6-a70313b092e7\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jen Oshman also has something to say about &#8220;new year, new me.&#8221; &#8220;Here\u2019s what\u2019s true this New Year\u2019s Day and every other day: you and I and all humans were made by God and for God. Therefore, we will not find purpose, peace, or satisfying soul-deep change outside of God. 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