{"id":116629,"date":"2025-01-27T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=116629"},"modified":"2025-01-27T23:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T05:01:00","slug":"a-la-carte-january-28-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=116629","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (January 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.challies.com\/media\/2023\/11\/cover-a-la-carte-tue-b.jpg?resize=1080%2C686&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A La Carte Collection cover image\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2023\/11\/cover-a-la-carte-tue-b.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2023\/11\/cover-a-la-carte-tue-b-480x305.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2023\/11\/cover-a-la-carte-tue-b-960x610.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2023\/11\/cover-a-la-carte-tue-b-240x152.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"77339d52-424b-4a40-b634-b78d1d8cde49\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> to consider today. J. Warner Wallace&#8217;s <em>Person of Interest<\/em> is just a couple of dollars, as is Donald Macleod&#8217;s book on the atonement. There&#8217;s also one for people struggling with pornography, one for people dealing with marital conflict, and quite a few more.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"289083f3-7939-4b8a-9948-82833f36631f\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/if-i-could-change-anything-about-the-modern-church\/\">If I Could Change Anything about the Modern Church<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rubbing-shoulders-throughout-eternity\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"fd5dfdf7-322a-4e8d-b62c-7b92a48abb1b\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuabudimlic.com\/post\/rubbing-shoulders-throughout-eternity\">Rubbing Shoulders Throughout Eternity<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"196eee50-fd11-4983-bb17-ca075b9b7e19\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a really enjoyable piece of writing about time and eternity.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-wildness-of-orthodoxy\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"0ae69045-f2ab-4c02-8026-c5889d4411d8\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jacobrcrouch.wordpress.com\/2025\/01\/27\/the-wildness-of-orthodoxy\/\">The Wildness of Orthodoxy<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"2d01a577-27cb-4e71-aef4-fab580064fa6\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Everywhere we look, there are people deconverting, deconstructing, and running to some new and interesting heresy. They fashion themselves as wild and free. They have shaken off the shackles of orthodox Christianity, and now they pursue their own unique experience. They march to the beat of their own drum, and like to think that they are charting a new course. But I want to call a spade a spade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-middle-of-somewhere\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"6e5e575c-d807-41e2-b84e-1db06fe26e47\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/andreasanborn.com\/2025\/01\/27\/the-middle-of-somewhere\/\">The Middle of Somewhere<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"425d447d-cdcd-46c3-9fc9-3b85fa17b1b1\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea Sanborn: &#8220;To the rest of the country\u2014the rest of the world\u2013we don\u2019t matter, here in the Middle of Nowhere. And that\u2019s fine, for the most part. Most of us are happy to let the noise and craziness of the world pass us by. But that doesn\u2019t mean that we are unseen by God. That we are unnoticed by Heaven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"babel-the-sin-of-glorifying-ourselves\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"1948f342-0182-404b-96e4-713b52e09e02\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/justinhuffman.org\/2025\/01\/27\/babel-the-sin-of-glorifying-ourselves\/\">Babel &amp; the Sin of Glorifying Ourselves<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"e4c4c7cd-6a31-4233-9917-66552f112d1e\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The great sin of the city of Babel is not tower-building, or unified labor toward a societal goal. The sin of Babel is the sin of seeking independence from God.&#8221; And therefore it&#8217;s a sin that remains a temptation today.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"is-roman-catholic-baptism-valid\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"7fcc8c91-fae8-46fc-9409-aa4ca42d18bd\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/is-roman-catholic-baptism-valid\">Is Roman Catholic Baptism Valid?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"3aa1aaab-036a-462a-8039-f9dd08632df9\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For obvious reasons, this is a question paedo-baptists usually ask. That said, I appreciate Jim McCarthy&#8217;s handling of it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"parenting-is-still-hard-jesus-is-still-king\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"3df248ed-cb4a-4ee2-bfb1-9b81eef34578\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/danielseabaugh.com\/2025\/01\/27\/parenting-is-still-hard-jesus-is-still-king\/\">Parenting Is Still Hard. Jesus Is Still King.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"1d526c89-4ef6-484e-a170-6b52e865d4e0\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, both are most definitely true. (See also Lisa Updike&#8217;s &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/women.pcacdm.org\/parenting-is-hard\/\">Parenting is Hard<\/a>&#8220;)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"flashback-what-can-i-do-to-repay-my-debt\" data-beyondwords-marker=\"de3c8c6d-e19e-48cc-b217-6010f7fe8c07\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/what-can-i-do-to-repay-my-debt\/\">Flashback: What Can I Do To Repay My Debt?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"a3206bb8-f8dd-4c83-ab06-a53dce9fbb2b\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What can we do for the One who has done so much for us? What cost would be sufficient and what length of service would be adequate?<\/p>\n<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"d59849cb-0b7a-432a-82bb-71f984791fdb\" class=\"wp-block-group challies-squarequote box has-contrast-background-color has-background is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-beyondwords-marker=\"49df8068-1b23-43e0-9cab-03bc76671524\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large max-width-normal flex-basis-normal squarequote-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2-960x960.jpg?resize=960%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"ec29ef9a-a87d-4f19-b6be-17451ec7d2ec\" class=\"wp-block-group max-width-narrow flex-basis-narrow is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-beyondwords-marker=\"620b0156-be8f-40c3-ac93-6e6e8c235d56\" class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail squarequote-logo is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarequotes.church\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"175\" width=\"240\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.challies.com\/wp-content\/themes\/20th\/images\/squarequotes-logo-240x175.png?resize=240%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SquareQuotes\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<blockquote data-beyondwords-marker=\"a8c3583e-a493-4d4b-9eec-19ff69fd2bdf\" class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-plain squarequote-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow is-style-plain--2\">\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"ad37e581-8e2d-43d1-8807-b1f758e0caad\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never presume God will grant you apart from prayer what he has ordained to grant you only by means of prayer.<\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014Sam Storms<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"7fe51307-a1d3-49eb-b1f3-1a0ac895b2b1\" class=\"wp-block-buttons squarequote-actions is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"a7b33bfb-2680-4d0b-9e6f-36284052faf5\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline do-download has-icon-download is-style-outline--3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2.jpg\" download=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"9a8e5af2-66e6-4b62-9ba0-609a24baf096\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline do-share has-icon-share is-style-outline--4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/2-2.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Share<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"sponsor\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/sponsors\/boyce-college-d3-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/D3-Challies-Assets_960x540.png?resize=960%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/D3-Challies-Assets_960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/D3-Challies-Assets_960x540-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.challies.com\/media\/2025\/01\/D3-Challies-Assets_960x540-240x135.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"related\">\n<h2>See Also<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-november-22-2024\/\">A La Carte (November 22)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/weekend-a-la-carte-november-16-2024\/\">Weekend A La Carte (November 16)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-october-25-2024\/\">A La Carte (October 25)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A La Carte: Parenting is hard \/ The wildness of orthodoxy \/ Rubbing shoulders throughout eternity \/ Glorifying ourselves \/ The middle of somewhere \/ Is Roman Catholic baptism valid? 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