{"id":117455,"date":"2025-02-14T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=117455"},"modified":"2025-02-14T23:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T05:56:58","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-february-15-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=117455","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (February 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"0cfdbf62-4d68-4e70-adca-36d297a70a7b\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m grateful to B&amp;H for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their new <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhpublishinggroup.com\/holman-handbook-series\/?cid=pm:oth:250127|both|na|bibles|holman_bibles|na|challies_church_history_a_la_carte_february:na:na\">Church History Handbook<\/a><\/em>. It&#8217;s a beautiful and informative book so be sure to give it a look!<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"155ae6f0-a9c4-4033-a975-17ba7ba25f23\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> include a few commentaries and other good books.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"373803ca-9194-49a2-bb73-701875c98805\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/keep-calm-and-stay-friend\/\">Keep Calm and Stay Friends<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Sandra McCracken\">The Power of One Bitter Thought<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"a490f01f-be0d-448b-a4d8-ec059290724c\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even one bitter thought can have great power. &#8220;A weed starts off very small, just like any other plant. It may seem harmless in the beginning but if a weed is never properly dealt with, it has potential to destroy a whole garden. A bitter thought starts the same.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=ffnOZN6wXLo&amp;si=d9UOu3oiVf_s9fSD\">Here Is Love, Vast as the Ocean (Everlasting Praise)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"430b590f-abec-43ce-8c73-fad3145a1b98\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gettys and Sandra McCracken have just released a rewritten and lengthened adaptation of &#8220;Here Is Love, Vast as the Ocean.&#8221; I think you&#8217;ll enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2025\/02\/13\/the-reluctant-polemicist\/\">The Reluctant Polemicist<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"393e8d1f-b679-4da2-85df-add5ea98273a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really appreciate what Kyle Borg says here about polemics. &#8220;One of the most embarrassing moments of my life happened when I was a new seminary student. 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