{"id":119771,"date":"2025-04-13T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=119771"},"modified":"2025-04-13T23:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:57:46","slug":"a-la-carte-april-14-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=119771","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (April 14)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"76814e46-7c6a-44e3-ac94-f0b4fb32a92a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning. Grace and peace to you.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"43ee098b-3d3b-4a2c-b0e1-51b29eb19b35\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some excellent books by David Powlison along with the helpful &#8220;Seven Sentences&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuabudimlic.com\/post\/the-healing-of-that-old-ache-an-ode-to-sunsets-childhood\">The Healing of that Old Ache: An Ode to Sunsets &amp; Childhood<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"d9ba3ef0-edf7-44de-9139-25d378b20c95\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua writes about those moments, &#8220;perhaps only fleeting slivers of a moment, in which one catches the tune of something far-off and distant. We hear this tune in the dancing of golden sunlight upon autumn leaves, or the crescendo of beauty that lies in the clouds at sunset\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johno.blog\/p\/grounds-for-everyday-smiles\">Grounds for Everyday Smiles<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"d44d030c-f9a6-4d60-ae90-de23ebf3ff2c\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Onwuchekwa says, &#8220;I\u2019ll stop flipping over today\u2019s seat cushions, searching for perfection and the ideal. I\u2019ll stop looking for the fulfillment of my daydreams and make every moment the most fulfilling one I can imagine. I\u2019ll use every resource at my disposal to ensure I don\u2019t leave any joy behind on my plate. I won\u2019t let joy drop in these seat cushions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3R59pGn\">Deep but Doable Bible Studies<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"8f592013-8712-443a-b26c-da57192beb9a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by an array of trusted Bible teachers, Good Book Guides contain carefully crafted questions that look closely at the Bible text and apply it meaningfully to everyday life. 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