{"id":124247,"date":"2025-08-03T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=124247"},"modified":"2025-08-03T23:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T04:01:00","slug":"a-la-carte-august-4-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=124247","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 4)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you know I have a daily email newsletter? If you join that list<\/a> this week, you’ll be automatically entered to win a $100 gift card from Westminster Books<\/a> with the winner drawn on Sunday. If you’re already on the list, I\u2019ll have another giveaway for you in the near future. Click here<\/a> to subscribe. You can one-click unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n

Today’s Kindle deals<\/a> include some books on creeds and confessions, a classic by Francis Schaeffer, and more.<\/p>\n

Everything Matters<\/a><\/h2>\n

“Just mark it down right now: the devil is a liar. He says our sin is so small that it won\u2019t affect us, and our good works are so insignificant that they won\u2019t impact anyone else. But there is no such thing as an action without a reaction. In God\u2019s kingdom, everything matters. Here\u2019s how\u2026” This is a really good article.<\/p>\n

Ten Reasons Why I Love Verse by Verse Exposition<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jacob Crouch lays out ten good reasons that he loves verse by verse exposition.<\/p>\n

The Promise of Beauty<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u201cWell, you can\u2019t be an atheist when you see the beauty of the world. I simply can\u2019t reduce my experience of beautiful things to some random evolutionary side-effect.” Michael Jensen summarizes some recent conversations and explores the promise of beauty.<\/p>\n

Do You Need a Fresh Word from the Lord<\/a><\/h2>\n

“Have you ever heard anyone say they needed a ‘fresh word’ from the Lord?” I sure have, and so has Barbara as she explains here.<\/p>\n

A Plea to Biblical Counselors Regarding Autism<\/a><\/h2>\n

Matt McCraney explains some of the inaccurate statements he has heard about autism. “Biblical counselors, I beg you, do not go down this road, as it will lead to irreparable damage to individuals and families impacted by autism. This road represents a profound misunderstanding of what autism is, how it is diagnosed, and the medical side effects with which these families suffer.”<\/p>\n

Saidi Francis Chishimba\u2014The Photographer Par Excellence<\/a><\/h2>\n

It was a shock to learn of the death of Saidi Chishimba, one of the men I always enjoyed spending time with when I visit Zambia. Conrad Mbewe remembers him and one of his hobbies in this article.<\/p>\n

Flashback: Who Gave You The Right?<\/a><\/h2>\n

The sanctified instinct of the Christian heart should not be to dis<\/em>courage but to en<\/em>courage, not to further demoralize other people but to give them strength, to give them heart, to give them courage. <\/p>\n

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Sickness has often brought to a man spiritual recovery; suffering has often wrought out for him an exceeding weight of glory.<\/p>\n

\u2014Theodore Cuyler<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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