{"id":125458,"date":"2025-08-31T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=125458"},"modified":"2025-08-31T23:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:13:56","slug":"a-la-carte-september-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=125458","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (September 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"3214e1c1-fc3f-47c8-bf41-1613a6c6dfdf\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve got something exciting to share with you very soon\u2014a new song I&#8217;ve written with CityAlight. I think it has come together wonderfully, and I can&#8217;t wait to share it. If you&#8217;re at the Sing! conference, you can hear it there on Tuesday evening. If not, check in right here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"9b192683-f8ea-4735-bbc3-1d472931aaf5\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some excellent new deals to kick off the month. They include a brand new one by Iain Duguid that you&#8217;ll want to check out. <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mereorthodoxy.com\/the-coming-psychedelic-moment\">The Coming Psychedelic Moment<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"91c5b074-6129-4e2e-92cc-debf79a7a437\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s an interesting look at the rise (re-rise?) of psychedelics. &#8220;The charts make clear the trend: for all kinds of reasons, the inner life of Americans\u2014and especially those under 35\u2014is a mess. Desperate for solutions to this mental anguish, young people are casting about for answers. And many, it turns out, are increasingly turning to hallucinogenic drugs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalliturgies.net\/p\/seven-reasons-almost-every-man-should\">Seven Reasons (Almost) Every Man Should (Try) to Get Married<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"84a85d12-04e8-4dad-9df5-a757fcd4e51e\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samuel James: &#8220;These are seven reasons I think the majority of men should pursue marriage, and they are the closest things to universals I can get. 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