{"id":128527,"date":"2025-11-04T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=128527"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T05:09:47","slug":"a-la-carte-november-5-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=128527","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (November 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning from Santa Clarita! I am here to speak at The Master&#8217;s University today and The Master&#8217;s Seminary tomorrow. I look forward to meeting some of you along the way!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> include quite a substantial collection of great deals. <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/stay-put-and-make-disciples\">Stay Put and Make Disciples: A Plea to Aging Saints<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Mathis writes specifically to the Boomer generation. &#8220;This is a plea for aging Christians not to follow millions of your peers in making a tragic mistake: leaving the place, and especially the local church, where you have built up years, if not decades, of relational capital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mereorthodoxy.com\/the-dignity-of-ordinary-work-what-cain-and-abel-reveal-about-modern-alienation\">The Dignity of Ordinary Work: What Cain and Abel Reveal About Modern Alienation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a long article, but a rewarding one. In it, Alastair Herd considers the dignity of ordinary work. (Note: there are a couple of bad words in quotes and book titles.)<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/dont-wait-talk-kids-death\/\">Don\u2019t Wait for Tragedy Before You Talk to Your Kids About Death<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As much as we try, we can\u2019t keep death from affecting our children. They see dead animals and dead plants. They watch movies and read books in which characters die. They overhear grown-up conversations. They have grieving friends. 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