{"id":13547,"date":"2020-03-05T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=13547"},"modified":"2020-03-05T05:17:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T11:17:02","slug":"a-la-carte-march-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=13547","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (March 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My eldest turns 20 today. 20! So if you happen to see him down there at Southern Seminary, give him a quick and introvert-appropriate &ldquo;happy birthday.&rdquo; (And yes, it&rsquo;s just about killing me that he&rsquo;s 600 miles away from me today!)<\/p>\n<p>Today&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include a few &ldquo;odds and ends.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Books has a deal on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2020-enews\/big-theology-for-little-hearts?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Big Theology for Little Hearts<\/a> series of books for young children.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/living-as-christians-in-the-age-of-ai\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Living as Christians in the Age of AI<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2020\/03\/02\/why-davids-census-was-wrong\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why David&rsquo;s Census was Wrong<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Obviously we know that David&rsquo;s census was wrong since God made that perfectly clear. But what&rsquo;s less clear is exactly the nature of the offense. Barry York offers his take here.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/marker.medium.com\/how-expedia-solved-a-100-million-customer-service-nightmare-d7aabc8d4025\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How Expedia Solved a $100 Million Customer Service Nightmare<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Not only did travel company Expedia realize they were dealing with a massive customer service problem, but they also realized it was totally avoidable. There are lessons to learn from it.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/how-can-couples-heal-after-adultery\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How Can Couples Heal After Adultery?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>John Piper deals compassionately with the trauma of adultery and the hope of healing. &ldquo;Two things about this question make me especially thankful, and it&rsquo;s not the pain of the adultery being addressed. First, it&rsquo;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My eldest turns 20 today. 20! So if you happen to see him down there at Southern Seminary, give him a quick and introvert-appropriate \u201chappy birthday.\u201d (And yes, it\u2019s just about killing me that he\u2019s 600 miles away from me today!) Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a few \u201codds and ends.\u201d Westminster Books has a deal on the new Big Theology for Little Hearts series of books for young children. 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