{"id":17691,"date":"2020-05-12T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=17691"},"modified":"2020-05-12T05:18:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T10:18:56","slug":"a-la-carte-may-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=17691","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (May 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was meant to write the final post today based on Thomas Watson&rsquo;s <em>All Things For Good<\/em>, but I won&rsquo;t be doing that since I&rsquo;m taking a week away from (most) typing. But I hope you finished it and enjoyed it!<\/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 list of books for women.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2020\/06\/the-final-enemy\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Final Enemy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Carl Trueman&rsquo;s reflection on death is long but rewarding. &ldquo;Death is thus both inevitable and terrible. It is a merciless foe. It deprives us of our loved ones and eventually will take us, too. Most of us respond to it with acts of denial&mdash;denial of the radical finality of death, of the inevitability of death, of the sovereignty of death.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d1jkpWFXouc\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Am I Cursed? (Video)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Depending on your cultural background, you may find yourself grappling with the matter of curses during times of loss or failure. In this video Conrad Mbewe provides a biblical assessment of curses.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imb.org\/2020\/05\/11\/every-breath\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Every Breath<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed this reflection on our fleeting breaths.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2020\/05\/10\/covid19-biblical-balance\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Covid 19 &amp; Biblical Balance<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Bryan Schneider has a level-headed call for balance in this article. &ldquo;We cannot pit life against livelihood. 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