{"id":18772,"date":"2020-05-30T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=18772"},"modified":"2020-05-30T08:17:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T13:17:49","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-may-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=18772","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (May 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Apologies to those who tried to access the site overnight. We did some server upgrades and had a few hiccups (which may continue today).<\/p>\n<p>Today&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some excellent picks for both newer and older titles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/really-bad-reviews-of-really-good-books\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Really Bad Reviews of Really Good Books<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/foryoungerpastors.com\/2020\/05\/29\/it-only-takes-a-moment\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">It Only Takes A Moment<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It only takes a moment for a building to come down; it only takes a moment for a ministry and reputation to be destroyed.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2020\/may\/holy-spirit-empowered-christian-global-pentecostal-study.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Have Pentecostals Outgrown Their Name?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><em>Christianity Today<\/em> has an interesting article about coming up with a name other than &ldquo;Pentecostal&rdquo; to describe people who hold to what is essentially Pentecostal theology. &ldquo;Names can be tricky. What do you call a Pentecostal who isn&rsquo;t called a Pentecostal? The question sounds like a riddle, but it&rsquo;s a real challenge for scholars. They have struggled for years to settle on the best term for the broad and diverse movement of Christians who emphasize the individual believer&rsquo;s relationship to the Holy Spirit and talk about being Spirit-filled, Spirit-baptized, or Spirit-empowered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/untools.co\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Tools for Better Thinking<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is a good collection of tools to help you think better, especially when solving problems or making decisions.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/fightoffaithblog.com\/2020\/05\/27\/why-many-people-are-experiencing-anxiety-at-the-thought-of-life-getting-back-to-normal\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why Many<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apologies to those who tried to access the site overnight. We did some server upgrades and had a few hiccups (which may continue today). Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some excellent picks for both newer and older titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Really Bad Reviews of Really Good Books) It Only Takes A Moment It only takes a moment for a building to come down; it only takes a moment for a ministry and reputation to be destroyed. 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