{"id":26908,"date":"2020-11-17T04:52:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T10:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=26908"},"modified":"2020-11-17T05:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:50:16","slug":"a-la-carte-november-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=26908","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (November 17)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is, once again, a nice little list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> to browse through.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/if-god-did-it-it-must-be-good\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">If God Did It, It Must Be Good. Right?<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/susanlafferty.com\/2020\/11\/15\/loss\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Loss<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>What a stunning piece of writing this is. &#8220;Loss.\u00a0The memory comes back. Distinct. Clear. From 1972. One hot, humid afternoon in Kediri, Indonesia.\u00a0I\u2019m just arriving at our home. After being away for high school a couple of months. In Jakarta.\u00a0Standing outside. Reaching for the handle of the screen door. And suddenly a subconscious map surfaces. One I never knew was there.\u00a0A map of presence. Home and those who belong in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9marks.org\/article\/six-silver-linings-amid-the-dark-clouds-of-a-global-pandemic\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Six \u201cSilver Linings\u201d Amid the Dark Clouds of a Global Pandemic<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COVID-19 has posed innumerable challenges to churches all over the world. It seems that members of many churches will be slow to return to church gatherings\u2014and some may never return at all.&#8221; Yet there have been blessings as well, as this pastor in Dubai explains.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-sexual-revolution\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">10 Things You Should Know about the Sexual Revolution<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Carl Trueman outlines 10 things you should know about the sexual revolution. This article complements his excellent new book (which I&#8217;ll be reviewing tomorrow), <em>The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaeljkruger.com\/how-the-2020-presidential-election-helps-us-understand-the-formation-of-the-new-testament-canon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is, once again, a nice little list of Kindle deals to browse through. (Yesterday on the blog: If God Did It, It Must Be Good. Right?) Loss What a stunning piece of writing this is. \u201cLoss.\u00a0The memory comes back. Distinct. Clear. From 1972. One hot, humid afternoon in Kediri, Indonesia.\u00a0I\u2019m just arriving at our home. After being away for high school a couple of months. In Jakarta.\u00a0Standing outside. Reaching for the handle of the screen door. 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