{"id":27332,"date":"2020-11-26T05:16:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=27332"},"modified":"2020-11-26T06:01:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:01:39","slug":"a-la-carte-november-26-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=27332","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (November 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I hope my American friends and family enjoy their Thanksgiving celebrations today. While you are doing that, I will begin scouring the web for Black Friday deals geared toward Christians. Check in tomorrow for the annual roundup.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include three solid picks that span three different genres.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/ftc.co\/resource-library\/blog-entries\/not-much-to-be-thankful-for\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Not Much to Be Thankful For<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Jim Elliff tells why some people don&#8217;t have much to be thankful for.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/encourage.pcacdm.org\/2020\/11\/23\/post-template-213-84\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">So Grateful, So Grateful<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Leah Farish: &#8220;It has been a hard year. And as we prepare for Thanksgiving, we may have to look at smaller things, like potato chips, or higher things, like God\u2019s covenant love for us, before feeling thankful. Look either direction\u2014His grace is everywhere\u2014but look you must.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/lisalageorge.com\/2020\/11\/24\/stay-safe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Stay Safe?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve noticed this, too\u2014that the new way of saying, &#8220;bye&#8221; is saying, &#8220;stay safe.&#8221; &#8220;I would suggest to you that an unmitigated desire for safety is manufactured by the human idol factory\u2013the heart. And always has been.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/why-would-god-allow-my-disappointment\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why Would God Allow My Disappointment?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We all experience disappointments, and ones we know God could have prevented. Why would God allow them? &#8220;The implications of past disappointments can loom heavily over the present, and the possibility of future disappointments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope my American friends and family enjoy their Thanksgiving celebrations today. While you are doing that, I will begin scouring the web for Black Friday deals geared toward Christians. Check in tomorrow for the annual roundup. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include three solid picks that span three different genres. Not Much to Be Thankful For Jim Elliff tells why some people don\u2019t have much to be thankful for. 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