{"id":33009,"date":"2021-04-13T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33009"},"modified":"2021-04-13T00:34:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T05:34:24","slug":"a-la-carte-april-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33009","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (April 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning! The Lord be with you today.<\/p>\n<p>On sale at Westminster Books this week is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2021-enews\/im-praying-for-you?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">prayer guide<\/a> from Nancy Guthrie.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an &#8220;odds and ends&#8221; day for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/reclaim-your-life\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Don\u2019t Reclaim Your Life<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/church-china\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Post-Pandemic, Will China\u2019s Church Be Changed Forever?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It seems it may well be, based on this report. &#8220;The new restrictions require Chinese Communist Party oversight for every measure of religious life\u2014staffing, fund management, gatherings. China\u2019s unofficial churches, known as house churches, have operated in recent decades in an ambiguous space: they have rented public space, welcomed visitors, and been open about some of their activities, all without official government sanction. The February restrictions effectively close that era of semi-openness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenmcalpine.com\/shock-news-judas-walks-away-from-faith\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Shock News: Judas Walks Away From Faith<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Stephen McAlpine: &#8220;I would suggest in our own generation, apart from wealth though including it, the primary narrative among the Christian celebs who turn away is less to do with money and more to do with the lure of finding \u201ctheir true selves\u201d \u2013 which in our own secular culture of authenticity receives its own rewards in the form of praise from the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/graceupongrace.net\/blog\/gods-resume-of-faithfulness-HBth7\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">God\u2019s R\u00e9sum\u00e9 of Faithfulness<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Certain parts of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning! The Lord be with you today. On sale at Westminster Books this week is a prayer guide from Nancy Guthrie. It\u2019s an \u201codds and ends\u201d day for Kindle deals. (Yesterday on the blog: Don\u2019t Reclaim Your Life) Post-Pandemic, Will China\u2019s Church Be Changed Forever? It seems it may well be, based on this report. \u201cThe new restrictions require Chinese Communist Party oversight for every measure of religious life\u2014staffing, fund management, gatherings. 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