{"id":33481,"date":"2021-04-24T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33481"},"modified":"2021-04-24T00:01:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T05:01:55","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-april-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33481","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (April 24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord bless and keep you as you serve and worship him this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>My thanks goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/sponsored\/mothers-and-fathers-day-gift-ideas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Missional Wear<\/a> for sponsoring the blog this week.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some newer books along with the usual Saturday classics.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/faithful-leaders\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Faithful Leaders<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeremyhoward.net\/2021\/04\/5-marks-of-harmful-megachurch-culture.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">5 Marks of Harmful Megachurch Culture<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Howard points out 5 marks of many megachurches (though certainly not all!) that can be very harmful.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccef.org\/words-a-hidden-weapon-of-domestic-abuse\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Words: A Hidden Weapon of Domestic Abuse<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Darby Strickland: &#8220;When we think about domestic abuse, we tend to think about acts of physical violence. We picture women with bruises and black eyes, or worse. While this is an all-too-common occurrence, this assumption about domestic abuse causes us to miss the fact that the primary weapon abusers use against their victims is not their fists but their words. Does this surprise you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/feedpress.me\/link\/10439\/14435787\/guarding-your-heart-in-the-pulpit\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Guarding Your Heart in the Pulpit<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I always appreciate the way H.B. Charles Jr. writes about subjects like this one. &#8220;Let\u2019s face it. The pulpit is a dangerous place. It can fill the preacher with pride that leads to his downfall. It can fill the preacher with discouragement that causes him to give up. It can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord bless and keep you as you serve and worship him this weekend. My thanks goes to Missional Wear for sponsoring the blog this week. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some newer books along with the usual Saturday classics. (Yesterday on the blog: Faithful Leaders) 5 Marks of Harmful Megachurch Culture Jeremy Howard points out 5 marks of many megachurches (though certainly not all!) that can be very harmful. 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