{"id":33986,"date":"2021-05-08T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33986"},"modified":"2021-05-08T01:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T06:01:27","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=33986","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (May 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning. May God grant you his richest blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend.<\/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 classics for now, and I&#8217;ll check for more in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/gospel-driven-ministry\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Gospel-Driven Ministry<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2021\/05\/07\/preparing-for-the-stewardship-of-persecution\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Preparing for the Stewardship of Persecution<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking about this, too. &#8220;Since becoming a pastor I&#8217;ve been convinced that one of my most important responsibilities it to preach and pray in a way that prepares people to suffer for the glory of God. Suffering \u2013 which is a wide and broad biblical category \u2013 is a stewardship given to Christians and the church which must be stewarded well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/rss.desiringgod.org\/link\/10732\/14465593\/is-my-repentance-real-if-i-keep-committing-the-same-sin\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Is My Repentance Real If I Keep Committing the Same Sin?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>John Piper answers: &#8220;Let me start with a clarification of how to even pose the question in language that I think is perhaps more consistent with the way the New Testament speaks than the way Doug set it up. Doug uses the word <em>repent<\/em> to pose the question that he has. He says, &#8216;Does true repentance mean that we never ask God\u2019s forgiveness for the same sin twice? How can I say that I have repented if I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. May God grant you his richest blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some classics for now, and I\u2019ll check for more in the morning. 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