{"id":34063,"date":"2021-05-10T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T05:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34063"},"modified":"2021-05-10T00:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T05:31:14","slug":"a-la-carte-may-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34063","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (May 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning! The Lord be with you today.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/a-mothers-bible\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Mother\u2019s Bible<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/barbaraleeharper.com\/2021\/05\/09\/faithful-in-obscurity-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Faithful in Obscurity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so thankful for all those who are willing to be faithful in obscurity (which, after all, describes the great majority of us). &#8220;You may be a busy mom of little ones, a secretary stationed at her desk, a cashier at a counter, a caregiver tucked away in a lonely room, or in any number of occupations where you feel unnoticed. Don\u2019t be concerned if you don\u2019t get as much attention or response as other people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evangelicalmagazine.com\/article\/if-they-hate-you\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">If They Hate You<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>There are some helpful insights about persecution in this article. &#8220;John Stott draws a helpful distinction between what he calls spasmodic and systematic persecution. He sees spasmodic persecution as personal persecution; maybe, unwarranted opposition from family members, antagonism from work colleagues or even intellectual condescension towards us because of our \u2018na\u00efve faith\u2019. Systematic persecution is that which is deliberately targeted at Christians for their faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TYZOSRrpws0\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why God Is Justified in Sending Sinners to Hell (Video)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Todd Friel explains why God is justified in sending sinners to hell.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/piercetaylorhibbs.com\/god-of-the-garden-what-we-can-learn-from-digging-in-the-dirt\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">God of the Garden<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Pierce Taylor Hibbs: &#8220;Black earth has a sanctity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning! The Lord be with you today. 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