{"id":34253,"date":"2021-05-15T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34253"},"modified":"2021-05-15T01:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T06:00:44","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-may-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34253","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (May 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May God bless and keep you as you serve him and worship him this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to do some reading in the Puritans, than today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a>\u00a0will be perfect.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-path-to-glory\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Path to Glory<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccef.org\/courage-inspired-by-the-martyrs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Courage Inspired by the Martyrs<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Ed Welch: &#8220;Among the many heroes of faith, the martyrs stand out. They take up a central place in our corporate identity because they so closely evoke Jesus\u2019 faithfulness in the face of death. God honors the martyrs even to the point that he uses their deaths as a countdown to Jesus\u2019 return.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/lifewayresearch.com\/2021\/05\/10\/what-is-the-greatest-threat-to-the-gospel\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">What is the \u201cGreatest Threat to the Gospel\u201d?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>John Mark Yeats says, &#8220;The broader culture frequently embraces a new concept, philosophy, or ideal that challenge the claims of the cross. These challenges should not surprise us for Jesus reminded His followers that we would be hated, persecuted, and oppressed. As we enter seasons where external cultural forces make it difficult to live a life of faithfulness, our internal radar will frequently signal, &#8216;Danger!&#8217; We move to protect ourselves or warn our community, and rightly so.\u00a0But here\u2019s the catch\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kouya.net\/?p=12709\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">A Different Take On Barnabas<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I like this take on the split<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May God bless and keep you as you serve him and worship him this weekend. If you\u2019ve ever wanted to do some reading in the Puritans, than today\u2019s\u00a0Kindle deals\u00a0will be perfect. (Yesterday on the blog: The Path to Glory) Courage Inspired by the Martyrs Ed Welch: \u201cAmong the many heroes of faith, the martyrs stand out. 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