{"id":34608,"date":"2021-05-25T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34608"},"modified":"2021-05-25T00:38:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T05:38:13","slug":"a-la-carte-may-25-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=34608","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (May 25)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The God of love and peace be with you today.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include a couple of books (at least for now).<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/what-jesus-does-not-pray\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">What Jesus Does Not Pray<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/corechristianity.com\/resource-library\/articles\/ive-sinned-again-will-god-forgive-me\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">I&#8217;ve Sinned&#8230;Again. Will God Forgive Me?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you\u2019re struggling with that one sin that never seems to go away, the one that has a perfect record when facing off against you in the ring, that\u2019s when you need the good news of the inexhaustible grace and love of Jesus more than ever. Why? Because when we\u2019re low we\u2019re more likely to believe that devilish lie that God\u2019s love is contingent on our performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/narratives-reality\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">In a World of Narratives, Be Radically Committed to Reality<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>There is something here to make everyone content and (almost) everyone mad. But it&#8217;s all well worth considering. &#8220;Too many of us are too committed to partisan narratives, and not committed enough to reality. It\u2019s tragic that this is true even within the church\u2014where Christians\u2019 politics often shapes how they interpret and apply the Bible. In a world of competing and ultimately subjective narratives, we need more people radically committed to reality. And Christians are well positioned\u00a0to be such people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/lifewayresearch.com\/2021\/05\/24\/your-neighbor-is-not-a-virus\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Your Neighbor Is<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The God of love and peace be with you today. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a couple of books (at least for now). (Yesterday on the blog: What Jesus Does Not Pray) I\u2019ve Sinned\u2026Again. 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