{"id":36895,"date":"2021-07-28T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=36895"},"modified":"2021-07-28T00:03:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T05:03:37","slug":"a-la-carte-july-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=36895","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (July 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today.<\/p>\n<p>This week at Westminster Books you&#8217;ll find a special on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2021-enews\/the-generosity-project?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Generosity Project<\/a><\/em>, a new book from Tony Payne and Geoff Robson. Some related resources are on sale as well.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/andreasanborn.com\/2021\/07\/27\/stitch-by-stitch\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Stitch by Stitch<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea: &#8220;&#8216;You knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb,&#8217; David marveled. &#8216;I have been fearfully and wonderfully made.&#8217; I glance over at Ben, Down Syndrome evident in his features. Did God miss a few stitches? Or could it be part of a much larger, more beautiful pattern?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalcounselingcoalition.org\/2021\/06\/07\/suffering-calculus\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Suffering Calculus<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I appreciated Curtis Solomon&#8217;s perspective on suffering in this article. &#8220;Suffering calculus is the mental math we do when we analyze someone\u2019s suffering and their reaction to it in relation to our own suffering or the suffering of other people. While suffering calculus is common to all of us, for those who have experienced trauma, it is a much harder equation to figure out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/tiyo-soga-the-first-ordained-black-south-african?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Tiyo Soga \u2013 The First Ordained Black South African<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Simonetta Carr has written an excellent little biographical sketch of South Africa&#8217;s first ordained preacher, Tiyo Soga.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/rss.desiringgod.org\/link\/10732\/14647356\/help-someone-home-to-heaven?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Help Someone Home to Heaven<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Garrett Kell writes about the need for friendships<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today. This week at Westminster Books you\u2019ll find a special on The Generosity Project, a new book from Tony Payne and Geoff Robson. Some related resources are on sale as well. Stitch by Stitch Andrea: \u201c\u2018You knit me together in my mother\u2019s womb,\u2019 David marveled. \u2018I have been fearfully and wonderfully made.\u2019 I glance over at Ben, Down Syndrome evident in his features. 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