{"id":37554,"date":"2021-08-16T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=37554"},"modified":"2021-08-16T00:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T05:47:08","slug":"a-la-carte-august-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=37554","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning. May grace and peace be with you today and in the week ahead.<\/p>\n<p>I have listed a few new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a>\u00a0and hope to add some more in the morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/74813\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Parent\u2019s Prayer for Obedience<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/adfontesjournal.com\/web-exclusives\/of-minds-and-machines-transhumanism-and-the-christian\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Of Minds and Machines : Transhumanism and the Christian<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Christopher Brown has written an interesting essay on transhumanism. If you don&#8217;t know the term, you probably should.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/ploughmansrest.com\/blog\/2021\/8\/14\/rejection_that_cuts_deep?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Rejection That Cuts Deep<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have come to believe that rejection and separation from your child is one of the most painful experiences to carry.&#8221;\u00a0So says Kath Thomas. Many parents would tearfully agree.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/5-questions-about-church-membership\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">5 Questions about Church Membership<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Leeman: &#8220;Let me start here: the local church is the authority on earth that Jesus has instituted to officially affirm and give shape to my Christian life and yours. Just as Jesus instituted the state, so he instituted the local church. It is an institutional authority because Jesus instituted it with authority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2021\/08\/13\/redemptive-regret\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Redemptive Regret<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Rut Etheridge III: &#8220;Maybe you\u2019ve seen a meme that says something like this: &#8216;Don\u2019t ever regret your past decisions. At one time, they were what you wanted.&#8217; This emboldening counsel is no doubt born of deep pain. It<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. May grace and peace be with you today and in the week ahead. I have listed a few new\u00a0Kindle deals\u00a0and hope to add some more in the morning. 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