{"id":38020,"date":"2021-08-23T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38020"},"modified":"2021-08-23T00:15:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T05:15:03","slug":"a-la-carte-august-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38020","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 23)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning. May grace and peace be with you today.<\/p>\n<p>There is some big news in the family: my Abby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CS5I9GHlRBB\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">got engaged<\/a>! Her boyfriend fianc\u00e9 Nathan asked her the big question yesterday. We are so very happy for them.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/9-things-taliban\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">9 Things You Should Know About the Taliban<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Joe Carter: &#8220;Twenty years ago, the United States overthrew the Taliban government in Afghanistan for harboring Osama bin Laden and providing training grounds for Al-Qaeda terrorists. This month, the Taliban has returned to power after U.S. military forces withdrew and the Afghan government collapsed.\u00a0Here is what you should know about the brutal Islamist regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.thegospelcoalition.org\/columns\/ad-fontes\/is-the-church-im-going-to-a-cult\/?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Is the Church I\u2019m Going To \u201cA Cult\u201d?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So how can you tell if the church you are attending is &#8216;a cult&#8217; or just a little bit different than the church next door?&#8221; This is a pretty good explanation.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtsfromanarenot.com\/thoughts\/church-closed?utm_source=pocket_mylist\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Church Closed<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Davis: &#8220;The truly frightening thing about this church is just how much of it is in all of us, in our churches, in the individuals who make up the churches, and in the leaders who lead them. 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