{"id":38450,"date":"2021-09-03T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38450"},"modified":"2021-09-03T00:37:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T05:37:28","slug":"a-la-carte-september-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38450","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (September 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grace and peace to you today, my friends.<\/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 number of good picks for readers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccwtoday.org\/2021\/09\/do-hurricanes-just-happen\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Do Hurricanes Just Happen?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Jim Elliff says that &#8220;God is at work doing His perfect will, even during hurricane season. These spinning engines of destruction originate from Him as Ruler (first cause), through nature (second cause), all for His purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/the-palest-ink.com\/2021\/09\/02\/stormfront\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Stormfront<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Kristin, meanwhile, is also thinking about storms. &#8220;As our grandson sleeps in his father\u2019s arms, I see it so clearly. The sweet baby, limp and relaxed, trusts his father wholeheartedly. He is rocked, comforted, and held in unconditional love, wanting for nothing.\u00a0If we are to be like Jesus, we, too, will sleep peacefully in the middle of life\u2019s storms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2021\/09\/the-metaverse\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Metaverse<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Gene Veith, on the other hand, is thinking about the looming Metaverse. &#8220;This is another chapter in our rebellion against creation, replacing what God has made with what we have made. To be sure, the Metaverse is a realm of illusion, not tangible entities that actually exist, a Gnostic phantasm that disappears if anyone tries to touch it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/sponsored\/agtv-continues-to-grow-10-months-after-launching\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">AGTV Continues to Grow 10 Months After Launching<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>AGTV is a kind of Netflix for Christian teaching. The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace and peace to you today, my friends. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a number of good picks for readers. Do Hurricanes Just Happen? Jim Elliff says that \u201cGod is at work doing His perfect will, even during hurricane season. 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