{"id":38676,"date":"2021-09-09T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38676"},"modified":"2021-09-09T00:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T05:02:03","slug":"a-la-carte-september-9-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38676","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (September 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today.<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Books has a collection of new and especially noteworthy books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2021-enews\/september-new-noteworthy?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">on sale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/personal-reflections\/my-new-book-is-out-knowing-and-enjoying-god\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">My New Book Is Out: Knowing and Enjoying\u00a0God<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/africa.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/how-to-make-sense-of-the-conflict-in-nigeria\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How To Make Sense Of The Conflict In Nigeria<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Oyewole Akande provides a\u00a0helpful guide to the ongoing conflict in Nigeria. &#8220;The security situation in Nigeria is complicated to understand, even for those of us living in Nigeria. There are at least five separate but overlapping armed conflicts going on simultaneously in our country. Below I will give a brief overview of each. I\u2019ll also provide a few links for those who wish to do further reading and reflection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/unherd.com\/2021\/09\/abba-band-of-the-boomers\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">ABBA: Band of the Boomers<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Mary Harrington explains why ABBA kind of stands in for so many in the Boomer generation. &#8220;It\u2019s not clear whether the band will perform as themselves at their \u2018Voyage\u2019 events. But why should they? They\u2019ve arguably just come closer than Ray Kurzweil has managed yet to achieving boomer apotheosis: eternally perky, fresh, un-dying versions of their youthful selves, able to continue indefinitely doing what those younger selves did, without ever getting tired, ill or divorced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/susanlfink.blogspot.com\/2021\/09\/no-purpose-for-old-folks.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">No Purpose For Old<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you today. Westminster Books has a collection of new and especially noteworthy books on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: My New Book Is Out: Knowing and Enjoying\u00a0God) How To Make Sense Of The Conflict In Nigeria Oyewole Akande provides a\u00a0helpful guide to the ongoing conflict in Nigeria. \u201cThe security situation in Nigeria is complicated to understand, even for those of us living in Nigeria. 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