{"id":38752,"date":"2021-09-11T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38752"},"modified":"2021-09-11T00:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T05:36:20","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-september-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=38752","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (September 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord bless and keep you this weekend as you serve him and delight in him.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, there are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> to look at.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/book-reviews\/lessons-from-the-upper-room\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">If You Could Go Back To Any Moment In\u00a0Time\u2026<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/williampfarley.com\/even-to-old-age-and-gray-hairs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Even To Old Age and Gray Hairs<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>William Farley shares some thoughts on grandparenting. &#8220;Today\u2019s influential grandparent recognizes that they face challenges previous generations did not. Old age is not respected, families are shrinking, and the desire to flee to permanent vacation tempts those with the resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justin-taylor\/the-preaching-class-with-john-piper-30-videos-of-lectures-and-workshop\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Preaching Class with John Piper<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;John Piper\u2014co-founder of Desiring God, former preaching pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, and author of\u00a0<em>The Supremacy of God in Preaching<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Expository Exultation: Christian Preaching as Worship<\/em>\u2014has recorded 19 mini-lectures on preaching (about 10 minutes each, for a total of about four hours). This is then followed by a two-and-a-half hour workshop where Piper is joined by three younger local preaching pastors to talk through various issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/entrustedtothedirt.com\/2021\/09\/09\/inviting-afghan-refugees-over-for-dinner\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Inviting Afghan Refugees Over for Dinner<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>While Afghan refugees are on so many minds, this may be a good time to read about ways to extend hospitality to people from the Middle East and Central Asia. &#8220;Statistically, most<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord bless and keep you this weekend as you serve him and delight in him. As usual, there are some Kindle deals to look at. (Yesterday on the blog: If You Could Go Back To Any Moment In\u00a0Time\u2026) Even To Old Age and Gray Hairs William Farley shares some thoughts on grandparenting. \u201cToday\u2019s influential grandparent recognizes that they face challenges previous generations did not. 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