{"id":39772,"date":"2021-10-06T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=39772"},"modified":"2021-10-06T00:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:20:21","slug":"a-la-carte-october-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=39772","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (October 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord bless and keep you today.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/storywarren.com\/carry-a-candle\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Carry a Candle<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our very finite and fragile ability to love individuals around us is a gift. And it is also a candle. A profound flicker of light in this hard place.\u00a0I understood that I needed to shelter it.&#8221; This writer reflects on her inability to bear all the sorrow of this world.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/kraigkeck.com\/love-like-my-mom\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Love Like My Mom<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is such a sweet reflection on a brother&#8217;s grief and a mother&#8217;s love.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.termsofservice.social\/p\/censorship-isnt-christians-biggest\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Censorship Isn&#8217;t Christians&#8217; Biggest Social Media Problem<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This article is really important. &#8220;A lot of Christians are concerned about social media censorship. Too few are concerned about social media discipleship. This isn&#8217;t surprising. We are more interested in the ways we can form the world than we are with the ways the world is forming us.\u00a0This isn\u2019t to say social media\/internet censorship isn\u2019t a problem. It certainly is. But I worry we as Christians are more interested in protecting our expression than we are our hearts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/pastors-social-media\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">4 Reasons Pastors Should Consider Quitting Social Media<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>And in a somewhat similar vein: &#8220;Pastors should be especially aware of how the digital age is changing our parishioners and ourselves. There are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord bless and keep you today. Carry a Candle \u201cOur very finite and fragile ability to love individuals around us is a gift. And it is also a candle. A profound flicker of light in this hard place.\u00a0I understood that I needed to shelter it.\u201d This writer reflects on her inability to bear all the sorrow of this world. Love Like My Mom This is such a sweet reflection on a brother\u2019s grief and a mother\u2019s love. 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