{"id":47229,"date":"2022-04-28T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T05:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=47229"},"modified":"2022-04-28T00:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T05:32:13","slug":"a-la-carte-april-28-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=47229","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (April 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grace and peace to you on this fine day.<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Books has a deal this week on Richard Gaffin&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2022-enews\/in-the-fullness-of-time?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">magnum opus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/one-way-to-know-youre-being-persecuted\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">One Way To Know You\u2019re Being Persecuted<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2022\/04\/26\/the-lost-art-of-courage\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Lost Art of Courage<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There appears to be one of two extremes common among the people of God\u2014the extremes of the lion. Either shrinking back when we ought not. Or viciously thundering forth when we ought not. It seems the church may need to regain the lost art of courage, for there are those who shy away from battles that must be taken up, and there are those who don bravado and (seemingly) do nothing but battle. What may be lacking in these two poles is the biblical concept of &#8216;meekness&#8217;\u2014or courage, rightly carried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/erik-raymond\/when-the-going-gets-tough\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">When the Going Gets Tough<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When faced with an option between two paths, one paved with more difficulty than the other, the choice is usually simple: take the easier path.\u00a0But, the choices aren\u2019t always straightforward.&#8221; Erik Raymond applies this to both pastors and church members.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/algooderham.wordpress.com\/2022\/04\/26\/how-to-get-better-sermons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How to get better sermons<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Al Gooderham: &#8220;Sometimes pastors take themselves too seriously. Sometimes pastors can have a big ego. Sometimes pastors need bringing down<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace and peace to you on this fine day. Westminster Books has a deal this week on Richard Gaffin\u2019s magnum opus. (Yesterday on the blog: One Way To Know You\u2019re Being Persecuted) The Lost Art of Courage \u201cThere appears to be one of two extremes common among the people of God\u2014the extremes of the lion. Either shrinking back when we ought not. Or viciously thundering forth when we ought not. 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