{"id":48762,"date":"2022-06-10T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T05:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=48762"},"modified":"2022-06-10T00:31:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T05:31:15","slug":"a-la-carte-june-10-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=48762","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (June 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today.<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Books is offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2022-enews\/the-air-we-breathe?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">deep discount<\/a> on a book I reviewed last week.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2022\/06\/queer-nation-is-no-nation-at-all\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Queer Nation Is No Nation At All<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Carl Trueman: &#8220;Flags typically serve as rallying points for unity. They point to something a culture considers sacred. The Stars and Stripes was, for many generations, precisely such a rallying point in America. The fact that flag burning, while protected by the Constitution, was deemed by both its opponents and proponents to be remarkably serious, speaks to this: One cannot desecrate that which is not considered sacred.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acts29.com\/pastor-dont-give-them-an-unrealistic-christianity\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Pastor, Don\u2019t Give Them an Unrealistic Christianity<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is a call for realism. &#8220;Applying a sermon on Monday morning is difficult. Living in light of what you read at 7:00 a.m. can be difficult by 8:00 a.m. The joy of fellowship can give way to the frustration of isolation when you hang up the phone or part ways in the coffee shop parking lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegoodbook.com\/blog\/usefulresources\/2022\/06\/06\/free-ebook-truth-on-fire-by-adam-ramsey\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Truth on Fire (Free ebook!)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Good Book Company is giving away a free ebook of <em>Truth on Fire<\/em> by Adam Ramsey. In the book, Adam encourages readers to know God truly and experience him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books is offering a deep discount on a book I reviewed last week. Queer Nation Is No Nation At All Carl Trueman: \u201cFlags typically serve as rallying points for unity. They point to something a culture considers sacred. The Stars and Stripes was, for many generations, precisely such a rallying point in America. 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