{"id":50663,"date":"2022-07-30T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50663"},"modified":"2022-07-30T00:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T05:00:23","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-july-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50663","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (July 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May you know the Lord&#8217;s blessings this weekend!<\/p>\n<p>My gratitude goes to Getty Music this week for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/sponsored\/summer-family-hymnal\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">download<\/a> your free Family Summer Hymnal filled with sheet music and MP3s for 20 Getty Music songs!<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include a biography along with a few other picks.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/personal-reflections\/a-mid-summer-family-update\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Mid-Summer Family Update<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/rss.desiringgod.org\/link\/10732\/15463023\/does-god-ever-tempt-us-to-sin\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Does God Ever Tempt Us to Sin?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>John Piper draws some important distinctions in his answer.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/wyattgraham.com\/if-god-knows-everything-do-we-have-free-choice\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">If God Knows Everything, do we have free Choice?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If God knows everything, you basically have five types of explanations when it comes to free choice in saving faith\u2026&#8221; Wyatt Graham outlines them.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epm.org\/blog\/2022\/Jul\/29\/value-knowing-both-sides\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Value of Knowing Both Sides<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This skill\u2014the skill of articulating both sides of an issue\u2014is one that is in short supply in American culture. 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