{"id":50710,"date":"2022-08-01T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50710"},"modified":"2022-08-01T01:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T06:00:11","slug":"a-la-carte-august-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=50710","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grace and peace to you today, my friends.<\/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 couple of interesting books. I&#8217;ll look again in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/the-most-important-part-of-every-prayer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Most Important Part of Every Prayer<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/guymrichard.com\/2022\/07\/walking-through-the-valley\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Walking Through the Valley<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Have you ever been to the beach on a day when the red flags were flying and tried to swim in the surf only to be knocked down by the first wave that came along and, before you could get up, adjust your swimsuit, and wipe the salt water from your eyes, you were knocked down again by the next wave? If so, then you will know what the Christian life can so often feel like for many of God\u2019s people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2022\/07\/30\/civil-duties\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Civil Duties<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Civil discourse has degenerated to the point where opponents shout at each other with megaphones and even march to lay siege to families in their homes. \u00a0There is no calm conversation but only provocative volume, vocabulary, slogans and images. \u00a0We are too quick to speak and too slow to listen.&#8221; Too true!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9kOSyUVc_u4\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">What does \u201cpropitiation\u201d mean?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sinclair Ferguson answers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/bredenhof.ca\/2022\/07\/29\/why-its-right-for-god-to-seek-and-demand-glory\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why It\u2019s Right for God to Seek and Demand Glory<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When someone goes on and on about<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace and peace to you today, my friends. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a couple of interesting books. I\u2019ll look again in the morning. 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