{"id":54010,"date":"2022-11-08T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=54010"},"modified":"2022-11-08T00:08:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T06:08:03","slug":"a-la-carte-november-8-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=54010","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (November 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blessings to you on this fine day.<\/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 titles.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/barbaraleeharper.com\/2022\/11\/06\/you-dont-have-to-choose-a-word-for-the-year-2\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">You Don\u2019t Have to Choose a Word for the Year<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many, choosing a word for the year replaces a list of resolutions. That one word gives them focus for the year. Christians who do this usually pray about it leading up to the new year and feel this word has been given to them or impressed on them by God. They often plan activities, reading, or Bible study around their word.\u201d That may be a perfectly fine idea, but don\u2019t think it\u2019s a necessary one!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/solaecclesia.org\/articles\/what-does-it-take-to-end-well\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">What Does it Take to End Well?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This article (sermon? conference talk?) is about reverse-engineering the lives of those who finished well to try to determine what made them successful.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2022\/11\/07\/sexual-abuse-and-the-outpacing-of-society\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Sexual Abuse and Outpacing the Church<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Is it possible that when it comes to identifying and protecting against abuse, the church is lagging behind the world?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/writtenforourinstruction.com\/the-scriptures-are-reliable-down-to-the-tenses\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Scriptures are reliable down to the tenses<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The Scriptures are reliable in every way and that puts us under the responsibility to read them well and carefully.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingingrace.blog\/2022\/11\/07\/driven-by-awe-missions\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Driven by Awe: Missions<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are not driven by awe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessings to you on this fine day. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a couple of interesting titles. You Don\u2019t Have to Choose a Word for the Year \u201cFor many, choosing a word for the year replaces a list of resolutions. That one word gives them focus for the year. Christians who do this usually pray about it leading up to the new year and feel this word has been given to them or impressed on them by God. 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