{"id":55079,"date":"2022-12-06T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55079"},"modified":"2022-12-06T00:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:48:31","slug":"a-la-carte-december-6-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55079","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (December 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blessings to you today.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/much-will-be-required\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Much Will Be Required<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gentlereformation.com\/2022\/12\/03\/tis-the-season-for-topegetical-sermons\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Tis the Season for Topigetical Sermons<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This season brings with it discussions and debates among Reformed believers genuinely concerned about how best to honor the Lord in the midst of what can feel like sensationalistic, materialistic mayhem rooted more deeply in paganism than sentimentality-sated Christians care to acknowledge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.str.org\/article-feed?p_p_id=com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_VXWGAytvGtxR&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;_com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_VXWGAytvGtxR_groupId=20123&amp;_com_liferay_journal_content_web_portlet_JournalContentPortlet_INSTANCE_VXWGAytvGtxR_articleId=768325\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Reform Your Faith, Don\u2019t Deconstruct It<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve had doubts about my faith. I\u2019m guessing you\u2019ve had them as well. No one is immune to wondering whether their convictions about Christianity are true. It\u2019s a common human experience that is acknowledged in Scripture.&#8221; But as Alan Shlemon argues here, that doesn&#8217;t mean you should deconstruct your faith.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=FnbFm8AGrZQ&amp;feature=share\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Does the Holy Spirit tell people things in their thoughts? (Video)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I found it strangely affirming that these three theologians struggle to answer the question and that the even disagree a bit among themselves. It shows that it&#8217;s a very complicated question.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/servantsofgrace.org\/honoring-dishonorable-parents\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Honoring Dishonorable Parents<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The holiday season is one in which happy families get together to eat lovely meals and have laughter-filled conversations followed by games of charades or meaningful talks around a fireplace \u2013 or at least that\u2019s how<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessings to you today. 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