{"id":55788,"date":"2022-12-22T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55788"},"modified":"2022-12-22T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:05:10","slug":"a-la-carte-december-22-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=55788","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (December 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/resources\/the-collected-best-books-of-2022\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The Collected Best Books of 2022<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobrcrouch.wordpress.com\/2022\/12\/20\/christmas-music-a-witness-for-us-or-against-us\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Christmas Music: A Witness For Us or Against Us<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is a thought-provoking reflection on Christmas music. &#8220;While this music is everywhere during this season, how many people realize that the words on their lips are serving as a witness against them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/kevindeyoung.org\/the-crushing-obligation-to-keep-doing-more-and-more\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Crushing Obligation to Keep Doing More and More<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Kevin DeYoung: &#8220;Surely there are many Christians who are terribly busy because they sincerely want to be obedient to God. We hear sermons that convict us for not praying more. We read books that convince us to do more for global hunger. We talk to friends who inspire us to give more and read more and witness more. The needs seem so urgent. The workers seem so few. If we don\u2019t do something, who will? We want to be involved. We want to make a difference. We want to do what\u2019s expected of us. But there just doesn\u2019t seem to be the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedingonchrist.com\/blog\/post\/the-counterintuitive-christ\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Counterintuitive Christ<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything about the circumstances of the coming of Christ into the world was counterintuitive. We tend to pride ourselves on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today. 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