{"id":57901,"date":"2023-02-21T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=57901"},"modified":"2023-02-21T00:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T06:36:29","slug":"a-la-carte-february-21-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=57901","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (February 21)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am on my way home today after a wonderful and profitable trip to Poland.<\/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 few books (though far fewer than yesterday).<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/daddy-i-need-you\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Daddy, I Need You<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/solaecclesia.org\/articles\/church-history-isnt-boring-youre-just-doing-it-wrong\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Church History Isn\u2019t Boring (You\u2019re Just Doing it Wrong)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always enjoyed studying history, but I understand why many don\u2019t. Most were taught by well-meaning (but horribly-misguided) teachers who think of history as a catalog of names and dates. But if we approach history like Microsoft Excel, we shouldn\u2019t be surprised to find that the only people who love history look a good deal like those who love spreadsheets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/was-god-at-work-in-my-pre-conversion-life\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Was God at Work in My Pre-Conversion Life?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;God was at work in my life when he saved me. Amen! But was God at work in my life before I came to Christ? And if so, how should we talk about God\u2019s work in our lives before conversion?&#8221; Piper answers a good one here. (Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2023-enews\/the-afterword-with-john-piper?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">this interview<\/a> with Piper.)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchchase.substack.com\/p\/so-typical\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">So Typical<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Mitch Chase has a good introduction to typology in this article.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evangelicalmagazine.com\/article\/behold-your-god\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Behold Your God<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love open air preaching; and the reason I love it so much is that by<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am on my way home today after a wonderful and profitable trip to Poland. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a few books (though far fewer than yesterday). 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