{"id":59998,"date":"2023-04-20T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=59998"},"modified":"2023-04-20T00:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T05:45:29","slug":"a-la-carte-april-20-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=59998","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (April 20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today.<\/p>\n<p>Westminster Books has a deal on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2023-enews\/when-people-are-big-and-god-is-small?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">new edition<\/a> of a game-changing book.<\/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 excellent books.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/personal-reflections\/a-family-personal-and-travel-update\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Family, Personal, and Travel Update<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.efca.org\/posts\/learning-from-those-who-pray-all-night\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Learning From Those Who Pray All Night<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be a Christian in Tanzania is to attend all-night prayer vigils. Some churches hold them every weekend. For others, it\u2019s once a quarter. It\u2019s such a part of church culture that the church leaders at our Bible school expressed shock when they heard that American evangelical churches generally don\u2019t practice this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/brownsugartoast.com\/weary-one-take-heart\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Weary One, Take Heart<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Christa considers how to respond in those times when we are weary and hurt.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/the-awkward-duty-of-encouragement\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Awkward Duty of Encouragement: How Men Strengthen Other Men<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Mack Stiles writes about the importance of men encouraging men. &#8220;Why go out of my way when it\u2019s easier just to stay quiet? Besides, most guys seem to be doing fine anyway, right? Encouragement, however, is not just a good idea, but a biblical command \u2014 yes, even for men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theologyalongtheway.org\/2023\/04\/19\/i-dont-hate-my-sin-like-i-know-jesus-calls-me-to\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">I don\u2019t hate my sin like I know Jesus calls me to<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Neither do I. And probably neither do<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a deal on a new edition of a game-changing book. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a few excellent books. (Yesterday on the blog: A Family, Personal, and Travel Update) Learning From Those Who Pray All Night \u201cTo be a Christian in Tanzania is to attend all-night prayer vigils. Some churches hold them every weekend. For others, it\u2019s once a quarter. 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