{"id":60391,"date":"2023-04-29T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60391"},"modified":"2023-04-29T00:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T05:35:12","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-april-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60391","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (April 29)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to Radius International for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their <a href=\"https:\/\/radiusinternational.org\/radius-conference\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">upcoming conference<\/a> which you can attend in-person or via livestream. I\u2019m grateful for each and every sponsor!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtsbooks.com\/blogs\/2023-enews\/b-b-warfield-collection?utm_source=challies&amp;utm_medium=challies\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Westminster Books<\/a> is offering 50% off new editions of a couple of classic books.<\/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 noteworthy titles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/resources\/new-and-notable-christian-books-for-april-2023\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">10 New and Notable Christian Books for April 2023<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9marks.org\/journal\/a-new-christian-authoritarianism\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">A New Christian Authoritarianism?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>There is a new issue of the 9Marks Journal available and it deals with nationalism and theonomy. It features quite an extensive list of writers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/should-men-still-pray-with-lifted-hands\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Should Men Still Pray with Lifted Hands?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 1 Timothy 2:8, we read that Paul exhorted men to pray in church while \u2018lifting holy hands.\u2019 What\u2019s the connection between lifted hands and holiness? And what about lifted hands and prayer? Is this practice culturally dated, or is it a relevant one we should adopt today in our corporate church gatherings?\u201d John Piper answers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2023\/04\/dennis-pragers-troubling-defense-of-pornography\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Prager\u2019s Troubling Defense of Pornography<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Carl Trueman writes about Dennis Prager\u2019s surprising defense of pornography. \u201cMany aspects of Prager\u2019s comment are disturbing, not least his failure to address the dark nature of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to Radius International for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about their upcoming conference which you can attend in-person or via livestream. I\u2019m grateful for each and every sponsor! Westminster Books is offering 50% off new editions of a couple of classic books. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a few noteworthy titles. (Yesterday on the blog: 10 New and Notable Christian Books for April 2023) A New Christian Authoritarianism? 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