{"id":60935,"date":"2023-05-16T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60935"},"modified":"2023-05-16T00:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T05:13:08","slug":"a-la-carte-may-16-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=60935","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (May 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blessings to you today, my friends.<\/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 couple of interesting titles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-god-who-knows\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">The God Who Knows<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtsfromanarenot.com\/thoughts\/spotlight-on-preaching\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Thoughts from an Are Not<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really effective preaching takes place by a man who is part of the church in which he preaches, and he is preaching to people he knows. He is preaching to people he has visited, prayed with, prayed for. He knows that when he goes into the pulpit there are sitting in front of him people who are overcome with all kinds of problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/caring-aging-parents\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why I Loved Caring for My Aging Parents<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Deborah Smith explains why caring for her aging parents was a blessing.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilfordipc.co.uk\/the-testimony-we-want-our-children-to-have\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-testimony-we-want-our-children-to-have\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The testimony we want our children to have<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the testimony of John the Baptist (Luke 1:41, 44). It was very likely the testimony of Timothy (2 Tim 1:5; 3:15). Of course, it was the testimony of our Lord Jesus Christ\u00a0par excellence\u00a0(Luke 2:40, 52). What was it?&#8221; It&#8217;s a great one!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/kings-table.com\/2023\/05\/11\/an-interview-with-pastor-rob-ventura-general-editor-of-william-burkitts-new-testament-commentary\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Pastor Rob Ventura Discusses William Burkeitt&#8217;s New Testament Commentary<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Some years ago, I discovered Burkitt\u2019s New Testament commentary online and have used it with much joy ever since. There are so many things I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessings to you today, my friends. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a couple of interesting titles. (Yesterday on the blog: The God Who Knows) Thoughts from an Are Not \u201cReally effective preaching takes place by a man who is part of the church in which he preaches, and he is preaching to people he knows. 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