{"id":61799,"date":"2023-06-12T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=61799"},"modified":"2023-06-12T00:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:27:53","slug":"a-la-carte-june-12-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=61799","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (June 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning from Brazil where I am beginning to make my homeward journey after a successful week recording another episode of <em>Worship Round the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include some high-quality devotional resources.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/quotes\/restful-blissful-ignorance\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Restful Blissful Ignorance<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/christianity-challenges-stoic-spirit\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Christianity Challenges the (Stoic) Spirit<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m glad to see this examination of the growing popularity of stoicism. \u201cJoe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Cameron Hanes, David Goggins, Jocko Willink. What unites them? They\u2019re gurus of a new self-help philosophy and lifestyle: grind yourself to the bone to achieve greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenmcalpine.com\/scooby-doo-oxfam-and-the-sexular-age\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Scooby Doo, Oxfam and The Sexular Age<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Stephen McAlpline: \u201cLet\u2019s call this The Scooby Doo moment. You know the show that started in the 70s? Crazy kids in a van called The Mystery Machine, with a dog called Scooby Doo (<em>Arf-Arf!<\/em>)? Always turning up at haunted houses or the like, exposing the evil criminals hiding behind scary ghoul masks, or dressed up as werewolves. I\u2019m sure those kids were all on Scooby snacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=Y9H-ovSrNjE&amp;feature=share\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Making Of Andy Stanley: Pastors Son, Turned Renegade Preacher (Video)<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Honest Youth Pastor has put together a helpful video on Andy Stanley.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reubenbredenhof.com\/post\/are-things-getting-worse\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Are Things Getting Worse?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to believe that the world is getting worse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning from Brazil where I am beginning to make my homeward journey after a successful week recording another episode of Worship Round the World. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some high-quality devotional resources. (Yesterday on the blog: Restful Blissful Ignorance) Christianity Challenges the (Stoic) Spirit I\u2019m glad to see this examination of the growing popularity of stoicism. \u201cJoe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Cameron Hanes, David Goggins, Jocko Willink. What unites them? 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