{"id":61843,"date":"2023-06-13T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=61843"},"modified":"2023-06-13T01:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T06:00:44","slug":"a-la-carte-june-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=61843","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (June 13)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning from \u2026 Canada at last. I\u2019m back home after making the overnight journey from S\u00e3o Paulo. As always, it\u2019s good to be home.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> include mostly books that are meant for pastors and academics.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/at-the-center-of-all-things\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">At the Center of All Things<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/the-sick-love-of-controversy\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Sick Love of Controversy<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This is a helpful episode of Ask Pastor John in which he addresses those who have a love of controversy.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/andreasanborn.com\/2023\/06\/12\/the-assignment-i-wasnt-expecting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Assignment I Wasn\u2019t Expecting<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Sanborn explains and celebrates the assignment she was not expecting.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/learn\/articles\/missionary-robert-jermain-thomas\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Who Was Robert Jermain Thomas?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This account of the life and martyrdom of Robert Jermain Thomas is well told.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/baptists-missional-confessional-rick-warren\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Southern Baptists Are Both Missional and Confessional: A Response to Rick Warren<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaptists today should be quick to point out the irony of Bible-only-ism, but in some quarters, the opposite has been the case. The myth of Baptist anticreedalism has recently been resuscitated by Rick Warren, who implores fellow Southern Baptists to \u2018return to the original Baptist Vision of unity through a mission, not a confession.\u2019 According to Warren, \u2018That would heal the SBC.\u2019\u201d (See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/southern-baptists-divided\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Have Southern Baptists Ever Been More Divided?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/greatandnobletasks.com\/2023\/06\/12\/your-church-may-be-more-diverse-than-you-think\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Your Church May Be More Diverse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning from \u2026 Canada at last. I\u2019m back home after making the overnight journey from S\u00e3o Paulo. As always, it\u2019s good to be home. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include mostly books that are meant for pastors and academics. (Yesterday on the blog: At the Center of All Things) The Sick Love of Controversy This is a helpful episode of Ask Pastor John in which he addresses those who have a love of controversy. 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