{"id":63596,"date":"2023-07-31T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=63596"},"modified":"2023-07-31T00:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T05:53:59","slug":"a-la-carte-july-31-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=63596","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (July 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning from South Korea. In just a few moments I\u2019ll be heading eastbound and back to my home. If all goes well, I\u2019ll be there by bedtime.<\/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 good picks from Crossway.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/should-we-exercise-pronoun-hospitality\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Should We Exercise \u201cPronoun Hospitality?\u201d<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikeleake.net\/2023\/07\/whyd-the-pigs-have-to-die.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Why\u2019d The Pigs Have to Die?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Yeah, that\u2019s a good question: why did all those pigs have to die?<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/justinhuffman.org\/2023\/07\/28\/no-one-who-abides-in-him-keeps-on-sinning\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">No One Who Abides In Him Keeps On Sinning<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Justin addresses a sobering passage. \u201cJohn is not condemning the one who is seeking to overcome sin, but the one who habitually gives into sin without repenting. John purposefully describes here the one who is (or is not) continually sinning (as is evident from the \u2018linear present\u2019, or continuing action, of the verbs in the original language).\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchchase.substack.com\/p\/a-distant-shore\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;A Distant Shore&#8221;<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>You may enjoy this new poem titled \u201cA Distant Shore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/barbaraleeharper.com\/2023\/07\/30\/criticism-can-be-a-blessing\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Criticism Can Be a Blessing<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Though criticism usually doesn\u2019t seem so at the beginning, it can often prove a blessing in the long run. Barbara tells how that is true.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/brittleeallen.com\/2023\/07\/warring-with-all-of-creation\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Warring with All of Creation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been in a cosmic battle with principalities and squirrels. I\u2019m not kidding\u2014it has begun to feel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning from South Korea. In just a few moments I\u2019ll be heading eastbound and back to my home. If all goes well, I\u2019ll be there by bedtime. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include some good picks from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Should We Exercise \u201cPronoun Hospitality?\u201d) Why\u2019d The Pigs Have to Die? Yeah, that\u2019s a good question: why did all those pigs have to die? 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