{"id":64376,"date":"2023-08-23T23:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=64376"},"modified":"2023-08-23T23:23:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T04:23:32","slug":"a-la-carte-august-24-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=64376","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 24)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you on this fine day.<\/p>\n<p>There is a nice little selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a> to look at today.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/let-god-prove-himself\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Let God Prove Himself<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/are-you-a-cheap-pastor-on-social-media\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Are you a cheap pastor on social media?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I consider this an especially timely article from Mark Jones. He encourages pastors to refrain from offering cheap advice on social media. This is a phenomenon that concerns me as well!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9marks.org\/article\/how-single-assembly-encourages-catholicity-which-encourages-evangelism\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=how-single-assembly-encourages-catholicity-which-encourages-evangelism\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">How Single Assembly Encourages Catholicity, Which Encourages Evangelism<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;There are many ways to skin a cat.&#8217; It\u2019s a strange saying, isn\u2019t it? I mean, who does that anyway! Even still, the idea finds purchase in conversations about fulfilling the Great Commission and multisite. The Great Commission is the cat, people say, and whether your church meets as a single assembly or in multiple sites and services are just different ways to skin it. I fundamentally disagree.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/learn\/articles\/virtues-vices-humilty?utm_source=feedblitz&amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&amp;utm_campaign=articles-and-posts\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">What Is Humility?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When asked in the early fifth century what three graces a minister needs most, Augustine didn\u2019t think twice before responding, &#8216;Humilitas; humilitas; humilitas.&#8217; When it came to pastoral graces, the great African bishop awarded humility with gold, silver, and bronze medals.&#8221; He was undoubtedly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you on this fine day. There is a nice little selection of Kindle deals to look at today. (Yesterday on the blog: Let God Prove Himself) Are you a cheap pastor on social media? I consider this an especially timely article from Mark Jones. He encourages pastors to refrain from offering cheap advice on social media. This is a phenomenon that concerns me as well! 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