{"id":66505,"date":"2023-10-27T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=66505"},"modified":"2023-10-27T23:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:07:59","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-october-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=66505","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (October 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m thankful to Ligonier Ministries for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to watch (or re-watch) the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/posts\/stream-the-luther-documentary\/?utm_source=challies.com&amp;utm_medium=sponsor&amp;utm_content=luther%20documentary\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Luther documentary<\/a> which is available for free.<\/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 good selection of titles.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Yesterday on the blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/resources\/new-and-notable-christian-books-for-october-2023\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">New and Notable Christian Books for October 2023<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/the-half-baked-sermon\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Half-Baked Sermon: Missing Ingredients in Much Preaching<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To say that some sermons reach the pulpit half-baked would be unfair to bread. Some sermons are barely dough; some little more than a collection of dry ingredients. The sermon, as a sermon, is barely begun, largely unappetizing, not particularly nourishing, lacking the enticing taste and texture of a fresh-baked loaf.&#8221; Ouch!<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/gcdiscipleship.com\/article-feed\/redeeming-love-has-been-my-theme-and-shall-be-until-i-die-faith-reflections-from-a-cancer-oven-15\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Redeeming Love Has Been My Theme and Shall Be Until I Die<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Tim Shorey: &#8220;I did go to church yesterday. Funny thing: I\u2019m sure that to anyone who doesn\u2019t know me, my cameo appearance made me look like a bored-out-of-my-mind unsaved husband whose wife nagged him into being there. I didn\u2019t sing. I didn\u2019t stand. I didn\u2019t clap my hands or shout Amen. I didn\u2019t hang around afterward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logos.com\/grow\/christian-denominations\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">The Definitive Guide to Christian Denominations<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Steven Wedgeworth has a definitive guide to Christian denominations.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/algooderham.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/18\/cp4dbd-where-do-we-plant\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Where Do We Plant?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>How might a church<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m thankful to Ligonier Ministries for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to watch (or re-watch) the Luther documentary which is available for free. Today\u2019s Kindle deals include a good selection of titles. 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