{"id":80417,"date":"2024-07-26T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=80417"},"modified":"2024-07-26T23:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T04:25:08","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=80417","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (July 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My gratitude goes to Matthias Media for sponsoring the blog this week. They wanted to ensure you learn about Evangelize 2024<\/a>, which promises to be an amazing event.<\/p>\n

Today’s Kindle deals<\/a> include some newer and older titles.<\/p>\n

(Yesterday on the blog: When Christians Disagree<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Godly Living vs. God-Like Ambitions<\/a> <\/p>\n

There is a simple but crucial distinction between godly living and God-like ambitions. “Several dangers arise when we prioritize space over place, presenting perennial risks for Christian ministers that have become particularly sharp in our generation. This emphasis can tempt ministers to reach for God-like attributes such as omniscience and omnipresence, leading to unrealistic expectations and potential burnout. We need to understand and accept our limits to maintain faithful ministry.”<\/p>\n

Scarlet Thread (Video)<\/a> <\/p>\n

You may enjoy this new song by the Gettys and Zach Williams titled “Scarlet Thread.”<\/p>\n

\u2018Of the Civil Magistrate\u2019: How Presbyterians Shifted on Church-State Relations<\/a> <\/p>\n

Kevin DeYoung goes to some length to show how Presbyterians shifted on church-state relations.<\/p>\n

How the Cross Reveals the Truth About Who God Is<\/a> <\/p>\n

Amy Hall marvels at “the utter brilliance of the cross, God\u2019s method of upholding perfect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A La Carte: Godly living vs God-like ambitions \/ A glorious competition for every marriage \/ “Scarlet Thread” (a new song) \/ How the cross reveals the truth about who God is \/ Are you a good chef with your words? \/ Kevin DeYoung on a shift in church-state relations \/ and more.See AlsoA La Carte (July 23)A La Carte (May 17)A La Carte (May 14)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":80433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[31],"tags":[306],"class_list":["post-80417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tim-challies","tag-a-la-carte","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biblicalcounselor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cover-a-la-carte-weekend-a-5-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1219&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80435,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80417\/revisions\/80435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}