{"id":81450,"date":"2024-08-15T23:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=81450"},"modified":"2024-08-15T23:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T04:42:21","slug":"a-la-carte-august-16-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=81450","title":{"rendered":"A La Carte (August 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"326d8365-670f-4281-a1a7-28ef0603d21a\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The God of peace be with you on this fine day.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"6e805c83-d00f-40cf-b798-0a9a5caf519d\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue to check in for new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\/\">Kindle deals<\/a> and I&#8217;ll keep scouring Amazon for them.<\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"9faad58c-431a-412b-b02e-a665638fa5d7\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph box\"><strong>Book Brief:<\/strong> <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-august-16-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Demon of Unrest<\/a><\/em> by Erik Larson is a fast-paced, popular-level telling of the lead-up to the Civil War. He focuses especially on the Southern notion of honor and the fear of slave uprisings as among the keys that led to war. Recommended!<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ruthclemence.com\/2024\/08\/14\/believer-you-cant-but-christ-can\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Believer, You Can\u2019t. But Christ Can.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"54b68043-dc89-4a0b-9cda-f3b14d8b12aa\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Silently, your heart cries out to God in wordless groans that only He understands (Romans 8:26). Maybe it has already burst out from your heart like a powerful jet of water. Words erupt right up and out of your mouth in desperation, &#8216;I can\u2019t do this Lord!&#8217; It aches when you find that you are at the end of yourself. Strength gone. Self-sufficiency unmasked as the mirage that it has always been.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zambiahunt.com\/2024\/08\/14\/from-orphanage-to-the-classroom-a-story-of-gods-grace\/\" rel=\"noopener\">From Orphanage to the Classroom: A Story of God\u2019s Grace<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"a6bd6b1b-8ec8-47e1-8643-c7e38c7a22e4\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is such a neat story of God&#8217;s grace.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bolTkV\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bolTkV\" rel=\"noopener\">Growing Your Church Through Evangelism and Outreach<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-beyondwords-marker=\"a9339a18-5d69-4bf5-a03d-adfa082f408b\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn six principles from J.A. 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