{"id":8228,"date":"2019-11-30T01:49:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T07:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=8228"},"modified":"2019-11-30T02:04:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T08:04:02","slug":"weekend-a-la-carte-november-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=8228","title":{"rendered":"Weekend A La Carte (November 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Good morning from Lusaka, Zambia, where today I am scheduled to speak at the graduation ceremonies for African Christian University<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ve put together a list of a few&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/kindle-deals-for-christians\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kindle deals<\/a>&nbsp;that might interest you.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evangelicalmagazine.com\/article\/door-to-door-with-a-difference\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Door-To-Door With a Difference<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This article contains some good and honest ideas for door-to-door evangelism in neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forthegospel.org\/8-ways-expository-preaching-changed-our-church\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">8 Ways Expository Preaching Changed Our Church<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Faithful expository preaching meant that the Word of God is presented&nbsp;<em>as the words of God<\/em>. It sounds funny to write it that way, in tautology, but this was earth-shaking news. Every word of Scripture was pure &lsquo;truth&rsquo; and &lsquo;argument&rsquo; of God, flowing out upon people, forcing they either accept or reject His holy position. The light had dawned: expositional preaching was the only preaching that had any power. Faithful preaching could only be expositional preaching.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviveourhearts.com\/true-woman\/blog\/grief-gratitude-can-coexist\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">Grief and Gratitude Can Coexist<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Can gratitude and lament abide together? They must, because the Bible calls us to both. Christ has risen from the dead, but my husband remains in the grave. How do we approach a God who could have chosen to heal my husband, but for reasons known only to Him, didn&rsquo;t? God isn&rsquo;t afraid of our tough questions and emotional angst. Our sorrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning from Lusaka, Zambia, where today I am scheduled to speak at the graduation ceremonies for African Christian University I\u2019ve put together a list of a few\u00a0Kindle deals\u00a0that might interest you. Door-To-Door With a Difference This article contains some good and honest ideas for door-to-door evangelism in neighborhoods. 8 Ways Expository Preaching Changed Our Church \u201cFaithful expository preaching meant that the Word of God is presented\u00a0as the words of God. 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