Author: Tim Challies

A Complete Collection

The Bible is, by its very nature, a collection—a collection of histories, biographies, letters, prophecies, and poetry written across about 1,500 years in many different settings and many different cultures. You might wonder, why these books and why not others? What binds together the sixty-six books that together make up the book is that they are the complete and authoritative collection of inspired writings—writings that came to humanity from the mind of God.See AlsoA La Carte (June 3)How to Read and Understand God’s WordThe App of God

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Weekend A La Carte (July 27)

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)

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Free Stuff Fridays (Matthias Media)

This week the blog and the giveaway have been sponsored by Matthias Media. Matthias Media is hosting Evangelize 2024 in Denver, Colorado on October 7-9, 2024. We have partnered with 10ofThose, Calvary Family of Churches and Vinegrowers to help you raise the evangelistic temperature at your church. We want to motivate and equip people to know the gospel deeply and share it confidently. Will you join Mack Stiles, Tony Payne, Felicity Carswell and more this fall? Let’s help each other become growing churches which are, under God, more effective in proclaiming the gospel to the friends, family and neighbors around us who so desperately need to hear it. Giveaway: Two FREE registrations to the conference ($398 value) and two FREE copies of Growth and Change We are giving away two free registrations to Evangelize 2024 so that you and a spouse, co-worker, co-leader or whomever you’d like can come. We also are giving away two free copies of Growth and Change. This book directly addresses, as Tim Challies wrote, the “concern that many churches—many of our churches—have too little concern for the growth of their churches and, therefore, for the salvation of the people in their communities.” To Enter: Giveaway Rules: Entries are limited to 1 per person. U.S. and Canadian addresses only. By submitting your information, you agree to receive regular updates about the ministry of Matthias Media. The winner will be notified by email. The giveaway closes at midnight on Friday, Aug 9th, 2024. The free registrations are for entry to the conference…See AlsoEvangelize 2024: Growing a Church That Proclaims The GospelThe Unexpected Sequel: “Trellis & Vine II”A La Carte (2/29)

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When Christians Disagree

Wouldn’t it be nice if Christians only ever got along? Wouldn’t it be grand if all the discord we see in the world around us was completely foreign to the church? Wouldn’t it be heavenly if believers ever only experienced peace? I suppose it would be heavenly and, therefore, more than we can realistically hope for in this life. That being the case, we need to learn to deal with conflict—conflict within both the local church and the wider church.See AlsoA La Carte (June 27)The Beginner’s Guide to Conflict ResolutionMeet the Ministries: Peacemaker Ministries

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A La Carte (July 26)

A La Carte: Therapy and bug men / How to have joy in hard times / Can a single pastor date in his church? / Life from barren ground / Shulamith Firestone was a prophet / Different ways of reading people we disagree with / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (June 13)A La Carte (May 31)A La Carte (May 16)

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