Author: Tim Challies

The Least of My Children’s Accomplishments

I know what it is to be a father and to take pride in the achievements of my children. I had not been a father for long when I learned that the least of my children’s accomplishments by far outshines the greatest of my own. Their smallest victory generates more delight than my largest and their smallest feat proves more significant than my greatest. Any joy that comes from my own achievements pales in comparison to the joy that comes with theirs.See AlsoCould You Use Some Joy Today?Joy Is for the GenerousThe Temple and the Tabernacle

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A La Carte (June 5)

A La Carte: 3 waves that have shaped evangelical churches (and a 4th on the way) / When is a couple considered married? / A Christian’s practical guide to reproductive technology / Don’t be half a Berean / Wisdom is work / This body is only the seed / Book and Kindle deals / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (May 21)A La Carte (May 11)A La Carte (June 20)

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A La Carte (June 4)

A La Carte: The blame game / Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be / A kind invitation and lifelong friendship / Steered into error by those closest to you / Satan as “prince of the air” / Under the eaves / General market books / and more.See AlsoA La Carte (May 13)A La Carte (May 2)A La Carte (July 4)

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Bring Your Skills to the Missions World

This week the blog is sponsored by TWR, also known as Trans World Radio, and is called to reach the world for Christ by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced. Pete and Debbie Lee were living the American dream. The parents of two children, the Lees lived in Greensboro, North Carolina, and were actively serving in a church they loved. Their 17-year-old IT business had just had its best year – another in a string of best years. There was no reason to think the success wouldn’t continue indefinitely.  They weren’t preachers or linguists, or medical professionals — the skills one might typically connect with mission work. Yet God called them to leave their home, their church and their city and move overseas with their children where Pete would use his IT skills in missions – specifically with TWR. “I loved what I did, but once I felt God call me, I just couldn’t imagine being anywhere else,” Pete said. With its use of mass media, TWR has places for all sorts of missionaries in what might be thought of as nontraditional roles, said Alan Lawton, U.S. director of Mobilization and Human Resources for TWR.  “Christ’s commission to go into the world and make disciples isn’t just for people with the gifts of evangelism or Bible translation,” Lawton said. “It is a commission for everybody.” TWR has opportunities in a wide array of fields, from video production to Spanish language proofreading. But there are four areas in which TWR is particularly looking for…See AlsoFree Stuff Fridays (Reformation Heritage Books)The Good Book Company’s Cyber Week Sale!5 Great Christmas Gift Ideas: A Reformed Gift Guide!

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How Can You Mumble?

Some of my most meaningful moments of public worship have been in settings where I did not speak the language. I have stood with a congregation in rural Zambia as they’ve clapped and moved and praised the Lord in Bemba, a language that is utterly unknown to me. I’ve sat with a congregation in the far reaches of Cambodia as they’ve sung in Tampuan accompanied by instruments scratched together with boxes and gourds and other bits and pieces. See AlsoHow We Worshipped on One Sunday in AprilHow We Worshipped (One Sunday in March)The Mark of the Most Successful Worship Leaders

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