Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (September 30)

I am once again wanting to express my gratitude to BJU Seminary for sponsoring the blog this week to let you know about their biblical counseling programs. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age) Pastors All the Way Down? Rhys Laverty has written a fascinating post about what the church (and in his context he is referring primarily to the UK church) may lose if we do …

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Free Stuff Fridays (BJU Seminary)

This week Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by BJU Seminary. They are giving away their book series “Biblical Discernment for Difficult Issues,” authored by their faculty. BJU Seminary equips Christian leaders through an educational and ministry experience that is biblically shaped, theologically rich, historically significant, and evangelistically robust.   The Glory Due His Name: What God Says About Worship by Gary Reimers Gary Reimers provides a theology of public worship in The Glory Due His Name. Traditional, contemporary, or blended? …

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Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age

There are books you may be drawn to, but probably do not actually need to read. (Seriously, at some point you need to stop reading books about methods of prayer and just pray!) Then there are other books you may not be particularly drawn to but probably ought to read. Among these are books on technology, and especially the new digital technologies that have come to dominate our lives. I’d wager that your phone is in your hand at least …

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A La Carte (September 29)

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you on this fine day. Westminster Books has a deal on a new devotional book by Paul Tautges. The Sons of God and the Daughters of Man Mitchell Chase has just wrapped up a really interesting series of articles on “the sons of God and the daughters of man.” He looks at the various interpretive options, tells which he prefers, and defends his view. Online ‘Prophets’ Are More like Jonah than …

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A La Carte (September 28)

The God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Never Be Discouraged and Never Be a Discourager) Five Blessings of Marking Up Your Bible Of course, there’s no rule saying you must mark up your Bible. But if you do, perhaps you’ll experience these blessings. Creators, Consumers, and Christ: 10 Social Media Resolutions Aaron Lee: “Whether creating or consuming, Christians can use social media as a tool to steward and leverage well for the glory …

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