Author: Tim Challies

A Family Update for an Especially Noteworthy Week

A Family Update for an Especially Noteworthy Week

Posted by | Aug 7, 2023 | |

Life brings us many stretches of time that are entirely ordinary. Not much happens in these times and they quickly fade from our memories. But then there is the occasional stretch where all sorts of consequential events take place in rapid succession. And as it happens, my family is heading into one of these right now. Tomorrow Aileen and I will celebrate our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. August 8, 1998, dawned hot and humid and only got more so as the …

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A La Carte (August 7)

A La Carte (August 7)

Posted by | Aug 7, 2023 | |

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. For those interested in books for children, Westminster Books has a deal on the beautiful Lithos Kids series of books. (Yesterday on the blog: Will the Cause of Righteousness Be Overthrown?) The Wisdom of Work “Time is short. We only have so many years, months, days, and hours in which to be productive. This is reason enough for us to work as unto the Lord during the short time God has given us …

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Will the Cause of Righteousness Be Overthrown?

Will the Cause of Righteousness Be Overthrown?

Posted by | Aug 6, 2023 | |

Sometimes it seems as if the cause of righteousness must be overthrown, as if the cause of evil must triumph in the end. Sometimes we look at the darkness of the world and wonder if and when the light will really break through. This was on the mind of De Witt Talmage in a sermon he preached many years ago and with a powerful image he shows how we need not fear. Oh, how many good people are affrighted by …

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Weekend A La Carte (August 5)

Weekend A La Carte (August 5)

Posted by | Aug 5, 2023 | |

I wanted to remind you that Truth for Life is featuring Seasons of Sorrow this month. You can purchase it for just $7 or get it free with a donation of any amount. My thanks goes to BJU for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about Killing Sin Habits. There are some more Kindle deals today (as, indeed, is usually the case). (Yesterday on the blog: Short of Glory) Where Did Baptism Come From? We all know what …

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Free Stuff Fridays (BJU Seminary)

Free Stuff Fridays (BJU Seminary)

Posted by | Aug 4, 2023 | |

This week Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by BJU Seminary. They are giving away a bundle of books, authored by their faculty, that provide biblical counsel on fighting sin and growing in Christ. BJU Seminary equips Christian leaders through an educational and ministry experience that is biblically shaped, theologically rich, historically significant, and evangelistically robust. Anger, Anxiety and Fear: A Biblical Perspective by Stuart Scott Our responsibility as Christians is to depend on God as we work toward becoming more …

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