Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (June 8)

Good morning from Brazil. I’m in São Paulo this morning and making my way to Recife this afternoon. We will soon begin filming yet another episode of Worship Round the World. Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of good options. (Yesterday on the blog: Your Loved Ones Love You Still) The Upside-Down Metaphor: A Hermeneutical Critique of Josh Butler’s Beautiful Union Anne Kennedy reviews Josh Butler’s now-infamous book. “In his provocative book, Beautiful Union: How God’s Vision for Sex Points …

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Your Loved Ones Love You Still

The old adage may be trite, but that makes it no less true: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. There is something about being apart that stirs our affections, that causes us to understand and articulate what we might otherwise have taken for granted. It is often only through a time of separation that we come to understand how much another person means to us. “Absence makes the heart grow fonder” is true when our loved ones leave us for …

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A La Carte (June 7)

May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has a deal on an interesting new academic-level book. Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting titles. The Elephant’s Trunk (Video) This is a really neat video about the elephant’s trunk—a masterpiece of design. Problems with Preferred Pronouns “All we’re being asked to do is change one word. It’s a simple request. Just use a different pronoun. It might seem like a no-brainer for a believer to comply. …

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A La Carte (June 6)

Good morning from Argentina where I’m making a one-day stop in Buenos Aires as I transition from Chile to Brazil. (Yesterday on the blog: And You Shall Never Displease Me) 7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same Kevin DeYoung lists them out. We’re Commanded to Love Our Neighbors, Not to Make Them Feel Loved There is a key distinction between loving people and making them feel loved. “We have reached the point where no matter how kindly …

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A Journey into the Love of God

This sponsored post was provided by Zondervan Reflective and is an excerpt from Heath Lambert’s book The Great Love of God. As I awoke from brain surgery and began the slow road of recovery, I immersed myself in the great love of God. I read the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation and paid careful attention to all the passages that addressed the love of God. After that, I began to read all the books I could find about the …

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