Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (March 20)

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a great selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Man Both Bruised and Broke) My Father’s Death Brought Me Life This is powerful in its own way. “I thought death meant being stuck in the dark, like being inside a vacuum. I wasn’t afraid of the cold but of being desperately alone. No one would hear me. No one would come to help me. And I’d be lying …

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A Man Both Bruised and Broke

With the Easter season fast approaching,  I thought I would share a sweet poem by Robert Herrick that considers the sufficiency of Christ’s sacrifice along with the reality that we still suffer. Here is how he thought about these truths. Have, have ye no regard, all ye Who pass this way, to pity me, Who am a man of misery! A man both bruised, and broke, and one Who suffers not here for mine own, But for my friends’ transgression! …

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Weekend A La Carte (March 18)

My thanks goes to The Good Book Company for sponsoring the blog this week. I am so grateful for each and every one of the sponsors who help keep this site going. Logos has a sale on my recommended bundle of commentaries. Also, be sure to keep voting in March Matchups. Today’s Kindle deals include a good selection of titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Now What?) How the Side B Project Failed Bethel McGrew writes about the Side B project. …

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Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company. They have five book bundles for giveaway, featuring titles to encourage you that the Gospel is Good News for everyone. The giveaway will close on March 24th at noon EST. Is God Anti-Gay?(Expanded and Updated) by Sam Allberry Author and speaker Sam Allberry has expanded and restructured his best-selling book, which draws on his own experience as a believer who experiences same-sex attraction. As well as exploring Bible …

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Now What?

It is a question I get asked with fair frequency: What book would you recommend for a new Christian? If someone has just made a profession of faith in Christ, what would you suggest they read? The answer changes with the times because the times continue to change, so while there are some issues that will face all new believers, there are others that will be specific to a context or culture. A new book that I’d recommend for a …

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