Author: Tim Challies

How Can Christians Be an Effective Witness on Issues of Same-Sex Sexuality?

How Can Christians Be an Effective Witness on Issues of Same-Sex Sexuality?

Posted by | Mar 13, 2023 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by The Good Book Company. This article is an excerpt from the new, updated, and expanded edition of Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry. This sensitive exploration of the Bible’s teaching on sexuality has been written to help both Christians and non-Christians struggling with the Bible’s teaching on this issue, whether they experience same-sex attraction themselves or not. Learn more about Sam’s book here. Western culture has become dramatically more approving of same-sex relationships. …

Read More
Living Selflessly with Your Wife

Living Selflessly with Your Wife

Posted by | Mar 13, 2023 | |

Before I set fingers to keyboard, I asked my wife if I should write this article—one requested by Ligonier’s Tabletalk magazine. Before I so much as typed a single word, I asked her if I was at all qualified. She pondered this for a few moments and said, “Yes, I think you are.” I was grateful for her affirmation, yet we both had to acknowledge that many parts of the Christian life are easier to say than to do, easier …

Read More
A La Carte (March 13)

A La Carte (March 13)

Posted by | Mar 13, 2023 | |

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a little list of books on parenting from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Pastoral Prayer for Love and Unity) Authenticating the Fourth Gospel “When I asked Christians why they trust the Bible in contrast to other holy books, most ended up pointing to their own subjective feelings or experiences, rather than to any objective considerations. Some even described faith as a kind of ‘gut-feeling’ or ‘spiritual sixth sense.’” …

Read More
A Pastoral Prayer for Love and Unity

A Pastoral Prayer for Love and Unity

Posted by | Mar 12, 2023 | |

One key element of our worship at Grace Fellowship Church is a pastoral prayer, in which one of the elders prays for the church and on behalf of the church. Every now and again I like to share one of those prayers. This prayer was prayed last Sunday by Paul, the senior pastor. Lord Jesus, your greatest treasure is Your Father. Thus you could say, “I and the Father are one.” And since Your life was all about service and generosity, …

Read More
Weekend A La Carte (March 11)

Weekend A La Carte (March 11)

Posted by | Mar 11, 2023 | |

I’m thankful to Christian Focus for sponsoring the blog this week so they could tell you about some excellent books for kids. Today’s Kindle deals include a newer book and some older ones. (Yesterday on the blog: ESV Church History Study Bible) Lived to Be Forgotten: Dixon E. Hoste, Missionary to China “Dixon Edward Hoste (1861–1946) was a British missionary who served in China for over 40 years. Although he succeeded James Hudson Taylor as the general director of the …

Read More

Categories

Archives