Author: Tim Challies

Accelerate Your Ministry Training

Accelerate Your Ministry Training

Posted by | Feb 27, 2023 | |

For those called to ministry, Spurgeon College and Midwestern Seminary offer a dual-degree program that allows students to earn their Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degree (MDiv; MA, Biblical Counseling; or MA, Christian Education) in 5 years. Learn more about Accelerate here. On the last day, we will be held accountable for how we have utilized the resources and gifts our Lord provides us—money, time, talents, relationships, and more. Disciples of Jesus are called by our Lord to leverage our …

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God Doesn’t Need You To Do His PR

God Doesn’t Need You To Do His PR

Posted by | Feb 27, 2023 | |

A couple of weeks ago I read a story about Tesla. The reporter had written a long piece about the company’s declining share prices and what it might mean for its future. He had written about its eccentric founder and some of his perplexing public comments. At the end of the article he included a little note explaining that, though he had reached out to the company to request a comment, he had received none. He had received none because …

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A La Carte (February 27)

A La Carte (February 27)

Posted by | Feb 27, 2023 | |

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Crossway has a new list of Kindle deals for you. (Yesterday on the blog: Looking Back on a Finished Lifework) More than Music: How the Congregation Plays a Part in Every Element of Worship The point of this one is really important: The congregation has a role in every element of the Sunday morning gatherings (not just the singing). Why Christianity is Both Less and More Narrow Than you Think “I had an atheist friend …

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Looking Back on a Finished Lifework

Looking Back on a Finished Lifework

Posted by | Feb 26, 2023 | |

I have long observed that it is the rare individual who values completing a task as highly as beginning one. We are all good at setting out with great gusto, but so often, whether through poor planning or waning interest or even the vicissitudes of providence, we fail to complete what we’ve begun. If this is true of our minor plans and tasks, how much more the ones we thought might define our legacy on this earth. Thankfully this is …

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Weekend A La Carte (February 25)

Weekend A La Carte (February 25)

Posted by | Feb 25, 2023 | |

My gratitude goes to TGC for sponsoring the blog this week to let you know about another series of their always-interesting Good Faith Debates. Today’s Kindle deals include a good selection of titles. (Yesterday on the blog: Navigating the Space between Singleness and Marriage) Hope for Those Tempted to Control Their Children’s Spiritual Lives This is so important. “So much of our parenting is built on control, which is not always a bad thing. We want to control the influences around …

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