Author: Tim Challies

Navigating the Space between Singleness and Marriage

There’s little doubt that the modern world creates some unique challenges when it comes to navigating the space between singleness and marriage. There are a host of factors that exist across Western culture and a separate bundle of issues that exist within Christian culture. Put together they can create significant difficulties in successfully pairing up and transitioning from singleness to marriage. This challenge is the topic of Paul Grimmond’s new book Water For My Camels. Though the title is clever …

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A La Carte (February 24)

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today. There are some new Kindle deals for you this morning. No Word For Grace “How do you preach the gospel in a tribe where there is no word for grace?” What an interesting challenge! Hearts Strangely Warmed at Asbury I really appreciate this charitable take on the recent revival from Fred Sanders and Joe Henderson. Doing what is right without needing a new word from the Lord “…sometimes we make the service …

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A La Carte (February 23)

The God of love and peace be with you today. Logos users will want to take a look at this sale on volumes in the excellent NIC series. If you’re interested in getting to know the Puritans a bit better, Westminster Books has a nice collection on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: Ask Me Anything (Communion as a Guest, Lent, Egalitarianism, Eschatology, etc)) Is the Earliest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible Going on Auction? A rare manuscript is being auctioned and some …

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Ask Me Anything (Communion as a Guest, Lent, Egalitarianism, Eschatology, etc)

It has been a long time since I shared an “Ask Me Anything” article—which is to say, since I publicly answered a selection of the questions that have come my way in the past while. But here, at long last, is my attempt to remedy this. Can a believer take communion at another Bible-believing church besides his own. Generally, yes. But there are two important matters to consider: your convictions and the church’s convictions. Before I explain what I mean, …

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A La Carte (February 22)

I made it home safe and sound and, of course, moderately jet-lagged, from my trip to Poland. I’m thankful for traveling mercies (perhaps especially after being in a country with a speed limit of 140 km/h). Kate Forbes: Would a Christian be permitted to lead Scotland? “With a Hindu as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and a Muslim as the mayor of London, it would seem that the UK is at last fulfilling the promise of a multi-cultural …

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