Author: Tim Challies

Hoping For Heaven or Wallowing in This World

Hoping For Heaven or Wallowing in This World

Posted by | Feb 12, 2023 | |

I suppose nearly everyone holds out some kind of hope for some kind of heaven. The reality, though, is that few truly long for the heaven the Bible describes. Richard Sibbes considers this fact in an excerpt drawn from a new daily devotional collection titled Refreshment for the Soul, published recently by Banner of Truth. The devotional is based on 1 John 3:3: “And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.” It is impossible for …

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Weekend A La Carte (February 11)

Weekend A La Carte (February 11)

Posted by | Feb 11, 2023 | |

My gratitude goes to TGC for sponsoring the blog this week to tell you about Collin Hansen’s new book. Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little list. (Yesterday on the blog: Jinger Vuolo’s Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear) What Can Death Do to Us? Randy Alcorn: “‘To die will be an awfully big adventure,’ says Peter Pan. But it will be a wonderful, big adventure only for those who are covered by the blood of Christ. Those who die without …

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Jinger Vuolo’s Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

Jinger Vuolo’s Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear

Posted by | Feb 10, 2023 | |

I suppose I should probably preface what follows by saying that I have never watched as much as a moment of any show by or about the Duggar family. I once had a very cordial chat with Jinger Vuolo (formerly Duggar) at a conference without knowing she was a reality TV personality and probably the best-known person at the whole event. Such is my knowledge of television! And so when I chose to buy and read her new memoir Becoming …

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A La Carte (February 10)

A La Carte (February 10)

Posted by | Feb 10, 2023 | |

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you today. Westminster Books has deals on a number of interesting books, including that new one about Tim Keller. Not a Dinosaur Mitch Chase: “Among the speakers in the book of Job, the Lord gives the final speech (in chs. 38–41). And the last thing he speaks about is Leviathan. What is Leviathan? Are there clues in the text or outside of the book that help us identify it? Let’s see what …

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A La Carte (February 9)

A La Carte (February 9)

Posted by | Feb 9, 2023 | |

The God of love and peace be with you today. Logos users will find a flash sale on the excellent NSBT series. (Yesterday on the blog: More Random, Granular Tips for Bloggers) The Case for Pew Bibles This is such a good article about pew Bibles. “We must ask: in this post-COVID, post-modern, post-literate, technological, consumer society, do pew Bibles matter? Does the connection between the Word and the form of accessing the Word matter? Is something lost when we …

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