Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (October 18)

A La Carte (October 18)

Posted by | Oct 18, 2022 | |

Blessings to you today. ChristianBook.com is having a pre-Christmas sale with lots of good deals including: New Morning Mercies and Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul Tripp, One Faithful Life by John MacArthur, and Hidden Christmas by Tim Keller. (Yesterday on the blog: There Are Different Kinds of Tired) How Do People Shipwreck Their Faith? How do people shipwreck their faith? John Piper offers five different ways here. There’s No Growth without Death “I’m sure you’ve heard good Christians say …

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Comforting and Doctrinal Devotions for Children

Comforting and Doctrinal Devotions for Children

Posted by | Oct 17, 2022 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by Reformed Free Publishing Association. This post is about their brand new picture book, I Belong: Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 1 for Children, written by Joyce Holstege and illustrated by Meagan Krosschell. We all know the importance of doing daily devotions, not just individually, but at a family level, too. We all have busy lives, but we know that the end result of setting aside a time for family worship each day will …

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There Are Different Kinds of Tired

There Are Different Kinds of Tired

Posted by | Oct 17, 2022 | |

There are different kinds of tired. There are different kinds of weary. There are different kinds of fatigue that may overwhelm the body and overcome the mind as the sun sets, as the skies grow dark, as day gives way to evening and evening gives way to night. There are different kinds of fatigue because there are different ways you may spend a day. You may spend a day in idleness, in procrastinating your tasks, in ignoring your responsibilities. You …

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A La Carte (October 17)

A La Carte (October 17)

Posted by | Oct 17, 2022 | |

Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals are all about Francis Schaeffer. (Yesterday on the blog: What You Can Take With You Into Eternity) The Case For Kids Kevin DeYoung makes the case for kids. “The most significant thing happening in the world may very well be a thing that is not happening: Men and women are not having children. The biblical logic has been reversed, and the barren womb has said ‘Enough!’ (Prov. 30:16). The paradigmatic affliction of the …

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What You Can Take With You Into Eternity

What You Can Take With You Into Eternity

Posted by | Oct 16, 2022 | |

We’ve all heard it said that no one has ever seen a hearse towing a trailer. We’ve all been challenged to consider that we leave this world as we entered it—with empty hands. As Job exclaimed in the depths of his misery, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return.” But as J.R. Miller reminds us in this old quote, there actually is one thing we can take with us. There are virtues, fruits of character, …

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