Author: Tim Challies

Christ’s Words for Our Leadership Crisis

Christ’s Words for Our Leadership Crisis

Posted by | Sep 28, 2022 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by Desiring God and the post is written by David Mathis. Some doomsdayers might say the church has a leadership crisis. Perhaps a previous generation gave its presidents (and pastors) too much benefit of the doubt. But it that still our temptation today? Our criticisms of recognized leaders, cynicism toward them, conflicts with them, and controversies about them fill our feeds, queues, and real-life conversations. Are we becoming a society of discontents trying to take it …

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Our Understanding of Earth and Our Assumptions of Heaven

Our Understanding of Earth and Our Assumptions of Heaven

Posted by | Sep 28, 2022 | |

I think we are all guilty at times of importing our understanding of earth into our assumptions of heaven. We are all guilty of importing our understanding of how things work here to how they will work there. We look at the world we know and extrapolate to the one we don’t. I sometimes fear, though, that our thoughts of heaven are actually marred by our experiences of earth. I have often heard people speak of those who are in …

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A La Carte (September 28)

A La Carte (September 28)

Posted by | Sep 28, 2022 | |

I have been asked to do quite a number of interviews recently and, as a courtesy to those who have invited me, wanted to link to some of them: Real Truth for Today (audio); Bible Gateway (written); Guilt Grace Gratitude (audio); LIFE Today (video). The other day I mentioned that Westminster Books has launched a site specifically for kids’ books. They’ve done a great job of it and provide an explanation here. Today’s Kindle deals include a few interesting books. Progressive Views on Sexuality …

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A La Carte (September 27)

A La Carte (September 27)

Posted by | Sep 27, 2022 | |

Blessings to you on this fine day! (Yesterday on the blog: Idolatry is Futility) What Are the Charismatic Gifts? This is a respectful and charitable (yet also distinctly cessationist) perspective on the charismatic gifts. Why Do Christians Make Such a Big Deal about Sex? “Whenever people ask me why Christians are so weird about sex, I first point out that we’re weirder than they think.” Rebecca McLaughlin explains. The Bitter Splinters of Marburg Michael Haykin: “When we think of the …

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Idolatry is Futility

Idolatry is Futility

Posted by | Sep 26, 2022 | |

We are all prone to idolatry. We may consider ourselves far too advanced to bow before an idol of wood or stone, to bend the knee to the image of an animal or man. But none of us is immune from bowing before the idols of our dreams and desires, before the idols of our wandering hearts. None of us can forever resist the allure of our illicit longings, of finding hope in mere riches, of finding meaning in mere …

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