Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (June 27)

Good morning! Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include a nice little collection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Tell God the Unvarnished Story) Four Compelling Reasons I Am Pro-Life “While much more could be said, these four reasons I am pro-life are reasons that I want to be on the tip of my tongue and that I hope will be on yours, also.” Let the Little Children Come This one from Madelyn is one the same theme …

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Tell God the Unvarnished Story

Though we profess that God is all-seeing and all-knowing, that he understands not merely the actions of our hands and the thoughts of our minds but even the intentions of our hearts, still we sometimes feel as if we need to hold back from telling him all that we have thought, all that we have done, all that we have desired. Yet if we are to confess our sins before him, we need to confess them all, for he knows …

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Weekend A La Carte (June 25)

I hope and pray you have a wonderful, restful, worshipful weekend. There are some new Kindle deals today. (Yesterday on the blog: On Worship) There are, of course, lots of articles about the big news from the Supreme Court yesterday. Here are a few recommendations: Joe Carter’s FAQ explains what happened and what happens now. Al Mohler rejoices. Jake Meador’s The Land Is Bright celebrates a victory while also reminding Christians that the work is not nearly done. Bethel McGrew explains why non-Americans …

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On Worship

Though we are 2,000 years past the founding of the New Testament church, we are seemingly still confused about how we ought to worship God. There are many competing philosophies of worship, many disagreements about everything from its purpose to its God-ordained elements and methods. We know we must worship, but we so often don’t know how. It is for this reason that we continue to see so many new books on the subject and for this reason that we …

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A La Carte (June 24)

May the Lord be with you and bless you today. If you’re still getting caught up on Christian classics, you may want to look at this sale. Tom Hanks Gets Empathy Wrong Carl Trueman: “Tom Hanks recently declared that if Philadelphia, the movie that earned him one of his Oscars, were made today, it would no longer be acceptable for him, as a straight man, to play the gay lead. This comment has provided low-hanging fruit for conservative critics. It …

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