Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (June 4)

Weekend A La Carte (June 4)

Posted by | Jun 4, 2022 | |

May you know the Lord’s blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. There are some great Kindle deals today, including books by Steve Lawson and Gregg Allison. (Yesterday on the blog: It’s the Air We Breathe) Showing Up Mattered “Every Christian who serves sometimes wonders if his or her efforts are having any effect. With some people it’s not obvious that God is working. Am I really helping this person change? Does my faithfulness really matter?” Kraig shares an example …

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It’s the Air We Breathe

It’s the Air We Breathe

Posted by | Jun 3, 2022 | |

At the end of the Second World War the Allied nations began to “denazify” Germany. After the final surrender, they began the long process of identifying Nazis and uprooting the influence of Nazism across all of society—in culture, media, economics, and politics. The goal was to create a Germany that was post-Hitler and, therefore, post-Nazi. It seems to me that in the West today we are witnessing an attempt to “dechristianize” our society—to identify and destroy the influence of Christianity …

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A La Carte (June 3)

A La Carte (June 3)

Posted by | Jun 3, 2022 | |

We are going around the world in A La Carte today! What a blessing that so many writers from so many nations choose to bless us with their wisdom. Westminster Books is offering deals on their summer reading picks. The Intermediate State of the Dead in Christ From the Philippines, here’s Noel Espinosa on the intermediate state. “A recent death in our Church generated much lament. The brother was so young, and so actively useful in our ministries. What is …

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A La Carte (June 2)

A La Carte (June 2)

Posted by | Jun 2, 2022 | |

There are some interesting deals to look at in Logos’ monthly free and nearly-free collection. Today’s Kindle deals include a number that are worth a look. (Yesterday on the blog: 4 Guidelines for Dating Without Regrets) Lessons From Mainline Decline Kevin DeYoung shares some observations from the decline of mainstream churches. Let Nature Do Its Job I appreciate this call to get outside this summer to ensure we’re letting nature do its job. Help! I’m terrified of evangelism! “Many Christians …

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4 Guidelines for Dating Without Regrets

4 Guidelines for Dating Without Regrets

Posted by | Jun 1, 2022 | |

Somewhere between my generation and the current one, dating became difficult—far more difficult than it had once been. I am sure the so-called “purity movement” bears at least some of the responsibility as does the modern-day hookup culture. So, too, do the ubiquity of pornography and the rise of social media and dating apps. What was once relatively straightforward seems to have become strangely complicated. In his book Pure, Dean Inserra commends an approach that he calls “no regrets dating.” …

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