Author: Tim Challies

There are some more Kindle deals to browse through today, for those who are interested in such things. (Yesterday on the blog: Approaching the Tomb with Joy) Go to Funerals It’s good advice, this. “Let me encourage you to something: consider attending every funeral that occurs in your church’s life. And if you are a pastor, disciple your members to attend funerals.” The Art of Heavenly-Mindedness “‏Earthly-mindedness is to the mind what gravity is to the body—it is an invisible, powerful, and …

I trust you are enjoying God’s grace as you prepare to remember Christ’s death and celebrate his resurrection this weekend. Today’s Kindle deals include at least a couple of interesting titles. Meat from the Sky and the Resurrection’s Plausibility “In 1876, a Kentucky grandmother was making lye soap on her front porch. Suddenly, an odd series of thuds in the field beside her house interrupted the silence of her labors. She sent her grandson out to see what was happening. …

Grace and peace to you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: 40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life) Was Jesus Punctual? I found this a very helpful cross-cultural look at punctuality. “The English phrase ‘don’t waste your time’ has an equivalent in Spanish: ‘no pierdas el tiempo’, which strictly translated means ‘don’t lose [the] time’. There is, nonetheless, a subtle difference between the English and the Spanish. Whereas a Westerner feels they can control time (by deciding whether …