Author: Tim Challies

40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life

40 Random Pieces of Advice for the Christian Life

Posted by | Apr 13, 2022 | |

Not every idea is worthy of an entire article. Hence, this one contain a long list of brief, random (and unsolicited) pieces of advice for living the Christian life, all of which I’ve gleaned from others over the course of the past 45 years. I hope there is something here that benefits you.   When offering counsel to others, always carefully distinguish between what the Bible says and what is simply your best attempt to apply wisdom to a particular …

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A La Carte (April 13)

A La Carte (April 13)

Posted by | Apr 13, 2022 | |

The Lord bless you and keep you today. There are a couple of Kindle deals today. Potentially of greater interest are this week’s deals at Westminster Books, which include a new book by James Hamilton. More Programs Train Complementarian Women to Teach Bible This is an interesting and positive development. “Preparing a message of biblical exposition isn’t a task confined to one gender, even for complementarians. So more programs are training women to teach with their own versions of the preaching classes …

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A La Carte (April 12)

A La Carte (April 12)

Posted by | Apr 12, 2022 | |

The God of love and peace be with you on this fine day. Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent titles from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: When The Great Resignation Comes to Church) The Christian Veneer of a Sacred Journey “I’d suggest that one of the greatest risks to the Church in the modern west at moment is that we allow secular perspectives to be baptised and given the appearance of being Christian. The danger is profound because the veneer disguises …

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When The Great Resignation Comes to Church

When The Great Resignation Comes to Church

Posted by | Apr 11, 2022 | |

We aren’t colleagues. We aren’t comrades. We aren’t neighbors. We are family. If we are to understand the nature of the relationship between believers, we don’t need to understand work, politics, or geography. We need to understand family. The Bible displays this truth in any number of ways. Together we call God “Father,” and if he is Father, then we are sons and daughters. We call Christ our elder brother, making us his siblings as well as one another’s. Young …

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A La Carte (April 11)

A La Carte (April 11)

Posted by | Apr 11, 2022 | |

Good morning! Grace and peace to you. (Yesterday on the blog: To Plumb Depths that Have No Bottom) Does Romans 7 Describe a Christian? I’m surprised it took almost 1800 episodes of Ask Pastor John to cover this one. Freedom not to speak Janie Cheaney recounts a well-known tale from Acts, then says “The hysteria of crowds hasn’t changed much. I’m reminded of the Ephesian dustup after every widely reported campus disruption, like the one at Yale Law School on …

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