Author: Tim Challies

None of Us Will Ever Forget What You Did

None of Us Will Ever Forget What You Did

Posted by | Feb 21, 2022 | |

The young man had forsaken his father, claimed an early inheritance, and blown it all in reckless living. Having fallen from riches to poverty, this prodigal son was now in the most desperate of straights—working hard, eating little, spiraling ever downward. But on one brutal day, when he was as low as low could be, a thought suddenly flashed into his mind: “At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and I’m here dying of hunger!” The …

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A La Carte (February 21)

A La Carte (February 21)

Posted by | Feb 21, 2022 | |

Happy Family Day to my fellow Canadians (who live in provinces that mark it). Happy Monday to everyone else! Today’s Kindle deals include some excellent books for teens and young adults. (Yesterday on the blog: The Power of True Holiness) The Netflix Dilemma “The ‘post-liberal’ condition we’re experiencing is, I think, closely tied to the choice dilemma. In other words, when human beings experience maximal self-determining liberty AND a virtually limitless set of options, more often than not the result …

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The Power of True Holiness

The Power of True Holiness

Posted by | Feb 20, 2022 | |

This week I found myself pondering some powerful words from the pen of J.C. Ryle: “Satan knows well the power of true holiness and the immense injury which increased attention to it will do to his kingdom.” We are called to God so we can become holy like God. He means for us to be as devoted to his purposes as he is and for that reason begins to transform us from the inside out—from the mind and heart to …

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Weekend A La Carte (February 19)

Weekend A La Carte (February 19)

Posted by | Feb 19, 2022 | |

Good morning! Blessings to you as you serve the Lord and worship him this weekend. My gratitude goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the blog this week with news of Michael Horton’s new book Recovering Our Sanity. There are (finally) a few new Kindle deals to look at. (Yesterday on the blog: Same Words, Different Worlds) Seek God’s Face Before You Seek His Hand Sarah Walton: “The Holy Spirit has been gently opening my eyes to see my recent tendency to allow …

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Free Stuff Fridays – Recovering Our Sanity

Free Stuff Fridays – Recovering Our Sanity

Posted by | Feb 18, 2022 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Zondervan Reflective, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away FIVE copies of Michael Horton’s new book, Recovering Our Sanity. Here’s more about the book: How cultivating a healthy fear of God liberates us from our fear of others, our fear of the future, and even our fear of death itself. At times the world feels like it’s losing its mind. From politics to the pandemic, we live with an …

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