Author: Tim Challies

Great God, Is Life Such an Uncertain Thing?

Great God, Is Life Such an Uncertain Thing?

Posted by | Feb 13, 2022 | |

In the late 1800s, there were few American preachers who were better-known than De Witt Talmage (who spend most of his ministry at Central Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, New York). He was known as an orator and was perhaps second only to Henry Ward Beecher when it came to his ability to hold a crowd at rapt attention. Logos recently released a collection of 500 of his sermons and I’ve been enjoying reading my way through them. This excerpt, one …

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Weekend A La Carte (February 12)

Weekend A La Carte (February 12)

Posted by | Feb 12, 2022 | |

This week Westminster Books hosted the bookstore for the Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. Now they’re offering 50% off some of their favorite books featured at the event. (Yesterday on the blog: You’re Only Human) Grave words Kim Henderson considers tombstones and how they can preach to us even decades or centuries later. A Call for Theological Humility Gain Ortlund: “We must engage those with whom we have theological disagreements with humility, asking questions to make sure we understand, remembering that we …

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Free Stuff Fridays (Radius International)

Free Stuff Fridays (Radius International)

Posted by | Feb 11, 2022 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Radius International.  They are giving away a conference package that includes: 2 tickets, a Radius pullover, and 2 books. The winner will receive two free tickets to the Radius Missiology Conference being held June 29-30, 2022, at Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, NC. This event will be live in person or available as a live stream. Kevin DeYoung, Alistair Begg, Ian Hamilton, Wayne Chen, Brooks Buser, Chad Vegas, and others from the Radius …

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You’re Only Human

You’re Only Human

Posted by | Feb 11, 2022 | |

You know as well as I do that you are a finite being. Yet you know as well as I do that at times you fight against your finitude, you battle against your inevitable limits and boundaries as if they are a problem to be overcome or even a sin to be repented of. Yet what if your limits are not a bug but a feature of your humanity? What if these limitations are God’s gift and, therefore, good and …

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A La Carte (February 11)

A La Carte (February 11)

Posted by | Feb 11, 2022 | |

May the Lord be with you and bless you today. If There Wasn’t a Sermon About It, Does Your Pastor Even Care? Trevin Wax addresses what is an urgent concern to many pastors. “I thought about ‘Justice Sunday’ recently because of the questions many faithful pastors have these days about when to speak, and on what subjects, and how best to engage in cultural disputes or political questions. Social media has increased the pressure to speak and advocate, as we …

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