Author: Tim Challies

New and Notable Christian Books for January 2022

New and Notable Christian Books for January 2022

Posted by | Jan 28, 2022 | |

A new year inevitably brings lots of exciting new book releases. Though that is true of 2022, the selection is a unfortunately a little smaller than would usually be the case due to all the supply chain and shipping issues we have been hearing so much about. Still, there are lots of excellent new books available. I have picked through the pile growing on and around my desk and narrowed it down to this selection of new and notables. God, …

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A La Carte (January 28)

A La Carte (January 28)

Posted by | Jan 28, 2022 | |

I offer two brief reminders today: first, much of the daily content of this site is available in Spanish at es.challies.com; second, the quotes I share every day are available to download for free at SquareQuotes. Westminster Books has the excellent Gospel-Centered Life Bible study series on sale. Today’s Kindle deals feature some excellent books by J.I. Packer. The God Who Has Been My Shepherd All My Life Long Sometimes the simplest observations are the most encouraging, and that’s the …

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A La Carte (January 27)

A La Carte (January 27)

Posted by | Jan 27, 2022 | |

Grace and peace to you on this fine day. (Yesterday on the blog: A Message for Young Men) About Those Sparrows “Five sparrows. Two pennies. Bought, crushed, ground into stew, discarded, their life snuffed out just like that. Not forgotten by God. If God ‘remembered the sparrow’…if his eye was on the sparrow wouldn’t they not be bought and sold like this?” Preaching is different on a screen This article makes the point that preaching is different on a screen …

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A Message for Young Men

A Message for Young Men

Posted by | Jan 26, 2022 | |

Somewhere out there in the great, wide world, someone is praying for you. He probably doesn’t know you and you probably don’t know him. You may not meet one another for many more years. But he’s praying for you nonetheless and has been for a very long time. He is the father of a daughter. He is the proud father of a daughter who is very precious to him—more precious than anything he owns, more precious than anything he has …

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A La Carte (January 26)

A La Carte (January 26)

Posted by | Jan 26, 2022 | |

May the Lord bless and keep you today. My church is hosting a Weekender for pastors, elders, and church leaders from March 25-27. If that’s of interest to you, you can find information right here. ‘Gotcha’ Sermon Clips Are Bad for the Church Trevin Wax considers “gotcha” sermon clips and says, “I don’t believe the widespread sharing of bad moments in preaching will make the pulpit stronger. The weaponization of preaching clips as ammunition in intramural warfare isn’t a healthy …

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