Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (January 25)

A La Carte (January 25)

Posted by | Jan 25, 2022 | |

My gratitude goes to the kind soul who, in the middle of the night, braved the -22 weather to deliver a Voddie Baucham tract to our home and the others in the neighborhood! It’s genuinely much appreciated. (Yesterday on the blog: When the Battlefield Goes Quiet) Toward a Better Discussion about Abuse I appreciate Kevin DeYoung’s attempt here to nudge Christians toward a better discussion about abuse. “Depending on a whole host of factors—one’s personality, position, experience, or context—we tend …

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I Just Don’t Believe the Bible

I Just Don’t Believe the Bible

Posted by | Jan 24, 2022 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by Boyce College and this post is written by Timothy Paul Jones who is inviting you to attend the Renown Youth Conference 2022. “I still want to believe in Jesus,” she said to me. “I just don’t believe the Bible.” I was wrapping up a series that focused on how God’s Word should shape our sexuality with the students in our church. When I asked the group of students if they had any questions, …

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When the Battlefield Goes Quiet

When the Battlefield Goes Quiet

Posted by | Jan 24, 2022 | |

There are a number of childhood vacations that stand out in my mind, but none quite as clearly as our family trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I may have been 10 or 12 at the time and was a young enthusiast of all things military. I knew little of the Civil War, but did know that Gettysburg represented a turning point in the conflict, that the battle fought here had changed the course of the war and the course of American …

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A La Carte (January 24)

A La Carte (January 24)

Posted by | Jan 24, 2022 | |

Good morning. Grace and peace to you. There’s a nice little list of Kindle deals for the collectors. (Yesterday on the blog: The Best Friendship in the World) The Countries Where It’s Most Dangerous to Be a Christian in 2022 Joe Carter looks at a recent report about the countries where it’s most dangerous to be a Christian. Ten Words for a Broken Society (#9: No False Witness) Bruce Ashford continues his interesting series on the Ten Commandments. “Whereas the …

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The Best Friendship in the World

The Best Friendship in the World

Posted by | Jan 23, 2022 | |

This week I read Michael Haykin’s Iron Sharpens Iron, a short book about great friendships. I found a couple of quotes in the book that I thought would be worth sharing so you can reflect on them as I have. The first is an excerpt from John Ryland’s sermon at the funeral of his friend Andrew Fuller. Their friendship, he said, had never met with one minute’s interruption by any one unkind word or thought, of which I have any knowledge. …

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