Author: Tim Challies

Your Free Devotional from Trained Pastors Around the World

Your Free Devotional from Trained Pastors Around the World

Posted by | Dec 6, 2021 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI). As you come into God’s presence each day, may you be reminded that He’s at work among the nations. To help you with that, Declaring His Glory Among the Nations is yours to enjoy for free from The Master’s Academy International—a global training ministry that began at the request of local pastors around the world. Request your free copy today. Available to U.S. address only. The Origins of …

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What Matters Is Not the Size of Your Faith

What Matters Is Not the Size of Your Faith

Posted by | Dec 6, 2021 | |

We aren’t certain whether gold is pure or alloyed until it is tested in the fire. We don’t know whether steel is rigid or brittle until it is tested by stress. We can’t have confidence that water is pure until it passes through a filter. And in much the same way, we don’t know what our faith is made of until we face trials. It is the testing of our faith that displays its genuineness, says Peter, and it is …

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A La Carte (December 6)

A La Carte (December 6)

Posted by | Dec 6, 2021 | |

Good morning, my friends. Grace and peace to you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Lost Is Her Treasure But Where Is Her Trust?) The Letter of the Law? In this one, Chris Hutchinson means to show that “the spirit” and “the letter” of the law are not two competing ways of reading the Bible. When You’re Weary of Doing Good Work Lauren Washer says, “Sometimes I grow weary of doing good, and I wonder if maybe you can relate. But here’s …

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Weekend A La Carte (December 4)

Weekend A La Carte (December 4)

Posted by | Dec 4, 2021 | |

May the Lord bless and keep you this weekend. I’m very grateful to ShareWord for sponsoring the blog this week with some important news. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection of excellent commentaries and other works. (Yesterday on the blog: A December Family Update (and Non-Travel Report) Unfiltered Christmas Here’s an encouragement to have an unfiltered Christmas. “Material beauty will never be enough. The best of earth will never meet the deepest longing of our brokenness. We long, like pining Bethlehem, …

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A December Family Update (and Non-Travel Report)

A December Family Update (and Non-Travel Report)

Posted by | Dec 3, 2021 | |

I turned 45 yesterday. My birthday was supposed to arrive when I was somewhere high over the Atlantic, perhaps just off the coast of Namibia, at the front end of a monster 16-hour homeward flight. I should have long since fallen asleep, and not known exactly where I was when the clock struck midnight, nor even what time zone it might have been. I suppose it’s possible that I would have turned 45 a few times while flying briskly from …

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