Author: Tim Challies

Why I Owe Everything To Don Lewis

Why I Owe Everything To Don Lewis

Posted by | Oct 25, 2021 | |

Last week brought the news that Don Lewis has died—Dr. Donald Munro Lewis, professor of church history at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is remembered there with great affection not only as a skilled teacher of church history, but as a spiritual companion to many, a faithful mentor, and a man who was committed to prayer. And though I met Don only a handful of times, and though we were only infrequent correspondents, I owe him pretty much …

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A La Carte (October 25)

A La Carte (October 25)

Posted by | Oct 25, 2021 | |

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Yesterday on the blog: Prayer for the Unconverted) Social Media’s Anger Problem This is all too common. “Someone says something online that we find offensive, and we retaliate with a harsh word, a quick jab, or a joke at their expense. What we have done at that moment is allow them to steal our blessing of a quiet and gentle spirit to pay them back for …

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Prayer for the Unconverted

Prayer for the Unconverted

Posted by | Oct 24, 2021 | |

Buried deep in an old, mostly-forgotten anthology of poetry, I found this little gem from Newman Hall—a poem that expresses in rhyme and meter the longing of many a Christian heart. May it give you words to pray for “those who do not pray, who waste away salvation’s day.” We pray for those who do not pray!Who waste away salvation’s day;For those we love who love not Thee—Our grief, their danger, pitying see. Those for whom many tears are shedAnd …

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Weekend A La Carte (October 23)

Weekend A La Carte (October 23)

Posted by | Oct 23, 2021 | |

May you know the Lord’s blessings as you honor and serve him this weekend. I’m grateful to Baker Books for sponsoring the blog this week with news of a new book by Andrew Davis titled The Glory Now Revealed. Be sure to check it out! Today’s Kindle deals include some newer and older works. (Yesterday on the blog: Welcoming the Uncomfortable Work of God) The Final T4G Collin Hansen reflects on the forthcoming final T4G. “More than 15 years ago …

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Free Stuff Fridays (Baker Books)

Posted by | Oct 22, 2021 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by  Baker Books . They are giving away three sets of Andrew M. Davis’s books The Glory Now Revealed and The Power of Christian Contentment. The Glory Now Revealed by Andrew M. Davis  According to Scripture, a large part of our experience of heaven will be a continual revealing of God’s glory. Not just his glory in the moment, but during all of time. The mysteries of providence, the hidden movements of God …

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