Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (September 14)

A La Carte (September 14)

Posted by | Sep 14, 2021 | |

May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a series of deals from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: The Song I Sing in the Darkness) The Americans Who Don’t Want to Leave Afghanistan “Every time President Biden or Press Secretary Jen Psaki talk about the American withdrawal from Afghanistan they refer to evacuating Americans ‘who want to leave Afghanistan.’ On the surface it seems like an odd description. Don’t all Americans want to …

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Don’t Miss Out—Sing! Global Begins Today

Don’t Miss Out—Sing! Global Begins Today

Posted by | Sep 13, 2021 | |

Beginning today, thousands of believers from around the globe will be gathering online for a three-day immersive virtual experience packed with worship led from six continents, a first-time-ever performance of the upcoming Keith & Kristyn Getty album, exclusive Sing! Global conversations with key leaders in the church, culture, and arts, and talks featuring 100+ Christian speakers, artists, and musicians. When you register, you’ll receive: A free songbook with 52 songs for your church used throughout the event Access to the …

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The Song I Sing in the Darkness

The Song I Sing in the Darkness

Posted by | Sep 13, 2021 | |

No work of art is more beautiful, more valuable, more irreplaceable, than the twenty-third psalm. It has stood through the ages as a work of art more exquisite than The Night Watch, more faultless than Mona Lisa, more thought-provoking than Starry Night. The lines of the greatest poets cannot match its imagery, the words of the greatest theologians its profundity. Credentialed academics may wrestle with it, yet young children can understand it. It is read over cradles and cribs, over …

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A La Carte (September 13)

A La Carte (September 13)

Posted by | Sep 13, 2021 | |

Good morning, my friends. May grace and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: The Stranger in Smokeland) 5 Reasons to Read Your Bible Beyond Practical Application “Treat personal application as the only consistent outcome for your Bible reading, and you may simply miss out on these other benefits the Lord wishes for you.” Here are some good reasons, beyond practical application, to be committed to reading your Bible. What Fills the Earth What fills the earth? It’s …

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The Stranger in Smokeland

The Stranger in Smokeland

Posted by | Sep 12, 2021 | |

In his book Lessons from the Upper Room, Sinclair Ferguson provides an allegory he titles “The Stranger in Smokeland”—an allegory he says needs little interpretation. For that reason, I will provide it as-is, without commentary. I think you’ll enjoy it. The Stranger had lived all his life in the Highlands. Here streams of crystal-clear water run; the flowers and vegetation are luxuriant; the mountain air is pure; the atmosphere is unpolluted. No one who lives here has ever died. But …

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