Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (August 7)

May the Lord of peace bless you richly this weekend. Let me offer another reminder that my forthcoming devotional book Knowing and Enjoying God is now available for pre-order. Thanks for considering it! Today’s Kindle deals include some newer books and some older books. (Yesterday on the blog: We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still Be Blameless)) Netflix’s ‘Pray Away’ Seethes With Contempt for Christianity “Netflix’s latest original documentary, Pray Away—about the reparative therapy organization Exodus International—is yet another thinly …

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Free Stuff Fridays (Zondervan)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Zondervan, who also sponsored the blog this week. Take your kids on an adventure through God’s Word with the #1 Bible for kids! Now through August 16, 2021, enter for your chance to win a NASB Adventure Bible, Hardcover. The New American Standard Bible, 1995 Text edition of the bestselling Adventure Bible® will get kids excited about God’s Word with full-color features that make reading Scripture and memorizing their favorite verses engaging and …

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We Cannot Be Faultless (But May Still Be Blameless)

A devotional writer from a bygone era believed it was crucial to carefully distinguish faultlessness from blamelessness, for while we cannot live faultlessly in this world, we may live blamelessly. Even the best deeds we do cannot be faultless when we ourselves are so very imperfect and when this world is so firmly arrayed against us. Yet we may still remain blameless before the Lord, even in light of our many imperfections. A fictional illustration may serve. Let’s suppose a …

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A La Carte (August 6)

Grace and peace to you today. Is All Work Equal? Yes and No Daniel Doriani: “At this moment, two contradictory ideas about work compete for our attention. On one hand, economists say the desire to work is waning. People aren’t rushing to return to work after the disruptions of Covid. Specifically, employers can’t obtain laborers for entry level jobs. People would rather be unemployed than accept a job with low pay, poor benefits, and no prospects. Meanwhile, the church, and …

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A La Carte (August 5)

Good morning. May the Lord bless and keep you throughout this day. On sale at WTS Books this week is Daniel Doriani’s new book on work and vocation. Scroll down and you’ll find a link to a sale on other similar books. Today’s Kindle deals include Crossway’s “Student’s Guide” series of short books. (Yesterday on the blog: Who Gave You The Right?) My Friend Shala Melissa reflects on the death of a friend. “The last time I saw Shala in …

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