Author: Tim Challies

May the Lord of peace grant you his richest blessings this weekend. (Yesterday on the blog: New and Notable Books for June 2021) What the Bible Teaches About Rejection and Embrace Megan Taylor: “We have everyday encounters with rejection in job searches, auditions, and relationships, and yet it never seems to get any easier. Rejection undercuts our deep desire to belong, and too often we settle for the shallow approval of the world rather than the eternal embrace of the Father.” …

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Good Overcomes Evil I was both alarmed and encouraged to read this update by missionaries in Uganda. “The meeting has the feeling of a town without defenses preparing for siege. The evil of a virus, of poverty and injustice, of unequal access to vaccines and oxygen … As the United States trends downward with rapidly dropping rates and hopeful summer concerts and plans, Uganda trends steeply upward …

In this week’s deal from Westminster Books, they’ll send you a free copy of Piper’s Expository Exultation if you buy a copy of the revised edition of The Supremacy of God in Preaching. Today’s Kindle deals include lots of good material from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: Each Man Before the Mob) The Discipline Of Being Overwhelmed Yes, indeed. It is sometimes so good to be overwhelmed. How I Read Dave Moore explains how he reads books interactively. Speaking personally, …