Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (June 2)

Good morning. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. This week at Westminster Books, you’ll find the excellent Short Studies series from Crossway on sale. (Short studies on systematic theology and on biblical theology.) Why Pronouns Matter…a Lot Greg Koukl explains why pronouns matter an awful lot. “Here is what is at stake with those simple little words. We are being besieged by a worldview that is completely foreign to Jesus’ view of reality. According to this …

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A La Carte (June 1)

May the God of love and peace be with you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Whatever Is False, Whatever Is Immoral, Whatever Is Prejudiced…) When My Quadriplegia Ends You’ll be encouraged by this article from Joni Eareckson Tada. “On the morning of my wedding, my helpers laid me on a couch in the church’s bridal salon to dress me in my gown. They heaved and shifted my paralyzed body this way and that, trying to fit me into it, but …

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Whatever Is False, Whatever Is Immoral, Whatever Is Prejudiced…

We live at a time of great public immorality, a time in which the only thing that is shameful is shame itself. Immorality is synonymous with entertainment and the basest sexual perversions are flaunted on-screen for all to see. Television shows compete among themselves to explore and transgress any boundary. The very things that marked a respectable man a few years ago mark a bigoted or repressed one today. Society is so saturated with immorality it is impossible to prevent …

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A La Carte (May 31)

Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The Dark, Enduring Legacy of Friends With a new Friends special getting lots of attention, Jonathon Van Maren writes about the show’s dark, enduring legacy. “TV sitcoms tell stories; stories have storytellers. The cast and crew of Friends wanted to push the envelope, knowing that TV is a frequently a feedback loop that not only reflects culture but also drives, shapes, and informs it.” A …

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A Pastoral Prayer about Love

As you know, I like to share occasional examples of pastoral prayers. I do this hoping they may provide inspiration for others as they prepare their prayers week by week. This particular prayer was prayed this weekend at Grace Fellowship Church. Our Father in heaven, we love you. How can we but love you, for you are so worthy of our love. We look at the gods that men have invented and we can only conclude that none of them …

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