Author: Tim Challies

Free Stuff Fridays (Baker House Publishing)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Brazos Press.  They are giving away three copies of Andrew T. Walker’s new book, Liberty for All. Liberty for All: Defending Everyone’s Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Age by Andrew T. Walker Christians are often thought of as defending only their own religious interests in the public square. They are viewed as worrying exclusively about the erosion of their freedom to assemble and to follow their convictions, while not seeming as concerned …

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The Path to Glory

Jesus did not tell his followers to take up a feather and follow him. He did not tell them to take up a scepter or a sword, a flag of surrender or a trophy of triumph. Rather, he told them to take up a cross, to shoulder a rough and heavy burden that was synonymous with pain. It should be no surprise, then, that his followers’ path to glory is paved with much sorrow and much suffering. He told us …

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A La Carte (May 14)

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you today. On sale this week at Westminster Books is the excellent God’s Word for You series. There are a couple of good books to look at in today’s Kindle deals. The Power of the Word of God (Video) I enjoyed this brief video of Alistair Begg explaining the power of God’s Word. Come Home, Weary Wanderer “As the years roll by, God’s children can slip into patterns of behavior that, mostly unbeknownst …

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A La Carte (May 13)

Good morning, and may the Lord bless and keep you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few books from Crossway themed around summer. (Yesterday on the blog: Post the Strongest Soldiers at the Weakest Gate) Those Baskets Won’t Last “After two long years of waiting, she finally took to the stage once more. The pandemic had brought her last dance recital to a sad halt. Costumes hung in her closet, dances were choreographed and ready, but she and her fellow …

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Post the Strongest Soldiers at the Weakest Gate

The bridge was drawn, the gates were barred, the watchmen were posted to the walls. From their vantage point they observed the enemy armies draw close, they watched as the officers divided their force into ranks and regiments. They heard the great shout and looked on in trepidation as the enemy units surged forward. And now that the great battle was at hand, the order was shouted from on high and passed from man to man: “Post the strongest soldiers …

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