Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (February 20)

My gratitude goes to AGTV for sponsoring the blog this week. Be sure to check out their range of Christian documentary series and films. Today’s Kindle deals include a few well-priced classics along with a volume from the NSBT series. (Yesterday on the blog: There Is Only Ever Today) 3 Values That Drive Social Media “Values matter, and not just our own but also those people and institutions with whom we interact. The values that undergird your church, your children’s …

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There Is Only Ever Today

My family moved a number of times when I was a child. The first home I remember was near the center of Toronto, a little house that has long since been torn down and replaced by a modern monster. From there we moved to one of the city’s up-and-coming eastern suburbs where we had an older home on a larger property, then to one of its established western suburbs where we had a very normal home on a very normal …

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A La Carte (February 19)

Good morning! The Lord be with you today… This week’s deal from Westminster Books is the ESV Economy Bible which is ideal for mass distribution. I’d also draw your attention to a neat new resource from some Canadian pastors titled Christ’s Psalms, Our Psalms. I wasn’t able to track down any Kindle deals before turning in for the day; I’ll try again in the morning. Seeing Kingdom Light in Cultural Dark “After a year of COVID, restrictions on worship, racial …

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A La Carte (February 18)

The God of peace be with you today! Today’s Kindle deals include a number of titles from Crossway featuring books by Carl Trueman, Kevin DeYoung, and others. (Yesterday on the blog: Thy Word Is Not a MagLite) 10 Things You Should Know about the African Church Conrad Mbewe lists ten things you ought to know about the African church. Example: “African society, generally, is very open to the Christian message, though openness to listening is not the same thing as …

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Thy Word Is Not a MagLite

I always felt safer in the dark when carrying a MagLite. There was something about its size, about its heft, about its sheer brightness that made me feel better, that made me feel safer, when I would walk through the lonely woods at night. The MagLite was the flashlight of brave police officers, of well-trained soldiers, of courageous first responders, so surely it ought to be the flashlight of a terrified young boy who had to make his way from …

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