Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (January 16)

Good morning. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you today and all throughout this weekend. My gratitude goes to Burke Counseling Group—who offers their counseling services via secure video links—for sponsoring the blog this week. Today’s Kindle deals include a list of republished classics (as is the case most Saturdays). (Yesterday on the blog: A Mid-Winter Family Update) The Wide Gate Andrée Seu Peterson: “Since Time magazine announced God was dead in 1966, people have done …

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A Mid-Winter Family Update

It is hard to believe it has been 10 weeks since Nick went to heaven—10 weeks since I last FaceTimed him, since I last texted him, since I last shared a belly laugh with him. He is still the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning and he’s still on my mind as I fall asleep at night. The pain is different now than it was in the first few weeks, but while it may …

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A La Carte (January 15)

May the God of peace be with you today as you live in his world for his glory. Westminster Books is offering a deal on a new book for young children. Today’s Kindle deals include the rest of the John Stott Bible Studies series, along with a few other good choices. Ministry With, Not Merely To This is an important point: “The church ministers with, not merely to, people with developmental disabilities. People with such disabilities also minister with, not …

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A La Carte (January 14)

Good morning! The Lord be with you and the Lord bless you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a few picks from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: The Greatest Christians and the Most Visible Gifts) The 50 Countries Where It’s Most Dangerous to Follow Jesus in 2021 CT reports on the most dangerous countries for Christians. “This year the top 10 worst persecutors are relatively unchanged. After North Korea is Afghanistan, followed by Somalia, Libya, Pakistan, Eritrea, Yemen, Iran, Nigeria, and …

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The Greatest Christians and the Most Visible Gifts

I’m convinced we’re prone to make entirely too much of the most public gifts and entirely too little of the most private. We laud those who stand at the event podiums to preach the Word. We celebrate those who sit on the conference panels to answer our questions. We honor those who pen the few bestselling books. When given the opportunity, we surge forward to shake their hands, to snap a selfie, to share encouraging words. None of these actions …

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