Author: Tim Challies

Get a Free Audiobook Every Month!

Get a Free Audiobook Every Month!

Posted by | Sep 8, 2020 | |

This week the blog is sponsored by ONE Audiobooks who is offering access to a free audiobook, every month, no strings attached. Click here to get this month’s audiobook Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life: Practical Wisdom from Richard Baxter by J.I. Packer and Michael S. Lundy. This timely resource was endorsed by Sinclair B. Ferguson with the following words, “Depression, Anxiety, and the Christian Life is simultaneously a manual for pastors and counselors, a resource for study groups, and …

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A La Carte (September 8)

A La Carte (September 8)

Posted by | Sep 8, 2020 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include a pretty good selection. Take a look at yesterday’s as well if you weren’t checking in on the holiday. (Yesterday on the blog: A Labour Day Personal/Family Update) The State of Theology Ligonier Ministries has released the results of their latest State of Theology survey. It tells what Americans know (and don’t know) about the Christian faith. Pressure I found this article helpful when thinking about evangelism. Be Careful What You Put Your Hope in, Including …

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A Labour Day Personal/Family Update

A Labour Day Personal/Family Update

Posted by | Sep 7, 2020 | |

It has been some time since my last personal/family update, and it seemed like Labour Day might be the time to remedy that. I suppose most people sleep in on a holiday, but I’ve never been good at sleeping in—or sleeping at all, really. So instead I’m up early with an itch to do some writing. Some friends who are new to Canada (they just squeaked in before the world shut down) were asking about Labour Day and how Canadians …

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A La Carte (September 7)

A La Carte (September 7)

Posted by | Sep 7, 2020 | |

It is Labour Day here in Canada, just as it is in the USA and perhaps elsewhere. For that reason I’ll mostly be laying low and trying to figure out what to do for an outdoor holiday on a rainy day! Today’s Kindle deals include Al Mohler’s excellent new book The Gathering Storm which I’m surprised to see on sale so soon after release. (Yesterday on the blog: Teach Us the Art of Praise!) When Looking for a Church, Beware …

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Teach Us the Art of Praise!

Teach Us the Art of Praise!

Posted by | Sep 6, 2020 | |

While most people know that few have ever preached like Spurgeon, not nearly so many know that few have ever prayed like Spurgeon. Believe it or not, many who attended his church spoke less of his preaching and more of his praying! The little book The Pastor in Prayer captures some of his pastoral prayers, and today I wanted to share just a brief excerpt of one that seems especially fitting as we prepare to worship on this Lord’s Day. …

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