Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (October 28)

A La Carte (October 28)

Posted by | Oct 28, 2019 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include a whole long list from Matthias Media. (Yesterday on the blog: How Calvin Responded When Luther Went Full-Out Luther) Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches Mary Kassian has written a helpful article that shares some principles to help clarify teaching roles within the church. “Where is the line when it comes to women teaching men? May women preach on Sunday mornings? Teach a Sunday school class? Lead a small group? Instruct a seminary course? …

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How Calvin Responded When Luther Went Full-Out Luther

How Calvin Responded When Luther Went Full-Out Luther

Posted by | Oct 27, 2019 | |

In 1544, Heinrich Bullinger was pastoring in Zurich when he and his colleagues there fell afoul of Martin Luther—hardly the first or the last to do so. Luther had written another treatise against their view of the Lord’s Supper and had employed his too-typical fire. Bullinger wrote John Calvin in nearby Geneva to ask his counsel and Calvin responded with a letter than models respect amid disagreement. *** I hear that Luther has at length broken forth in fierce invective, …

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Weekend A La Carte (October 26)

Weekend A La Carte (October 26)

Posted by | Oct 26, 2019 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include some new books and some classics. The Porter’s Gate has a new album, Neighbor Songs, that you may enjoy. (Yesterday on the blog: Protecting Your Children From Predators) Here Come the Skinny Cows “Conventional wisdom suggests that a church whose budget is not 100 percent supported by tithes and offerings is not sustainable. We believe, however, that a coming revolution in church economics will necessarily redefine the notion of church stability altogether, as an increasing number …

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Free Stuff Fridays (Crossway)

Free Stuff Fridays (Crossway)

Posted by | Oct 25, 2019 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Crossway, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away a brand new book that I think will be of a lot of interest to you: My Heart Cries Out: Gospel Meditations for Everyday Life by Paul David Tripp. There will be five winners this week and each will receive a copy of the book. Here is how Crossway describes it: Best-selling author Paul David Tripp invites you into his …

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Protecting Your Children From Predators

Protecting Your Children From Predators

Posted by | Oct 25, 2019 | |

Few things concern parents more than the thought that a predator may have set his sights on their children. Few fears terrify parents more than that they may fail to protect their children from those who would seek to do them harm. Few things break a parent’s heart like learning that their child has been exposed to something they should not have seen or to something they should not have experienced. In this age, and every age, parents need to …

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