Author: Tim Challies

Weekend A La Carte (October 19)

Today’s Kindle deals include a few books that, as far as I know, only rarely go on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: Pastoring Is So Much More Than Preaching) The Almost Invisible Church Darryl Dash reflects on nearly invisible churches. “I’m not against big churches. God is at work there too. My point is simpler: We tend to think that God is at work somewhere else. We spend our time wishing that we could be part of what God is …

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Pastoring Is So Much More Than Preaching

A few days ago I asked “Do We Care for the Sheep or Do We Use the Sheep?,” and expressed concern that pastors may be prone to neglect caring for the people in their churches in favor of using the people in their churches to fulfill personal ambition. The pastor’s calling is to care for God’s own church, to labor on behalf of God to care for what God loves most. But how? How does the pastor heed this call? …

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A La Carte (October 18)

Today’s Kindle deals include a huge collection from Fortress Press. I’m not familiar with most of them, so cannot vouch for them, but thought some might appeal especially to pastors and scholars. Logos users can use the code SAVE20NOW to get $20 off any item(s). It’s basically $20 to spend however you wish. Click here to get started. If you call (888) 707-2359 and order a Logos 8 library (excluding Fundamentals), that code will be worth $40. Trans Children and …

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A La Carte (October 17)

Today’s Kindle deals include an amazing list that features a lot of excellent church history resources. As is usually the case, Westminster Books has a weekly sale with some good deals on new books. (Yesterday on the blog: 8 New and Notable Books for October) Albert Mohler Offers 10 Points on Complementarianism in the SBC Al Mohler recently spoke at chapel at Southern Seminary and offered 10 points on complementarianism in the SBC. Denny Burk rounds them up in summary …

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8 New and Notable Books for October

As you know by now, I like to keep an eye on new Christian books as they are released. And once a month or so I like to make you aware of some of the ones I consider particularly notable for whatever reason. So to that end, here are eight new and notable books for October 2019. Giving Is the Good Life: The Unexpected Path to Purpose and Joy by Randy Alcorn. “Wouldn’t it be great if we could do …

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