Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (June 3)

Today’s Kindle deals include the Babylon Bee book along with a classic from Sproul, a volume of the Bible For You series, and more. A new ElisabethElliot.com has launched and it has a good and growing collection of resources. New Troubles Are Met With New Mercies This is good counsel for when we experience any trouble. “When we feel that worry, we have a choice: Let it frame our narrative and push us away from God, or turn our anxieties …

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The Gap Year Program That Leaves No Gap

This week the blog is sponsored by Boyce College, but I want to begin it with a personal note. When my children began to consider their options for college, Aileen and I wanted them to know we would support them in whatever program and whatever college they chose. But we also insisted that before they began their studies, they get a grounding in the Christian worldview. It was for that reason that we took them to Boyce College’s Preview Day where …

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A La Carte (June 2)

There are some solid Kindle deals for newer books as well as classics. You may also want to take a look at Amazon’s general market monthly deals. Logos has a commentary that is free for the taking, and a few others that are substantially discounted. (Yesterday on the blog: COVID-19 and the Future of the Christian Conference) A Prayer for Mercy Kevin DeYoung’s prayer for mercy is urgent and timely. Safetyism Isn’t the Problem It’s early in the month so …

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COVID-19 and the Future of the Christian Conference

Christians have long valued conferences. In the past few decades, as travel has become easier and less expensive, Christians have valued large national conferences where thousands or tens of thousands gather to worship, learn, and fellowship together. The story of the “New Calvinism” could not possibly be told apart from the rise and impact of these events. Yet conferences were among the early casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together for the Gospel, Ligonier Ministries, The Basics, and other major events …

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A La Carte (June 1)

There’s a  handful of quality Kindle deals for you today. (Yesterday on the blog: Better Faithful Than Free) Your Weird, Messy Church is God’s “Plan A” Jared Wilson: “You don’t have to be cool, big, strong, technologically savvy, politically fashionable, or culturally relevant. You just have to repent of your sin and commit your weird, broken church to its King. It’s the sinners He wants. It’s the losers He’s choosing. Your weird, messy church—in a pandemic or out of it—is …

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