Author: Tim Challies

Four Distinguishing Characteristics of Christian Assurance

Four Distinguishing Characteristics of Christian Assurance

Posted by | May 10, 2020 | |

Assurance of salvation is one of the most precious Christian doctrines, but in some ways also one of the most difficult. Why? As Sinclair Ferguson so aptly explains, because some outstanding Christians experience it only through the greatest struggles while others never fail to experience it. In this brief excerpt from his book Maturity, Ferguson explains four distinguishing characteristics of truly Christian assurance. Some come to experience assurance only after a long struggle. That has been true of many outstanding …

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Weekend A La Carte (May 9)

Weekend A La Carte (May 9)

Posted by | May 9, 2020 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include quite a look of solid books; there are some classics (like there are every Saturday) as well as a few newer works. If you’ve never read Packer’s Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, now’s the time! (Yesterday on the blog: The Best Daily Bible Reading Plan for Kids) We Can’t Go Back, So Let’s Go Forward Janie B. Cheaney: “In every case of collapse, we can’t go back. And ultimately that’s to the good, because the …

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Free Stuff Fridays (MasterLectures)

Free Stuff Fridays (MasterLectures)

Posted by | May 8, 2020 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by MasterLectures, the video streaming platform from Zondervan Academic, who also sponsored the blog this week. They are giving away five copies of Faith Alone: The Doctrine of Justification, by Thomas R. Schreiner. In this book, Dr. Schreiner looks at the historical and biblical roots of the doctrine of justification. He summarizes the history of the doctrine, looking at the early church and the writings of several of the Reformers. Then, he turns …

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The Best Daily Bible Reading Plan for Kids

The Best Daily Bible Reading Plan for Kids

Posted by | May 8, 2020 | |

It seems like ages ago that David Murray began to create devotionals for children and to release them through his blog. I quickly realized their unique value and began to give them to my own kids. In their first form these devotionals were just basic Microsoft Word documents—so basic that I would actually reformat them and make them look prettier before printing them off and handing them to my kids. In that way my children’s earliest devotional habits were formed …

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A La Carte (May 8)

Posted by | May 8, 2020 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include some solid picks from several different publishers. Westminster Books has deals on the excellent 31-day counseling devotionals. Churches may want to stock up on some of these titles. Churches Helping Get Indiana Back on Track James Feris explains why Indiana churches are embarking on a unique opportunity to serve the state this week as they begin to once again open their doors. The Untimely Church “It has become abundantly clear that the contemporary church is fully convinced …

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