Author: Tim Challies

What An Expert on Sexual Abuse Says About Sleepovers

What An Expert on Sexual Abuse Says About Sleepovers

Posted by | Oct 30, 2019 | |

It was quite a long time ago that I wrote an article about sleepovers, explaining why my family chose to just say “no” to allowing our children to stay over with friends. Though this sometimes upset or angered our children, and just as often upset or angered their friends’ parents, we stuck to it as a matter of personal conviction, though certainly not a matter of judgment toward those who have decided otherwise. That article has elicited more response and …

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A La Carte (October 30)

A La Carte (October 30)

Posted by | Oct 30, 2019 | |

There is once again lots to choose from when it comes to Kindle deals today. How Is the Gospel Witness in Rome? Leonardo De Chirico: “More than being associated with the Protestant Reformation in all its varieties, Italy is traditionally linked to the Counter-Reformation epitomized by the Council of Trent (1545–1563), where Protestant ideas were ‘anathemized.’ Since then, the spiritual, cultural, and ideological influence of Roman Catholicism in Italy has been essentially supreme. This does not mean, however, that the …

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A La Carte (October 29)

A La Carte (October 29)

Posted by | Oct 29, 2019 | |

There’s a growing number of Kindle deals available as we head toward Reformation Day. Today there’s an amazing list of titles from Zondervan. Logos users have just two days left to get a free Jonathan Edwards book; they can add two more for a combined total of $6.98. (Yesterday on the blog: Why Your Church Should Sing New Songs (Not Only Old Songs)) LGBT Activists Get Church Banned From Arts For Believing The Bible There is a lot of this …

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Why Your Church Should Sing New Songs (Not Only Old Songs)

Why Your Church Should Sing New Songs (Not Only Old Songs)

Posted by | Oct 28, 2019 | |

Some churches sing only old songs—they rely on the great hymns of the faith and add newer selections on only the rarest of occasions. Some churches only sing new songs—they rely on their own songwriters or the Christian top-40 and sing older selections on only the rarest of occasions. I am convinced there is value in deliberately singing both the oldest and the most recent songs (though gladly extend an exception to those brothers and sisters with the conviction that …

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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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