Author: Tim Challies

Finding the Right Hills to Die On

Finding the Right Hills to Die On

Posted by | May 1, 2020 | |

Sometimes a book’s title is clever, or poetic, or deliberately opaque. Sometimes, though, the title just lays it right out in the open. This is the case with Gavin Ortlund’s Finding the Right Hills to Die On. The subtitle clarifies even further: “The Case for Theological Triage.” This is a book, then, about assessing different doctrines to determine which are essential to the Christian faith and which are not. It is a book about determining which theological battles are worth …

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A La Carte (May 1)

A La Carte (May 1)

Posted by | May 1, 2020 | |

I know some people are growing weary of reading about the coronavirus and its widespread effects. I also know a good number of articles I link to every day are on that very topic. That’s because it is what everyone is writing about these days. Do know I do my best to try to find good, fresh content that is about other things! It’s just hard to find some days… Today’s Kindle deals include a lot of good books. You …

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A La Carte (April 30)

A La Carte (April 30)

Posted by | Apr 30, 2020 | |

Some days the Kindle deals are there, some days they are not. But every day I comb through thousands of mostly-wretched books looking for the few diamonds in the rough. Westminster Books has a sale on ESV Heirloom Bibles; the sale is geared toward moms and grads. (Yesterday on the blog: Thankful for God’s Good Gift of Government) An Apology from your Prosperity Preacher This is clever work from Eddie Ssemakula, who writes for TGC Africa. He pens an imagined …

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Thankful for God’s Good Gift of Government

Thankful for God’s Good Gift of Government

Posted by | Apr 29, 2020 | |

I was asked the other day what I was thankful for in the midst of a pandemic. My answer surprised even me. “I’m thankful for government.” It was surprising, but true. Even as I sit at home during a long, forced lockdown, even as I wonder whether anyone really has a master plan, even as I scratch my head at some of the measures being enacted, even as I grow in my concern about some of the liberties being curtailed, …

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A La Carte (April 29)

A La Carte (April 29)

Posted by | Apr 29, 2020 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include quite a lot of high-quality books! I have also included some general market historical works that are on sale. (Yesterday on the blog: 8 Ways Temptation Actually Works for Our Good) Navigating Different COVID-19 Recovery Convictions Costi Hinn writes about some of the interpersonal complexities that may come when churches are given the green light to re-open. “If there is one word to describe how we must navigate re-assimilation amid COVID-19, it’s this: grace.” Can You …

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