Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (January 15)

Today’s Kindle deals include a whole list of biographies as well as a couple of other titles. The lowest-cost Kindle as well as the best-value-for-money Kindle (Paperwhite) are both on sale just now. The Eleven Commandments For Long Winded Preachers There is lots of stuff in this list of eleven commandments for long winded preachers. Like this: “Thou shalt not neglect summarising. This is the key to preaching more briefly. Say in a point what you could say in a …

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A La Carte (January 14)

There is a pretty good selection of Kindle deals to browse through today. There’s some Wiersbe, some Lewis, some Keller and some others… (Yesterday on the blog: The Rules for Alliteration) Dining in the Dark: Is Communion Christ’s Flesh? It’s so important that we get our theology of communion right. Clint Archer writes about his transformed understanding. “It was common for me to get the chills, moved with wonder, at the ethereal sound of the altar boy’s chimes, sounded at …

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The Rules for Alliteration

Strictly speaking, to alliterate is to provide a list of words that begin with the same letter or sound, as in “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” In a broader sense, to alliterate is to form an outline using similarly-sounding words or phrases. It is a device that, in theory, helps readers to follow along with a book or that helps listeners to follow along with a sermon. So, for example, Steven Lawson’s little work on Jonathan Edwards …

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A La Carte (January 13)

Today’s Kindle deals include just a few books—but they are good books, at least. Untangling the Theology of Star Wars There is lots of theology, or spirituality at least, in Star Wars. But what does it all add up to? “Throughout the saga, Star Wars mixed in some animism, transcendentalism, and a variety of other isms, making it almost impossible for The Rise of Skywalker to complete the story without leaving gaping plot holes, which it does. Fans, for the most …

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Sunday A La Carte (January 12)

This was one of those rare weeks when I collected more good material for A La Carte than I could use in just six days. For that reason, I put together a special “Sunday edition.” Enjoy! Words That Honor God’s Word “Words are extremely powerful. They can build up, and they can destroy. And we who claim to be Christians must be exceedingly careful how we use those words. Especially when we believe that we are defending the truths of …

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