Author: Tim Challies

A La Carte (November 25)

A La Carte (November 25)

Posted by | Nov 25, 2019 | |

Matthias Media, everyone’s favorite Australian Christian publisher, came through with a batch of solid Kindle deals today. The Worst Time to Plant a Church This is the neat story of The Falls Church Anglican. “The crisis hit The Episcopal Church in 2003, The Falls Church responded by planting a church among the poor in Washington, D.C. When The Falls Church left The Episcopal Church in 2006 and was sued, they responded by . . . planting another church. Millions of …

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A Pastoral Prayer

A Pastoral Prayer

Posted by | Nov 24, 2019 | |

From time to time I like to share an example of a Pastoral prayer that was prayed during a Sunday morning service at Grace Fellowship Church. This one comes from pastor Paul Martin and is based loosely on Psalm 27. *** Promise-keeping, ultra-reliable, fully-engaged God, You are our salvation. You provide nothing but Truth to us. Who are we supposed to be afraid of if you are ours? We admit we have many enemies. Satan is here. We are not sure how he will …

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Weekend A La Carte (November 23)

Weekend A La Carte (November 23)

Posted by | Nov 23, 2019 | |

Today’s Kindle deals include quite a long list of books that cross all kinds of categories. (Yesterday on the blog: The Heart of the Preacher) Gender, Intersectionality, and Critical Theory If you’re wanting to get caught up on issues related to gender, intersectionality, and critical theory, this article is extremely helpful. Is It Sinful to Watch Sin on a Screen? You can probably guess where John Piper goes with his answer. “When we are tired and want to unwind from …

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Free Stuff Fridays (Missional Wear)

Free Stuff Fridays (Missional Wear)

Posted by | Nov 22, 2019 | |

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Missional Wear who also sponsored the blog this week. Missional Wear is your source for amazing and unique gifts this holiday season. Whether you are checking off your list or you are hinting to others what you want to receive, look no further than the 2019 Reformed Gift Guide. These ugly Christmas sweatshirts are very popular this year and are available only for a limited time. Some sizes are already begining to …

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The Heart of the Preacher

The Heart of the Preacher

Posted by | Nov 22, 2019 | |

There’s no doubt that the pastor’s calling is unique. It comes with unique blessings and unique challenges. Some of the greatest challenges are related to both preaching and to being a preacher—preaching as the actual task of preparing and delivering a sermon week by week, and being a preacher as the life and character that makes a man worthy of this task. These are the twin subjects of Rick Reed’s new book The Heart of the Preacher. Reed currently serves …

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