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A Collection of Random Thoughts on Christian Living | Tim Challies
Not every thought makes a good article and sometimes an entire article can be distilled down to a single thought. For those reasons, I like to occasionally create what I have created here--a roundup of brief, random thoughts about Christian living.
Undermining the Bible | Tim Challies
There is an entire sector of the publishing industry that is dedicated to undermining people's confidence in the Bible.
Free Stuff Fridays (Propempo International) | Tim Challies
This week the blog is sponsored by Propempo International. Missions on Point by David C. Meade, founder of Propempo International and Send Forward, seeks to spotlight the local church's biblical role in world missions.
Questions For the Man Who Wants To Marry Your Daughter | Tim Challies
It is the conversation every father of daughters anticipates having at one time or another—the conversation with the young man who has expressed interest in securing her hand in marriage and who now seeks dad’s permission.
Now’s the Time To Consider a New Year’s Resolution | Tim Challies
The Bible says nothing about New Year’s resolutions. It does, however, say a lot about resolutions in general—about the determination and resolve to improve our character, to sharpen our habits, and to live better in the future than we did in the past.
Those Who Sing Songs in the Night | Tim Challies
Imagine that you are sitting in a prison cell. This is not some posh or even stark 21st-century prison cell, but a primitive Roman one.
A Common Contradiction Between Belief and Practice | Tim Challies
Many Christians experience a contradiction between what we believe to be true about the Bible and our actual practice of reading the Bible. Often our theology is superior to our habits.
Would You Consider Supporting My Work? | Tim Challies
One of my great desires has always been to freely give away as much as possible. I intend for it to always remain entirely free for all who visit.
You’re Exactly As Holy As You Want To Be | Tim Challies
Every Christian is a work in progress. Every Christian is striving for holiness, laboring to put off the old man and put on the new.
A La Carte (December 3) | Tim Challies
A La Carte: John Piper on gender pronoun hospitality / When there is too much to do / Is Christmas a pagan tradition?
Modesty Requires Looking Away | Tim Challies
The plane reached the terminal in Recife, Brazil and the ground crew opened the door. I have been through more airports than I can count1 and find they all kind of blur together—jetways, corridors, escalators, luggage belts.
Is God’s Revelation Complete? | Tim Challies
If for so many centuries God revealed himself through the inspired writings that make up the Bible, is it possible that he may add more inspired writings today or in the future?
Why I Believe in Church Membership | Tim Challies
I believe in church membership. I believe in membership as a practical matter that allows a church to function well.
A Pastoral Prayer | Tim Challies
Our Father in heaven, we love you. We have freely proclaimed that here this morning.
On the Other Side of the Wall | Tim Challies
A story is told of a convalescent woman and the lovely vine that grew in her yard. Confined to her property during her long recovery from an accident, she turned her attention to the little plot of ground behind her home.
I’m a Grandfather! | Tim Challies
Yesterday Abby and Nathan welcomed their first child into the world: Finnegan Safir Nicholas Elfarrah. Because they live just minutes away, Aileen and I were able to be there shortly after his birth to rejoice with them and to meet our first grandchild.
What Grieves the Heart of God? | Tim Challies
What pleases God? What delights his heart?
Motives Matter | Tim Challies
Motives matter, even (or perhaps especially) when it comes to something as very good as studying the Bible. The best motive for reading the Bible is to be transformed by it.
The Spiritual Gift Inventory I Believe In | Tim Challies
In many churches, it is standard practice to have Christians take some kind of a spiritual gift inventory.
Marriage Happy, Marriage Holy | Tim Challies
God’s purpose in marriage is not to make us happy but to make us holy. Or so we have all been told.