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Optimistic Denominationalism | Tim Challies
It is one of the realities of the Christian faith that people love to criticize—the reality that there are a host of different denominations and a multitude of different expressions of Christian worship.
The Path to Contentment | Tim Challies
I wonder if you have ever considered that the solution to discontentment almost always seems to be more. If I only had more money I would be content.
It Begins and Ends with Speaking | Tim Challies
Part of the joy of reading biography is having the opportunity to learn about a person who lived before us.
The Great Rewiring of Childhood | Tim Challies
I know I’m getting old and all that, and I’m aware this means that I’ll be tempted to look unfavorably at people who are younger than myself. I know I’ll be tempted to consider what people were like when I was young and to stand in judgment of what people are like today.
It’s Okay To Be a Two-Talent Christian | Tim Challies
It is for good reason that we have both the concept and the word average. To be average is to be typical, to be—when measured against points of comparison—rather unremarkable.
The Night Is Far Gone | Tim Challies
There are few things in life more shameful than sleeping when you ought to be working, or slacking off when you ought to be diligent. When your calling is to be active, it is inappropriate and even sinful to remain passive.
Exactly the Purpose God Intended | Tim Challies
General revelation serves exactly the purpose God intended for it—it reveals his power and divine nature. But, its message, while important, is insufficient—insufficient by design.
How Should We Then Die? | Tim Challies
Euthanasia makes a lot of sense. At least in our culture at this time, it makes intuitive sense that those who are ill without hope for a cure or those who are in pain without likelihood of relief ought to be able to choose to end their own lives.
The Sun Is Blotted from the Sky | Tim Challies
Men of great physical strength have sometimes carried outrageously heavy burdens—six hundred pounds, seven hundred pounds, eight hundred. And even then they have said, “I still have not been fully tested.
The Sins That Plague Our Souls | Tim Challies
It sometimes happens to all of us that our memories reach back to glimpse some sin or some blunder we committed in the past. And as that memory flashes into our minds, we cringe, we blush, we feel the shame of it wash over us again.
Enough to Get Rebellious People Into Trouble | Tim Challies
God has created a beautiful world that is full of wonders, and these wonders serve a purpose—they are meant to evoke awe, which in turn is meant to provoke worship.
The Watchmaker’s Daughter | Tim Challies
As I travel the world, I love to visit locations that are especially noteworthy within the history of the Christian faith. These may be spots where great events unfolded or spots where great people once lived or labored.
Random Thoughts on Being a Dad | Tim Challies
Every now and again I jot down a thought that I’d like to ponder but that I don’t intend to tease out into a full article. Over the past few weeks, I have jotted down a series of thoughts on being a dad.
Why Do You Do What You Do (And Not Something Else)? | Tim Challies
One of my favorite questions for times of small talk is “Why do you do what you do instead of doing something else?” Or sometimes a variation: “Why do you love what you do?” I ask this when I’m in the barber’s chair, on the x-ray table, or trying to articulate words as the dentist…
Have You Become an Amateur Astronomer? | Tim Challies
Sam Storms once said that each human being is under a mandate to become an amateur astronomer. Every Christian is to look to the heavens to see what God has created and to learn the lessons he means for us to learn.
Are We Living in the Last Days? | Tim Challies
The world is a mess. The world is a mess and seems to be getting messier.
What God Wants You To Forget | Tim Challies
We are never far from reminding God of our credentials, of providing him with a curriculum vitae that lays out all we are, all we have been through, and all we have accomplished for his sake.
Does God Care How You Cook Your Goat? | Tim Challies
It is one of those biblical commands that has always perplexed me. If it appeared just one time in Scripture I might be tempted to pass it by.
God Graciously Condescends | Tim Challies
God has graciously chosen to initiate relationship with human beings who, left to themselves, deny his power and even his very existence.
Gospel Generosity | Tim Challies
There are certain categories of books that you can read once and never return to—you read a single title on that subject and it tells you all you ever need to know about it. But there are other categories of books that you need to return to on a regular basis.