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Shooting Up by Jonathan Tepper — Book Review
Jonathan Tepper grew up watching his missionary parents transform the lives of heroin addicts in Madrid.
Thoughts on Preaching and Listening to Sermons | For Preachers and Congregants
Preaching is foundational to pastoral ministry. Listening to sermons is central to the Christian life.
Africa Doesn’t Need More Religion. It Needs Biblical Christianity. | Tim Challies
Africa's most persistent need — even in nations that call themselves Christian — is biblical Christianity: a genuine faith in Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection, received by grace alone through faith alone.
Preaching for the Viral Video: When Sermons Become Social Media Content
Is it possible to preach faithfully to a congregation while also preaching for the viral clip?
Works & Wonders (April 19) — Grace, Gratitude, and Captain Rostron
Works & Wonders includes a devotional, a new song on thankfulness, the faith of Titanic rescuer Arthur Rostron, northern lights photography, a poem, and Easter piano music from the Gettys.
Heaven Will Forget None of Its Heroes
The world quickly forgets its heroes. But God remembers every act of faithfulness, whether seen or unseen.
A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation
A review of Matthew Bingham’s A Heart Aflame for God and commends its distinctly Reformed, Word‑centered vision of Christian spiritual formation.
Raising Children Who Actually Want to Go to Church
Here are some practical principles I observed or solicited when raising our children—children who gladly attend and prioritize the local church, not out of obligation, but out of conviction.
Works & Wonders (April 12) | Tim Challies
In my weekly Works & Wonders article, I combine a brief devotional with other interesting and uplifting bits and pieces I gleaned throughout the week.
Winter's Cold and Heaven's Joy
Some Christians seem to bloom like early spring flowers—holding joyful, steadfast faith even in the coldest trials and foreshadowing the endless summer to come.
The Desecration of Man by Carl Trueman: A Review
Carl Trueman’s The Desecration of Man explains how rejecting God degrades our humanity and why consecration in the local church is the only true remedy.
The Desecration of Man by Carl Trueman: A Review
Carl Trueman’s The Desecration of Man explains how rejecting God degrades our humanity and why consecration in the local church is the only true remedy.
Do Extroverts Make Better Pastors? Personality and Pastoral Ministry
Do extroverts really make better pastors?
Works & Wonders (April 5) | Tim Challies
In my weekly Works & Wonders article, I combine a brief devotional with other interesting and uplifting bits and pieces I gleaned throughout the week.
Free Stuff Fridays (The Good Book Company) | Tim Challies
Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of This Was Never the Plan: Walking with God through the Heartache of Divorce and find honest, compassionate guidance for navigating the heartache of divorce, rooted in God’s word and based on personal experience.
Where and How To Meet ‘Our People’ | Tim Challies
I do not know Carl Trueman all that well, but from what I do know of him, he is not a man who is prone to overexcitement or hyperbole.
Where and How To Meet ‘Our People’ | Tim Challies
I do not know Carl Trueman all that well, but from what I do know of him, he is not a man who is prone to overexcitement or hyperbole.
The Risk and Reward of Standing in the Pulpit
Preaching today carries unique risks—public scrutiny, online mockery, and real humiliation.
New and Notable Christian Books for March 2026 (+ Looking Ahead to April) | Tim Challies
As you know, I like to do my best to sort through the new Christian books that are released each month to see what stands out as being not only new but also particularly notable. I received many new books in March and narrowed the list down to the ones below.
What God Gives and What God Denies in Answer to Prayer
God answers every prayer with perfect wisdom—yes, no, or not yet.