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Free Stuff Fridays (21Five) | Tim Challies
Canadian Free Stuff Fridays: Book Giveaway!
Are You Binding the Wound or Aggravating It? | Tim Challies
One of the privileges we have as Christians is the privilege of caring for one another—of blessing one another in our difficulties and comforting one another in our sorrows. In such “one another” ministry we represent God and extend love and mercy on his behalf.
When Christians Crash and Burn | Tim Challies
The pictures quickly made their way around the world—pictures of an aircraft lying upside down in the snow just beyond runway 23 at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
A Pastoral Prayer | Tim Challies
Every now and again I like to share an example of a pastoral prayer from Grace Fellowship Church.
Free Stuff Fridays (Focus on the Family) | Tim Challies
Free Stuff Fridays: Marriage Getaway!
The Future of New Calvinism | Tim Challies
I was intrigued by Aaron Renn’s recent article The Maturation of New Calvinism. His thesis is that “New Calvinism has shifted from an ‘All-Star team’ model designed to exert influence over the broader evangelical world to a post-superstar model that primarily serves its own community.
The Unique Christian Contribution to Politics | Tim Challies
The relationship of the Christian to the political process is one of those issues that arises time and again and cycle after cycle. It is one of those issues that often generates more heat than light and that brings about more division than unity.
Things Change and Things Stay the Same | Tim Challies
The French language has an endearing little phrase that could almost have been drawn from the Bible’s wisdom literature. “Plus ça change,” they say, “plus c’est la même chose.”
Too Small To Bother God With | Tim Challies
At times we all live burdened lives, weighed down by the cares and concerns, the trials and traumas that inevitably accompany life in this world.
Understanding Trauma | Tim Challies
I don’t remember encountering the world “trauma” very often in my younger years, yet recently I seem to hear it all the time. What was once deemed a rare experience or one rarely talked about, has become a common experience and one talked about both openly and often.
When The Path That I Fear Is the Way He Has Set | Tim Challies
There are some lyrics we all especially treasure, certain lines that settle in especially near to our hearts. Personally, I often find myself pondering the words that begin CityAlight’s “In the Valley (Bless the Lord).”
What’s a Trade War and How Did We End Up In One? | Tim Challies
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article titled “Trump, Trudeau, and the 51st State.” It began with the words, “These are strange days in Canada.”
Arrogance & Eloquence | Tim Challies
When Jesus's disciples asked for instruction on prayer, he warned them of a common temptation—the temptation to think that prayer depends upon saying just the right words or a certain number of words.
Disrupted Journey | Tim Challies
I am convinced it is appropriate to acknowledge those who bear with chronic pain and illness and that it is especially fitting to give special honor to do those who do so with a deep sense of submission to God’s mysterious purposes in their suffering.
Nick Would Be 25 Years Old Today | Tim Challies
I don’t why we place more emphasis on some birthdays than others. Why is 16 more significant than 17?
What Makes Heaven Happy | Tim Challies
If you spend any time on social media or any time socializing at a Christian conference, if you refresh your feed on YouTube or listen while people chat after church on a Sunday morning, you may soon learn what makes people happy. People love to talk about other people!
A Deadly Enemy | Tim Challies
One of the most poignant of Jesus's parables tells the story of a persistent widow. Having faced injustice at the hand of an adversary, this woman appealed to the local judge.
New and Notable Christian Books for February 2025 | Tim Challies
February is typically a solid month for book releases, and this February was no exception. As the month drew to its close, I sorted through the many (many!) books that came my way this month and arrived at this list of new and notables.
The Quest for More | Tim Challies
Somewhere deep inside, each one of us longs for more. We want more money, more authority, more followers, more of whatever it is that we find especially desirable or especially validating.
Only Ever Better | Tim Challies
I’m sure you’ve had the same kind of experience I’ve had—the experience of bumping into someone you haven’t seen for many years. Maybe it is at a conference, maybe at a wedding, or maybe through pure serendipity.