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What God Forbids You To Judge | Tim Challies
I am a judgmental person. I’m often amazed and dismayed by how quickly I leap to judgment, often without facts, without knowledge, without sympathy.
Four Good Questions To Ask Your Tech | Tim Challies
Have you ever considered how much time we spend talking to our tech? How many times a day do we command Alexa, ask Siri, or give an order to ChatGPT?
Prayer Fetched the Angel | Tim Challies
We would not pray if we did not have confidence that God answers prayer.
You, Me, and G3 | Tim Challies
I have fond memories of the early years of the G3 Conference. When G3 held its debut event in 2013, I was one of the invited speakers and it quickly became a tradition.
AI Makes Me Doubt Everything | Tim Challies
Most technological innovations take place slowly and then all at once.
What Does a Discerning Person Do? | Tim Challies
Some Christians seem to be specially gifted when it comes to spiritual discernment. Others take a special interest in discernment and expend the hard effort of growing in the discipline of it.
The Reward They Longed for They Received | Tim Challies
Jesus, who knew what was in the heart of men, warned of the hypocrisy of those whose prayer life is only ever public. "When you pray," he said, "you must not be like the hypocrites.
Planted in the Word | Tim Challies
There are a lot of Bible study guides out there. However, the need is not nearly saturated because there are also a lot of Bible readers, many of whom study the Word carefully and repeatedly throughout their Christian lives.
Is This Really a Good Idea? | Tim Challies
Would it be okay if we engage our imaginations a little bit today?
What Does Trouble Do? | Tim Challies
To live is to experience trouble. There is no path through this life that does not lead through at least some kind of difficulty, sorrow, or trial—and often through a cornucopia of them.
God Must Sometimes Overrule Us | Tim Challies
When we pray to God and bring our petitions before him, and then say in earnest "thy will be done," how should we expect God to respond?
Proud of Her on Mother’s Day | Tim Challies
I can’t even tell you how brave she has been, how resilient, and how determined. The Lord alone knows all the ways she has had to exercise her faith and submit her will to his.
Christian, Do You Test Everything? | Tim Challies
A little while ago, the Bank of Canada became concerned about the amount of counterfeit currency circulating within the country. They began to educate the population with a short and simple mantra: “Touch, tilt, look at, look through.”
The World’s Foremost False Teacher | Tim Challies
In the days since Pope Francis died, I have seen a number of Protestants write about his legacy. Some of these writers have expressed great appreciation for him while others have expressed great concern.
The Dark Shadow on the Short Grave | Tim Challies
As the great Friend of children stooped down and leaned toward the cradle, and took the little one in his arms and walked away with it into the bower of eternal summer, your eye began to follow him, and you followed the treasure he carried, and you have been following them ever since.
The Three (or Four) Schools of Singing | Tim Challies
I have heard it said that there were traditionally three different schools of singing: French, German, and Italian.
How Donald Trump Upended Canadian Politics and Helped the Liberals Win | Tim Challies
On April 28, Canadians elected the Liberal Party of Canada to a fourth consecutive term. This is a rare feat for a political party in Canada and in this case, one of special significance, for just months ago, the Liberals seemed destined for near-complete destruction.
Releasing Today: Eric’s Greatest Race | Tim Challies
My new book releases today! Eric's Greatest Race is a fully illustrated graphic novel that tells young readers the story of Eric Liddell, the famous Olympian whose steadfast courage and commitment to Christ has inspired generations of believers.
When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak | Tim Challies
We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course.
What Makes You Beautiful | Tim Challies
I have often thought of a conversation that took place when my girls were little. Abby was perhaps 5 or 6 at the time and Michaela just working her way through the “terrible twos” (which for our kids always happened when they were three or four).