Tim Challies
Tim Challies, a self-employed web designer, is a pioneer in the Christian blogosphere, having one of the most widely read and recognized Christian blogs anywhere (www.challies.com). He is also editor of Discerning Reader (www.discerningreader.com), a site dedicated to offering thoughtful reviews of books that are of interest to Christians. He is author of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, published by Crossway.
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The Hidden Riches of Prayer
Holiness and intimacy with Christ come by way of prayer and that holiness is attractive.Monday, July 9, 2012
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Saturated with Christ
Certain themes are apparent when reading large quantities of the Old Testament books. What becomes clear about God’s relationship to his people is this: they are very sinful and they are very much...Thursday, July 5, 2012
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The Message of the Bible
I caught this over at the Desiring God blog, and it was too good not to share. This is D.A. Carson’s summary of the Bible in 221 words.Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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The Meaning of Marriage
It must be intimidating to write a book on marriage. To rise above such a crowded field a book needs to offer something different, something unique. Tim and Kathy Keller have jumped into the fray...Monday, June 18, 2012
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The Dirty Little Secret of Endorsements
Outright skepticism may not be appropriate, but neither should you necessarily assume that every endorsement is as meaningful as you might hope. At the very least, do not buy and believe and apply...Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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What We Miss
We need to stop believing that everything worth experiencing is worth recording. There’s nothing wrong with taking pictures and shooting video—of course there’s not!—but in all our clicking and in...Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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5 Bullet Points About Death
I know, I know—there’s a certain level of irony when you provide “bullet points” on death. Nevertheless, here are five important things that the Bible tells us about death.Thursday, May 31, 2012
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8 Things Contentment Opposes
Jeremiah Burrough’s The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is one of the most important and personally-impactful Puritan works I’ve ever read. Let me give you just a taste of what Burroughs has to...Monday, May 21, 2012
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Four Reasons People Backslide
One of the more interesting sections of dialog in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress has Christian and Hopeful discussing the danger of backsliding, of falling away from what had the appearance...Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Is Your Gospel Big Enough?
Is my gospel big enough to account for a man who three times denied that he knew the Lord? Is it big enough to account for a man who spent all of those years with Jesus, only to desert him in the...Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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The Legacy of Charles Colson
I don’t mean to be a curmudgeon and I don’t mean to be insensitive, truly. Colson may not have set out to do this and he may not even have understood that he was doing this, but it remains a fact...Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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Charles Wesley
Today is the 224th anniversary of the death of Charles Wesley, one of history’s most well-known and best-loved hymn writers.Thursday, March 29, 2012
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When I Am God
Recently I took some time to think about how life changes when I am god. The results were not pretty.Thursday, March 22, 2012
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What Happens to Children Who Die?
This is an issue almost every Christian faces at some point during his pilgrimage and it is one for which there is no easy answer.Monday, March 12, 2012
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Kony 2012
This campaign has exploded into the international consciousness and it is demanding of us some kind of response. So what do we do?Friday, March 9, 2012
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The Bible and Birth Control
The Bible is silent on any explicit discussion of the subject of birth control. (If you are wondering about Onan, feel free to scroll to the bottom of this article.)Friday, March 2, 2012
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Learning to Stand
There is an enemy who devotes his entire existence to the destruction of God’s work and God’s people. Every Christian is engaged in battle against him.Thursday, February 23, 2012
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The Middle-Aged White Guy's Guide to Christian Rap
It has to be one of the most unexpected phenomena in the church today—that white middle-aged pastors are talking about rap music and, even more strangely, actually listening to it and recommending...Wednesday, February 22, 2012