A La Carte: A biblical lens on migration and identity / Dignity beyond accomplishment / Angry parents disciplining angry children / Am I on the brink of burnout? / Optimizing ourselves to death / and more.| Tim Challies
I was just a young child when my parents told me I ought to begin daily devotions. I began the habit when I was perhaps eight or ten years old and have largely stuck with it for the past four decades. During that time, I have attempted a hundred different approaches, but it seems like I always end up in the same place: Before my day really begins and often before the sun even rises, I go for a walk through my neighborhood, and as I walk, I listen to the Bible and pray. There is a sweet harmon...| Tim Challies
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Get ready to travel the globe and experience the beauty of Christian worship like never before. That’s what I hope and trust you’ll gain as you read my new book and watch my new documentary titled From the Rising of the Sun—a project I created in collaboration with my friend Tim Keesee. It is available now! From the Rising of the Sun (Affiliate links) From the Rising of the Sun takes you on an unforgettable journey, showcasing how believers from all corners of the earth praise God in wa...| Tim Challies
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Along the coast of New York is a little town called East Hampton. And I recently read that there is a cemetery in East Hampton where you can find 12 identical graves that have been laid side by side. There’s a story behind them, of course. All the way back in the 1800s, there was a terrible storm in that area. A passing ship struck a rock and began to break apart and sink. It was close enough to land that the townsfolk could see the ship foundering and see the sailors struggling. It was clo...| Tim Challies
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Part of what we must model to our children is the centrality of the local church in the life and faith of the Christian. We must model what it is to do good to others, to persevere in local church fellowship, to respect church leadership, to participate in the means of grace.| Tim Challies
A La Carte: Do we need another Pentecost? / The church will not be consulted / Redeeming the time / Why I don't use "Biblical Patriarchy" / The scandal of the Evangelical heart / and more.| Tim Challies
This week, the blog and this giveaway are sponsored by Focus on the Family. What is The Focused Pastor Couples Conference? Hosted by Focus on the Family, the Focused Pastor Couples Conference is a space created just for pastors and their spouses—a place to step away from the demands of ministry and be reminded that you’re not alone. This 3-day event is all about rest, encouragement, and equipping couples to serve together with joy and unity. This year’s theme, The Joys of Serving Togeth...| Tim Challies
It is a question that seems to arise time and again and year after year: How should Protestants relate to Roman Catholics? Are Catholics faithful brothers and sisters in the Lord? Are they misguided members of an alternative denomination? Are they followers of an entirely different faith that preaches an entirely different gospel? How should we relate to our Catholic friends and family members? And if given the opportunity to speak about what matters most, what should we tell them? Tell Your ...| Tim Challies
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We know what Jesus said about our eternal destination: “In my Father’s house are many rooms” (or, in its older rendering, “in my Father’s house are many mansions”). We know that God has prepared a place for us to live with him forever—a place of safety, peace, and rest. But before we get to that place of rest, we must first pass through this place of activity, this place of duty, this place that so often involves sorrows and trials. This is our place of learning, our place of gr...| Tim Challies
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A friend recently said something that disquieted me. He said that he assumes I make use of AI in creating the articles I post to this site or in selecting the articles I link to on other sites. I suppose it’s a fair assumption since so many people across so many fields are now relying on AI to do tasks they once performed themselves. But I think it’s important you know that I do not use AI in any way. It’s important because so much information is now being created and provided by artifi...| Tim Challies
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Though every child at times wishes it were otherwise, we do not get to choose our brothers and sisters. Rather, through the miracle of conception, God chooses who will join our families.| Tim Challies
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A few years ago I had an audacious idea: To travel the world and worship with Christians from east to west and north to south. The idea became a proposal and the proposal became a journey. Before I…| Tim Challies
A La Carte: Where art thou Rob Bell? / The case against in vitro fertilization / Praying and weeping for those suffering in Texas / Greet each other with a holy hug / The example of Jimmy Swaggart …| Tim Challies
This page is current as of December 2023.For recommendations on other books and an introduction to this series, visit Best Commentaries on Each Book of the Bible. Before turning to the expert recom…| Tim Challies
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One of the most sacred and most important of our tasks in prayer is to intercede on behalf of the lost. We know that every one of our friends, neighbors, and family members needs to hear the good n…| Tim Challies
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There is a world of difference between being the best you can be and wanting to be known as the best.| Tim Challies
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Of all the elements that once made up traditional Protestant worship, there is probably none that has fallen on harder times than prayer. It is not unusual to visit a church today and find that pra…| Tim Challies
Are you looking for accessible faith-based resources that can help you serve your church community with confidence? Check out Redeemer University’s online church leadership microcredentials—a…| Tim Challies
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God’s character is the essence of virtue. The heart of virtue is to know the Lord and to become like him, as a child resembles her father. That is the goal, privilege, and destiny of the redeemed. …| Tim Challies
Every now and again I like to share an example of a pastoral prayer from Grace Fellowship Church. I do this because there are few examples of pastoral prayers online and I thought these may serve t…| Tim Challies
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It is something we have all observed at one time or another and something we have all wondered about. Why is it that those who seem most likely to come to Christ so often reject him? Why is it that…| Tim Challies
