This sponsored post was prepared by C.J. Williams of Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary. When Adam found that among the creatures there was not one suitable for him as a partner (Gen 2:20), it is not as though he (or God) first thought that there might indeed be an animal that would match him as a…
I find one of the trickiest matters of Christian living to be the matter of motives. I often find myself wondering why I do the things I do. Just as often, I find myself wondering why I do not do those things I refuse to do. Sometimes, even with a lot of focused thought, I…
The Alone Instrument – I’ve really been enjoying this album from Columbia Presbyterian Church. I especially like the adaptation of “To God Be the Glory.” Sticks and Stones – Steve Morrison makes lots of interesting points in this excerpt from a new book. Editors and Writers Together – Gavin Ortlund offers suggestions on how writers…
We can make things far too complicated. We can make things far too dependent upon our own work instead of the Lord’s. John MacArthur looks at Mark 4 and says, “Just tell the truth.” Look, all I can do is tell the truth. All I can do is speak the truth. I can’t take care…
Even though Paul was inspired, he still wanted Timothy to bring him his books. From Tiny Churches the Loudest Prayers is an interesting little photo essay of the storefront houses of worship dotting Chicago’s South and West Sides. Millard Erickson suggests a pledge of Convictional Civility. I found it quite interesting to read Paul Levy’s…
As was mentioned yesterday in our interview with Church Plant Media, they are excited to be doing a free website giveaway to a pastor who regularly reads Challies.com. The giveaway includes a free responsive church website ($1,000 value), plus no monthly fees for the life of the site ($600 annual value). Features of this giveaway…
A friend and I were talking recently, and we discussed the current state of Christian publishing. He asked me, “What really good books have not yet been written?” I thought about it for a little while and came up with 7 books I would definitely read. Al Mohler’s memoirs. There are some people whose lives…
45 years after Apollo 13 – What actually went wrong and why? You’ve probably seen the film, but not surprisingly, the reality is a little bit more complicated. Preaching the Ten Commandments – Ray Ortlund shows how each of the Ten Commandments does 4 things. Who Can You “One Another” Today? – How are you…
As many of my readers know, I worship and serve as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. What my readers may not know is that my local church has been served faithfully by Church Plant Media since March 2011. Our church doesn’t have a huge budget and we needed a website that…
I recently sat with a group of young adults, men and women in their late teens and early twenties, and we spoke about singleness, dating, and courtship. Eventually the conversation advanced to marriage and to both the joys and the difficulties of marriage. We realized together that as these young adults are considering relationships and…
Delighting in Death? – This is a good question: “Why is it that the people most vocally committed to causes connected to death (abortion, assisted suicide, euthanasia) are often the same who are committed to progressive sexual causes?” Somebody Prayed for Me – You may enjoy reading this church planting update from Thabiti Anyabwile. Three…
Sometimes pride looks an awful lot like humility. There are times that our pride convinces us to put on a great show of what looks to all the world like humility so that we will be seen and acknowledged by others. We swell with pride when we hear, “He is humble.” It is a tricky…
Seven Reasons We Hate Free-Range Parenting – “Why has America gone lunatic on the subject of unattended children? Parents hover over their kids as if every step might be their last…” A Pragmantic Guide with Theological Teeth – This week’s deals from Westminster Books look pretty good. Westminster Books does deals well! Why Are Baseball…
I don’t use the television much anymore. There was a time when I watched a lot of movies and a lot of programs, but these days there isn’t a lot that catches my attention enough to actually dedicate the time to it. There isn’t much that promises more value than I would get from the…
A Legacy Worth Leaving – You’ll enjoy this letter that Ray Ortlund shared. “The following is a letter my dad wrote several years before his death, which he left in his desk, where he knew we would find it…” Are You Weak Enough for God to Use? – “God is so single-minded in his preference…
Just up the road from our house is a plaza or strip mall, a collection of 20 or 30 stores. This plaza has two large wings and right in the joint between the two wings is what must be the worst retail space in the city. At least, those of us who live here know…
Our Irrational Fear of Flying – “Flying a 975,000-pound metal tube 6 miles off the ground at 570 mph will always carry some risk. Crashes will occasionally happen, and the grisly images of the aftermath will continue to evoke an irrational fear of flying.” TGC 15 – If you’re into conferences, you may enjoy watching…
Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon if you prefer, must be one of the most controversial books in the whole Bible, and whether it is meant to be literal or allegorical (or both) is one of the great debates of every age. But what we must know and believe is that the book is…
About twice a year Amazon puts a lot of board games on sale. Today’s one of those days, and they’ve got a stack of strategy board games deeply discounted. Westminster Books is offer a Free Digital Bundle of works by Vern Poythress. If you’re a scavenger like I am, you’ll want to download it and…
It’s time for another Free Stuff Fridays, and this week the sponsor is Lifeway. Lifeway is offering a prize package based around David Platt’s new book Counter Culture (which I’ve reviewed here). There will be 5 winners this week, and each of the winners will receive a Counter Culture Bible Study leaders’ kit, plus 4…