Every few weeks I like to share an example of one of our worship services from Grace Fellowship Church. I hope it serves as simply one model of how we can worship the Lord in a distinctly biblical way. It’s been a joy to hear from people around the world as they tell how they’ve…
Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of “can’t go wrong” deals. (Yesterday on the blog: Think of the End to Motivate the Action) Four Things That Remain Solidly True No Matter the Mid-Term Election Results “No matter the results, here’s a perspective we should always remember: America may or may not unravel in coming decades,…
This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by The Good Book Company who also sponsored the blog this week. They have 5 packages of their latest releases to give away, which means 5 winners will each receive the following titles: Enjoying God, by Tim Chester What is the key to actually enjoying God? Christians talk…
I believe in the value of Sunday evening services. But my belief in their value is not evenly distributed across the Lord’s Day. I believe in them a lot at 7:00 PM, just after the service has come to a conclusion. I believe in them far less at 4:30 PM when I have to pry…
We are one day into the Live it Well conference here in Manila. I’m thankful to have met so many people who read the blog and/or watch the videos. And as I’ve met them and others, it has been a joy to hear how the Lord is at work through his church in the Philippines.…
I get books. I get lots and lots of books. As you well know, once a month or so I like to try and thin the pile a little bit and distill it down to the ones I think may be of most interest to people like you. I hope you find at least some…
Good morning from the Philippines! I am here to speak at the Live it Well conference–and to do a bit of research on church history, and because I heard that McDonald’s here serves spaghetti which is something I just need to try. Today’s Kindle deals include a few good books; you may especially want to…
I admire any Christian author who is willing to take on the subjects of homosexuality or same-sex attraction, and especially those who choose to take a “traditional” rather than “progressive” view of it. The subject is so raw and so controversial that any serious discussion is likely to generate barrages of fire from within the…
Westminster Books has a good deal on Ligonier’s Crucial Questions series of booklets. Scroll down and you’ll find a lot more deals as part of a clearance sale. (Yesterday on the blog: Division, Jesus, Unity) Some Things to Consider When You Consider Your Calling This is helpful: “I know, the word ‘calling’ is overused. Yes,…
At this year’s G3 Conference I had the opportunity to share some of the lessons my church has learned as we’ve grown into a congregation that reflects many different kinds of diversity. In this video I explain how one passage has been meaningful to us. Transcript You know in the first section of Ephesians 2,…
Hello from China where I’m spending a couple of days while transiting to the Philippines. It struck me today: It took Hudson Taylor 165 days to get from England to Shanghai. It took me 14 hours. What a world! Today’s Kindle deals mostly include the NIV Application Commentary set, which has all of its volumes…
This week the blog is sponsored by The Good Book Company and this post is written by Sinclair B Ferguson. It’s almost Christmas time again and, to borrow the words of John Paul Young’s song, “Love is in the air”. (“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh” was how the chorus eloquently ended, if I remember rightly.)…
This summer Aileen and I celebrated our twentieth anniversary and I can say with honesty that few things in life have thrilled or honored me more than the fact that she chose to spend her life with me, of all people. All those years ago she agreed to link her life to mine and we’ve…
There are at least a couple of new Kindle deals for you to consider–books by Joe Thorn and Kevin DeYoung. Let me give one last call-out to friends in or around Manila. I’d love to see you later this week at the Live It Well conference. I’m excited to meet you there! Tortured for Christ…
I continue to receive lots of letters from readers. Here is a small collection of recent ones which offer comments on tithing, on Francis Chan’s new book about house churches, and on whether premarital pregnancy nullifies the “unequally yoked” principle. I hope you enjoy them. Letters on Who Gives What: Should the Pastor Know? Thank…
There are no new Kindle deals today, but do run back through last week’s list since some will expire over the weekend. I’m going to give my regular remind that I’ve got a Spanish site at http://es.challies.com. If that’s potentially of interest to someone you know, please pass them the information. Articles and videos are…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Trust, who also sponsored the blog this week. Many people react negatively to the word theology, believing that it involves dry, fruitless arguments about minute points of doctrine. Yet any time we think about the teaching of the Bible, we’re engaging in theology.…
I suppose it’s not a “manly” thing to admit, but Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorite novels, and one I read often. I am drawn to the character Lucy Maud Montgomery created—a quirky child who sees the world through a lens that is pained, optimistic, zany, childlike but still mature beyond her…
There are just a few new Kindle deals to take a look at today. Also, there are a couple of deals from Westminster Books to be aware of. The first is on Christmas titles with the headliner being a new one from Sinclair Ferguson; the second is on a significant theological work that is back…
In Quito Ecuador, I was recently asked: “We see many people here move from church to church regularly. Do you think this is okay, or is it a problem?” Here is my answer. This is the second and final answer I’ll share from that AMA which was translated to Spanish in real-time. Again, I thought…