A couple of weeks ago, for some unknown reason, my computer lost the ability to visit MSN.com, which had been set as my homepage. I looked around and eventually settled on FoxNews as my new home, despite the strange lack of all sporting headlines from the site. Just a few minutes ago I noticed a…
Over the weekend I did a lot of reading. Actually, it was probably an unhealthy amount of reading, if such a thing is possible. Strangely, Aileen’s absence (you may recall that she was at a women’s conference in Niagara Falls) gave me more time than usual to read. On Saturday I helped my son get…
This is something I have wanted to write about for quite some time. Unfortunately I have always put it off because I’ve found that I have not been able to formulate my thoughts on it sufficiently nor have I been able to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion. But I think it is an important topic…
It has been a while since I have taken the opportunity to write a post of ramblings. Of course some might argue that all my posts are ramblings, and I could hardly argue against that. Today is a significant way in the life of the Challies family. You see, five years ago we moved to…
This evening I began reading Worship by the Book which is edited by D.A. Carson. Just thirty pages in I found a great quote that I thought I would share. Carson is talking about (obviously) worship and expanding on a rather lengthy definition he provides of the term. I should point out that he is…
On Monday I announced “A Quick and Captivating Contest.” This was a short and silly contest to see who could correctly guess the number of movies mentioned in John and Stasi Eldredge’s new book Captivating. Eldredge’s love for movies and his reliance on them as a teaching tool is well-documented and is a critique often…
In what is fast becoming a tradition around here, I thought I would introduce a few new web sites today. These are all sites that I have completed in the past week or so. First up is my portfolio site. For those who do not already know, my company is called Websonix. I am self-employed…
One of the pleasures pains of my new site, Diet of Bookworms(Update: the site is no longer active), is that it is really only useful if it has reviews of the more popular Christian titles. One of the new books I am about to begin reading is Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul…
Today is the Lord’s Day. Many of us will have the privilege of partaking of the sacraments – either participating in the Lord’s Supper or watching a baptism. Perhaps some will even be baptized today. What a blessed thing it is to enjoy these ordinances given by the Lord. This week I read an helpful…
Thanks to all who participated in the giveaway of Hells Bells 2: The Dangers of Rock & Roll and Blog by Hugh Hewitt. Unfortunately, as with the previous giveaways, there can be only two winners. But first, if you have signed up for this giveaway, I assume you are a reader of books that are…
It is time, once again, to open the feedback files. This list of ten questions was sent to me recently by a new reader of this site. He acknowledged being new to the Reformed faith and posed several questions. And by “several” I mean “lots!” 1. What do you think about Ray Comfort and Kirk…
My vacation continues. We traded the nearly-freezing temperatures of Toronto for the beautifully-warm, 80 degree temperatures of Atlanta, and we have no regrets. It is beautiful down here this time of year – much more so than when we usually visit (December or July). If it was like this all the time, I would consider…
Just for kicks, and because I’m a little too tired to write anything deep and meaningful, here is a travel log for our journey from yesterday. 2:30 AM – My daughter wakes up, convinced it is time to get going to see “Mimi” (her grandmother). No amount of reassuring, scolding or threatening will make her…
I grew up within a Christian community that took the Lord’s name very seriously. Any expression of surprise or disgust that used God’s name was regarded as being strictly forbidden. While foul language was sometimes tolerated within these circles, any use of God’s name would bring swift action. Some people went so far as to…
Over at Pastors.com, one of Rick Warren’s ministry sites, I saw the following headline, 4,000 saved during Saddleback’s Easter services. I clicked on the article and read the following, “For the past 25 years, Easter services at Saddleback have been a time dedicated to changing lives. This year was no different as more than 4,000…
Tuesday is “library day” at my son’s school, and he is able to go to the library and pick out any book he would like to borrow for a week. This week he was quite taken with The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride and brought that title home. It is a Disney book that is…
As a way of supporting the growing costs of this site, I am now offering web hosting through an affiliate program with the company that hosts my sites. Prices for a feature-laden hosting package begin as low as $6.95 per month! But to make the deal all that much sweeter, I am offering a $20…
I have, once again, finished a couple of new web sites that I would like to link to. These ones may be familiar to readers of my site, so perhaps you’ve already seen the changes. Before I get to the sites, I’ll make a bit of pathetic plea: for some reason April tends to be…
I have been hinting at it for a while now, and if you read the various discussions in the forums you might even know the name. But after several weeks of development and more hours of data-entry than either my wife or myself care to count, I am ready to announce the launch of my…
April is upon us and it is once more time to have another giveaway. I am excited about this month’s giveaway, which consists of both a book and a DVD. As always, two equal prizes will be awarded in April. Each winner will receive an autographed copy of Blog: Understanding The Information Reformation That’s Changing…