Tag Archives: Tim Challies

Historical Objects that Help Tell the Story of Easter

Another great article from Tim Challies that deals with two historical artifacts that Christians can learn from.  Pictured below is the Pilate Stone. Historical Objects that Help Tell the Story of Easter  

Posted in Church History, Tim Challies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How the World Worshipped on One of the Most Unusual Sundays in Church History

This is a pretty amazing article, one that highlights a unique time in the history of the church.  More food for thought about how the church responds to crisis.  As always, Challies.com is a great resource for all sorts of … Continue reading

Posted in Tim Challies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

7 Ways Parents Unfairly Provoke Their Children

This article was written by Tim Challies  on May 17, 2016.  Please visit his website for other great articles.     Parents, do not provoke your children to anger lest they become discouraged, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of … Continue reading

Posted in Tim Challies, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Reading Better with Richard Baxter

this article was written by Tim Challies on September 23, 2007.  A few days ago I provided some suggestions for reading more and reading better. I recently dug up this valuable advice from the Puritan Richard Baxter. Centuries ago he wrote some advice … Continue reading

Posted in Puritans, Richard Baxter, Tim Challies, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

7 Marks of a False Teacher

taken from challies.com No one enriches hell more than false teachers. No one finds greater joy in drawing people away from truth and leading them into error. False teachers have been present in every era of human history, they have … Continue reading

Posted in Discernment, Tim Challies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Redeem Your Time

taken from challies.com Is there anything more tragic than time? Is there anything that brings about deeper grief than seeing time pass us by, than acknowledging how much has already elapsed and how little remains? We who were made to … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, Tim Challies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Danger of Coasting

I don’t know how much I’ve driven in the twenty years since I got my license, but I do know it’s a lot, what with all those drives down to the South to visit my family. Here is one thing … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, Tim Challies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Unanswered Prayer

Last night I sat with a group of men from our church and talked about prayer. And, as usually happens, our thoughts turned toward unanswered prayer or prayer that is answered very differently than we had asked or hoped. Why … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, Tim Challies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

3 Tips for Responding to Criticism

Criticism is inevitable. At certain times we will all face another person’s analysis or rebuke of our behavior. The best kind of criticism comes from friends, from those who know us and love us best. “Better is open rebuke than … Continue reading

Posted in Christian Living, Tim Challies, Vaughan Roberts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment