Tim Challies
Husband, Father, Pastor, Speaker, and Author
Biography
Proper introductions begin with names, so let me tell you how to pronounce mine. It’s pronounced CHALL-eez and rhymes with “valleys” and “rallies.” It’s quite simple, really, but is almost always the first question I’m asked.
I am a Christian, a husband to Aileen, and a father to two girls (one of whom is married) and one son who is waiting for me in heaven. I worship and serve as an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. I have written a number of books that I have listed below.
I began this web site in 2002 and have been writing here daily since 2003. It is my place to think out loud and in public while also sharing some of the interesting things I’ve discovered in my online and real-world travels.
Speaking Itinerary
2025
April 13
Bear Creek Church (Medford, OR)
May 9-17
Various events (Ireland)
June 10-13
Write to Publish (Chicago, IL)
September 1-3
Getty Music Sing! Conference (Nashville, TN)
September 7-10
Ocean City Bible Conference (Ocean City, NJ)
October 2-4
Grace and Truth Conference (Tasmania, Australia)
October 24-26
Grounding Our Faith Conference (Spofford, NH)
November 27-30
Family Reformation Conference (Harare, Zimbabwe)
December 4-6
Biblical Counseling Coalition Global Summit (Mount Hermon, CA)
I accept a limited number of speaking engagements each year. If you would like to ask about having me speak at your event, feel free to contact me.
Personal Articles
Occasional family and ministry updates.
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Would You Consider Becoming a Patron?
3 min readI have been blogging at Challies.com on a daily basis for over 20 years now. That long commitment has allowed me to write thousands of articles and hundreds of book reviews while also sending millions of visitors to other sites through the daily A La Carte feature. While I’ve also written a…
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Now Available: Understanding and Trusting Our Great God
2 min readIf you have been visiting this site for any length of time, you will have seen some SquareQuotes—the quotes combined with graphics that I release every day both here and across social media. A couple of years ago I teamed up with Jules Koblun (the artist who creates them) and…
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Worship Round the World: An Update
2 min readIt seems like a very long time ago that Tim Keesee and I announced a new project called Worship Round the World. In fact, in some ways, it was a very long time ago since it happened before any of us had ever heard of COVID and before any of…
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Where to Find Me