Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier and Reformation Trust)

Feb 15, 2019

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This week the blog has been sponsored by Ligonier and Reformation Trust.

What is baptism? Is it necessary for salvation? Who should be baptized, and how should we baptize them? In his new book, Baptism: Answers to Common Questions, Guy Richard tackles these questions and more. As he searches the Scriptures, he provides needed clarity on this topic and encourages us to deal graciously with our brothers and sisters in Christ even when we disagree. Ten Free Stuff Fridays winners will receive the paperback edition from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Trust. Also, all Challies readers can download R.C. Sproul’s Crucial Questions ebook What Is Baptism? for free (available in EPUB and MOBI formats).

Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier)

This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week. Yesterday was Reformation Day, when many Protestants celebrate the sixteenth-century recovery of the biblical gospel. It was while Martin Luther was studying the book of Romans that he rediscovered the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So, today…

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Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Trust)

This week the blog has been sponsored by Ligonier and Reformation Trust. How did we get the five points of Calvinism? In his soon-to-be-released book, Saving the Reformation, W. Robert Godfrey takes us back four hundred years to the Synod of Dort, which countered five theological errors with these God-glorifying truths. Ten Free Stuff Fridays…

Jan 25, 2019

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Free Stuff Fridays (Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Trust)

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.…

Nov 2, 2018

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A La Carte (October 16)

A La Carte: Speak with a Christian accent / The land of many meetings / Hedges of protection / The pastor and AI / What happens at home / What complaining does / and more.

Oct 16

A La Carte

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10 Ways To Keep Your Reading Fresh

Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

Oct 15

Articles

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A La Carte (October 15)

A La Carte: Influencers and imitators / Autism and God’s purpose / We need to talk about jealousy / God sees your secret sin / Evangelism and cynicism / A Christian deathbed / Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 15

A La Carte

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A La Carte (October 14)

A La Carte: The mother I meant to be / A theology of preaching / Forgiveness / Resist the machine / Evangelists with cheerful confidence / Kindle deals / and more.

Oct 14

A La Carte

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The Paradoxes of Christianity

Learn how to engage with cultural issues in a deeply countercultural way. When we embrace the paradoxical character preached by Jesus in the Beatitudes, we experience rich and surprising blessing.

Oct 13

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On the Far Side of Obedience

To be human is to be finite—to be limited in our knowledge of past, present, and future. We exist within strict boundaries of time and space, so that we cannot see beyond our present location or beyond our present moment. This is a feature of our humanity and not a bug…

Oct 13

Articles

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Christian Books on Sale for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days

On October 7-8, Amazon is hosting Big Deal Days for people who have a Prime membership. They have a huge number of items on sale, covering most product categories. Of course, my interest is in books and Bibles and, thankfully, there are lots of great deals to be had (in printed, not Kindle editions). Most are discounted by…

Oct 7

Articles

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Not Old, Not Young, Not Done

I am about to turn 49, and a few months later, Aileen will turn 50. But these are just numbers, and already we have a deep awareness that we have entered into this afternoon of life. Already, we are seeing how different our lives have become, and already we are grappling with new challenges and…

Oct 10

Book Reviews

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Praying for the Impossible and the Simple

It is good to pray that God would save the ones we love. As Christians, we believe that God loves to save the lost and that it gives him special pleasure to do so in response to the prayers of his people. It is good to pray, but sometimes also difficult, especially when we have…

Oct 8

Articles

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10 Ways To Keep Your Reading Fresh

Most of us want to read more than we do. Many factors can interfere, whether the busyness of life, the allure of our devices, or the limitations of our budget. But I find that as often as not, we stop reading becauseF our habits have grown stale.

Oct 15

Articles

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The Cost of Surrounding Yourself with Negative People

I recently read Rachel Hollis’s runaway bestseller Girl, Wash Your Face, and in my review pointed out a number of concerns with the author’s understanding of what it means to live a good life. Her conviction is that the good life is a happy life, and every woman is responsible for pursuing happiness. What stands…

Oct 8, 2018

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