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Free Stuff Fridays (Redeemer University)

This giveaway is sponsored by Redeemer University.

Enter for your chance to win a FREE online church leadership course!

If you’re interested in growing as a leader at your church and want to improve your organizational skills, Redeemer University’s church leadership microcredentials[1] will prepare you to serve your church community with confidence.

Redeemer offers three different online courses to meet your ministry needs:

  • Planning, Meetings and Financial Acuity (available now)
  • Human Resources and Healthy Communities (available now)
  • Congregational Care and Discipleship (coming June 2025).

The microcredentials are short (six to eight hours), affordable (only $99 each!) and flexible—meaning you can learn where you want, when you want!

Win A Free Course

Redeemer University is giving away 10 free church leadership microcredential courses! Winners will receive free access to one course of their choosing. To enter, please provide your name and email address in the form below. By providing your email, you will be added to the church leadership microcredential mailing list and receive occasional program updates. For a bonus entry, you can choose to subscribe to Redeemer University eNews.

The courses are entirely online and can be taken from any location. This giveaway is not limited by country; all Challies readers may enter.

Contest ends June 5, 2025. Winners will be contacted by June 9.


  • Water Glass

    The Deepest Thirst of All

    The God who created us formed us in such a way that we are not meant to exist apart from him. To live apart from God is the spiritual equivalent of trying to live without food and water. It will lead only to weakness, pain, and death.

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    Weekend A La Carte (February 28)

    A La Carte: How marriage actually refers to Christ and the church / Does it matter if stories are true? / To cover or overlook? / Should Christians feel guilty for being patriotic / Sinful desires / and more.

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    New and Notable Christian Books for February 2026

    Not a single month goes by without Christian publishers providing us with great new resources. Thankfully, most of those new books end up in my mailbox. That allows me to sort through them and distil them down to a list like this one: A list of new and notables.

  • A La Carte Friday 2

    A La Carte (February 27)

    A La Carte: Time / More than a book / If you knew him, you would ask / The multitasking myth / Beware AI-generated Christian content / It’s sad that you believe that / and more.

  • A La Carte Thursday 1

    A La Carte (February 26)

    A La Carte: Death with dignity / On “balance” and young men / No need to fear / A gospel reset for the weary Christian / A shy guy’s guide to big groups / Book and Kindle deals / and more.

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    30 Christian Substacks I Read and Recommend in 2026

    t is a blessing to have so many dedicated and talented Christian writers who are willing to share their work with us. Many of them choose to share it through Substack, a platform for email newsletters. I follow all kinds of Substacks and thought it might be helpful to create a roundup of some of…