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I am a Christian, husband, father, pastor, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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Most Frequent Viewed Posts & Pages
- Grace & Peace (But Mostly Anxiety): How Not to Email Your Pastor
- Favorites Quotes from "Out of the Silent Planet"
- What About Gluttony?
- Favorite Quotes from "The Blade Itself"
- For Non-Believers
- Favorite Quotes from "Ready Player One"
- Bible Verses You Cannot Obey Without Church
- A Fierce Shepherd
- Why Does God Demand a Payment for Sin?
- How Sickness is a Gift
Tag Archives: tim challies
Are You Going to Watch “The Shack”?
You may or may not have heard, but the bestselling book, The Shack (selling over two million copies in under two years), came out in movie theaters everywhere on March 3, 2017. There’s been a lot of hubbub about it … Continue reading
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Tagged albert mohler, the shack, tim challies, tim keller, trinity
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Why I Want to Hear Bad Sermons in My Church
I believe that the life of the church is sustained by the ministry of the pulpit. If God’s Word is what brings conviction of sin, life to the spiritually dead (1 Peter 1:23), and nourishment for the spiritually alive (Matthew … Continue reading
I Am a Weak Father
Fatherhood is ripe with challenges in itself. When I add my own weaknesses as a man into the equation, the feeling of inadequacy become overwhelming. However, although knowing my weaknesses as a man can be disheartening, it doesn’t have to … Continue reading
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Tagged andy farmer, children, daughters, fatherhood, parenthood, parenting, tim challies
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The Most Important Thing Parents Can Do for Their Kids
As a man with his first baby about a month away, this post has special importance for me. Recently, Tim Challies wrote about the most important thing his parents did for him as he grew up. But before he shares … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
To Parents Who Have Lost a Child. “Losing a child is the most difficult and painful experience I can personally imagine. What do you say to someone who has lost a child? What can you say? And, perhaps more importantly, what … Continue reading
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Tagged blasphemy, brian regan, children, complementarianism, dating, death, derek thomas, discipline, fatherhood, gender, hell, holy spirit, jesus, judgment, kevin deyoung, kids, loss, marriage, motherhood, music, parenting, sin, suffering, tim challies, tragedy
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