Tim Challies

I went for a walk this morning, and pretty much had the town to myself, it seemed. Few people were out and about at 5:30 in the cold, dark,...

I’ve never been mistaken for Brad Pitt. Not once. Neither has anybody ever stopped me on the street only to look disappointed, apologize and say,...

The Bible tells us repeatedly that we will eventually and inevitably begin to resemble the people we spend time with. If we walk with the wise we...

Here is (yet) another list of books I read that will not be receiving extensive reviews...

A couple of years ago I decided that I’d try to read through the works of historian David McCullough (a project that continues). I eventually came...

That the Bible advocates and even commands the enforcement of the death penalty seems almost like it should be beyond controversy. The dignity God...

“My name is Warren, and I’m a recovering evangelical.” There are plenty of books today that begin in roughly this way—biographies by Franky...

This morning I finish up my interview with Burk Parsons. Today he explains how he came to minister alongside R.C. Sproul and shares some of his...

Today I continue my interview with Burk Parsons, asking "I’ve heard rumor as well that you were the first person Lou Pearlman spoke to when he...

Yesterday I began an interview with Burk Parsons. The interview continues today…

It was several years ago now that I first met Burk Parsons. If you know Burk (or know his name, at least), it is probably through a connection with...

At a time of global economic crisis, in all of the talk of a subset of that crisis, the housing boom and bust, it is easy to lose sight of the fact...

After a week’s absence (based on a week’s vacation) I am back today with the next chapter (Chapter 7) of Jeremiah Burroughs’ The Rare Jewel of...

Several months ago I received an email from a person who had happened by this blog. As you will see in the excerpt of that email, she had been...

A couple of summers ago my parents paid us a rare summer visit. Usually they come to visit in fall or winter, but this year they came in summer....

I’ve always loved Calvin & Hobbes. My friend Brian first introduced me to the comic strip back when I was a young teen and I immediately fell in...

Today, in our effort to read together some of the Christian classics, we come to chapter four of Jeremiah Burroughs’ The Rare Jewel of Christian...

Church is out, spirituality is in. This is true outside Christians circles but, shockingly, it is true within as well. Recent years have seen a...