Tim Challies shares his most helpful Christian books of the year—plus a bonus pick—that offered biblical wisdom on everything from aging gracefully to navigating tech, disagreement, and ethical investing.   As another year draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to consider the books I read in 2025 and to assemble a... Continue Reading

True salvation is a matter of the heart. The only thing that belongs on our résumé is this: that we realized we’re no better than anyone else; that we stood guilty before a holy God; and that we fled to Jesus for the forgiveness and the transformation we need.   Big Idea Don’t trust in... Continue Reading

There are times that God’s plans can leave us feeling in the dark, confused, hurt, distressed and full of questions. As we wrestle with these things, we can also be sure that Jesus will deal tenderly with us as we struggle to trust that His plans are good.   “When the feast was ended and... Continue Reading

When our Savior was born, there was no Christmas music playing in the hotels, if you could get into one. The Romans were moving people around for social control, while celebrating the pagan feast of Saturnalia, the birthday of the sun and light. Herod, the half–Arab King of the Jews, in the name of “choice”... Continue Reading

We return to God because He first came to us (Luke 19:10). He does not merely lead us home; He makes us able to go. By cleansing the heart, He opens the way. By giving the Spirit, He fulfils Moses’s promise. By gathering His people from all nations, He completes the return Israel could never... Continue Reading

Augustine in no way denies the “historicity” of Genesis—it is just that he sees the Creation narrative as a literary device designed by God to condescend to our conceptual weaknesses.   It has been said, that Augustine was more intensely-interested in the doctrine of Creation, than anything else. This may very well be true—even though... Continue Reading

While our biblical concept of complementarianism is vastly counter-cultural today—as are many aspects of biblical Christianity—this is the most faithful and missional way to pursue authoritative leadership in the local church. For God’s ways are always the most faithful and missional.   One of the current issues in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is... Continue Reading

Athanasius helps us see that we don’t have to choose between being against the world or for the world. Nor should we settle for some vague balance between the two. We must be intensely against the world’s idols and distortions precisely because we’re wholeheartedly for the world’s goodness and redemption in Christ.   The fourth-century... Continue Reading

Our Rwandan brothers and sisters are not asking for political advocacy. They are not calling for international outrage. They are asking us to pray.   Across Africa today, the gospel is advancing with a quiet, steady strength. Churches are being planted, leaders are being trained, and communities are being transformed by the Word of God.... Continue Reading

Your normal life is brimming with opportunities to teach your kids about God, his creation, and our purpose—truths that will help them walk in biblical sexuality. They do need to know these truths. But more than knowing them, your children need to believe them.   In “Teach Your Kids to Be Truly Sex Positive,” I... Continue Reading