Tim Challies
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Tim Challies (born 1976) is a Canadian Reformed Baptist theologian, pastor, blogger, and author.
Career
In 2003, Challies started a blog on theology, book reviews, and social commentary. Joe Carter, [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-class-of-2003-an-interview-with-tim-challies/ The Class of 2003: An Interview with Tim Challies], thegospelcoalition.org, USA, October 18, 2013 He has published books on theology, among other topics, such as how Christians should approach common issues like technology and pornography.
He co-founded the publishing house Cruciform Press with Kevin Meath in 2010. Cruciform Press, [https://www.cruciformpress.com/about/how-we-started/ How We Started], cruciformpress.com, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
In 2013, he became pastor at Grace Fellowship Church of Toronto, a
Reformed Baptist church. Joe Carter, [https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-class-of-2003-an-interview-with-tim-challies/ The Class of 2003: An Interview with Tim Challies], thegospelcoalition.org, USA, October 18, 2013
In 2017, Challies gained media attention after stating that he does not let his children have sleep-overs besides close relatives.{{Cite news|last=Kindelan|first=Katie|date=November 16, 2017|title=Dad explains why he bans sleepovers for his 3 children|work=ABC News|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/dad-explains-bans-sleepovers-children/story?id=51138970|url-status=live|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607035004/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/dad-explains-bans-sleepovers-children/story?id=51138970|archive-date=June 7, 2021}} Challies explained that he places this precaution on his evaluated risk of how children can encounter "pornography, sexuality and drinking while at friends' homes."{{Cite news|last=Zaimov|first=Stoyan|date=April 24, 2018|title=Pastor Tim Challies Warns Christians Against Using Virtual Reality Porn|work=The Christian Post|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-tim-challies-warns-christians-against-using-virtual-reality-porn-223300/|url-status=live|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607035940/https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-tim-challies-warns-christians-against-using-virtual-reality-porn-223300/|archive-date=June 7, 2021}}
R. Albert Mohler, Jr. has mentioned Challies as "one of the finest young evangelical thinkers of our day."{{Cite book|last=Challies|first=Tim|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJbvwAEACAAJ|title=The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment|publisher=Crossway|year=2007|isbn=978-1-58134-909-2|location=Wheaton, IL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607041534/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Discipline_of_Spiritual_Discernment/zJbvwAEACAAJ|archive-date=June 7, 2021|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Challies is married with three children. His son, Nicholas Paul Challies (Nick), passed away suddenly on November 3, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Challies|first=Tim|date=November 21, 2020|title=Nick Challies (March 5, 2000 – November 3, 2020)|url=https://www.challies.com/articles/nick-challies-obituary/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607040351/https://www.challies.com/articles/nick-challies-obituary/|archive-date=June 7, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|website=Tim Challies}}
Books
- The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment (Crossway, 2008)
- Sexual Detox: A Guide for Guys Who Are Sick of Porn (Cruciform Press, 2010)
- Do More Better: A Practical Guide to Productivity (Cruciform Press, 2015)
- Visual Theology (with Josh Byers - Zondervan, 2016)
- The Next Story: Faith, Friends, Family, and the Digital World (Thomas Nelson, 2015)
- The Character of the Christian (Cruciform Press, 2017)
- Set an Example (Cruciform Press, 2017)
- Help! My Kids Are Viewing Pornography (Shepherd Press, 2017)
- The Commandment We Forgot (Cruciform Press, 2017)
- Devoted: Great Men and Their Godly Moms (Cruciform Press, 2018)
- Advance! (Cruciform Press, 2018)
- Aging Gracefully (Cruciform Press, 2018)
- Run to Win: The Lifelong Pursuits of a Godly Man (Cruciform Press, 2018)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.challies.com}}
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Category:Canadian Calvinist and Reformed ministers
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