Tim Challies Explained

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

In 2013, he became pastor at Grace Fellowship Church of Toronto, aReformed Baptist church. ^[3]

In 2017, Challies gained media attention after stating that he does not let his children have sleep-overs besides close relatives.^[4] Challies explained that he places this precaution on his evaluated risk of how children can encounter "pornography, sexuality and drinking while at friends' homes."^[5]

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. has mentioned Challies as "one of the finest young evangelical thinkers of our day."^[6]

Personal life

Challies is married with three children. His son, Nicholas Paul Challies (Nick), passed away suddenly on November 3, 2020.^[7]

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)

Notes and References

1. Joe Carter, The Class of 2003: An Interview with Tim Challies, thegospelcoalition.org, USA, October 18, 2013
2. Cruciform Press, How We Started, cruciformpress.com, USA, retrieved November 5, 2022
3. Joe Carter, The Class of 2003: An Interview with Tim Challies, thegospelcoalition.org, USA, October 18, 2013
4. News: Kindelan. Katie. November 16, 2017. Dad explains why he bans sleepovers for his 3 children. ABC News. live. June 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607035004/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/dad-explains-bans-sleepovers-children/story?id=51138970. June 7, 2021.
5. News: Zaimov. Stoyan. April 24, 2018. Pastor Tim Challies Warns Christians Against Using Virtual Reality Porn. The Christian Post. live. June 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607035940/https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-tim-challies-warns-christians-against-using-virtual-reality-porn-223300/. June 7, 2021.
6. Book: Challies, Tim. The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment. Crossway. 2007. 978-1-58134-909-2. Wheaton, IL. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607041534/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Discipline_of_Spiritual_Discernment/zJbvwAEACAAJ. June 7, 2021. live.
7. Web site: Challies. Tim. November 21, 2020. Nick Challies (March 5, 2000 – November 3, 2020). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607040351/https://www.challies.com/articles/nick-challies-obituary/. June 7, 2021. June 7, 2021. Tim Challies.