A good article, a great resource

I have been following Tim Challies for many years (10+).  His insights and Godly perspective have been very helpful to me, particularly in his book reviews.  We are encouraged in Scripture to look at the fruit of a teacher to see if that teacher is trustworthy.  In Tim Challies' case, he has gone through the experience of the death of his 20 year-old son to spontaneous heart failure, exposing a heart condition no one was aware of.  That kind of loss can devastate a weak faith.  However, Tim showed honest emotions and continued to give God glory and honor with his life and work.  His life has shown his loyalty is to the One True God, not his own personal desire or narrow perspective.  Tim Challies is a trustworthy and Godly resource.  

In our time, we are presented with more options and opinions than we could possibly pursue.  That overload of information makes us question everything.  Rather than inspiring us to move forward, we are often paralyzed with fear of making a choice.  In many things, not all, but many, there are a multitude of choices which can be right, or at a minimum, are not necessarily wrong.  There are a variety of ways to bake bread, raise your children, design a garden, etc.  Looking for the information we need on the internet will raise the options and opinions to heights unscalable. 

When our parents were raising us, television and newspapers were the primary outside influences on their choices at home.  Today's parents have so many resources, and, in addition, the opinions of their friends and families on which resources should be preferred.  How is any choice going to feel "right" in the face of this vast number of options?

One of Tim Challies' more recent blog posts speaks to looking closer to home for advice.  The people on social media are not able to be known by those who are not in physical relationship with them.  Also, we are in an age of super-abundance when it comes to options and opinions.  To make matters worse, AI (artificial intelligence) creates even more options, not necessarily truthful options, but nearly indistinguishable facsimiles.   A life built on options and opinions developed from lies will not be a healthy or sustainable way to live.  Human beings need truth as much as food and water.  We will not live well if our lives are rooted in lies.  Looking for quality resources, especially those who value truth, will become increasingly important as our culture's skill in discernment fades.

I wanted to voice my experience in following Tim Challies over a longer period of time, and to state that I believe his blog to be a quality and reliable resource for Christian thought.

This is the article referenced above.  I hope you will take a couple minutes to read it and perhaps, bookmark his blog as a quality reference for you in the future.

https://www.challies.com/articles/doctor-google-influencer-moms-and-the-local-church/