Tim Bayly
Tim spent ten years as a pastor in the PC(USA), twenty in the PCA, and now is a member of Evangel Presbytery. He is the vice president of New Geneva Academy and the author of Daddy Tried, The Grace of Shame, Church Reformed, Elders Reformed, and The Helpful Marriage Book.
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Three deaths: Sharon Dykstra, Bill Mouser, and Tim Keller (3)
(Third in a series.) As mentioned in the first of this series, on May 23 my wife and I learned of three deaths—Sharon Dykstra, Bill Mouser, and Tim Keller. That these three died at the same time was to me jarring and instructive. Most readers didn’t know Sharon... read more
Three deaths: Sharon Dykstra, Bill Mouser, and Tim Keller (2)
(Second in a series of three.) As I mentioned in the first of this three-part series, on the day Mary Lee and I spent travelling back from three months in Taiwan (May 23), we learned of three deaths—Sharon Dykstra, Bill Mouser, and Tim Keller. That these three died... read more
Who trembles at My Word (1)
But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. -Isaiah 66:2 Back when nations issued coins made of precious metal, it was common for thieves to shave the coin ever so slightly, then pass it off in a monetary... read more
Three deaths: Sharon Dykstra, Bill Mouser, and Tim Keller (1)
(First in a series of three.) This morning (May 23, 2023) Mary Lee and I returned to the United States after three months in Taiwan. Before departure, we heard Tim Keller died. A few hours later, we heard Fr. Bill Mouser died. Upon arrival in the States, we heard... read moreRussian peasants and American marines
Here’s an excerpt from the fifth volume of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s magnum opus, a lengthy history of the Russian Revolution titled The Red Wheel. Note the revolutionaries’ utter disdain for the peasants, and thus the soldiers they were depending... read more
What faithful preachers need from their sheep
Having twice preached through the book of Acts, something I found remarkable there is burned into my heart. Consider the faithful support and defense preachers received from their brothers and sisters in Christ from the beginning of the Christian Church. Go over the... read more
The kindness of the Lord: our county supervisor (19)
(Nineteenth in a series.) The story of the county supervisor needs to be filled out more. You’ll remember she was the Search Committee member who hosted her committee’s interview of Mary Lee and me in her comfortable home; and that, as the interview began,... read more
Conversion, not catharsis
Tim, Jake, and Nathan begin this episode with a seemingly simple question: how can you really know your sin and also have hope? As the conversation evolves, they try to get to the bottom of the difference between real conversion and fake emotional catharsis. Plus,... read more
Chinese translation of “Daddy Tried”
Here is a Chinese translation of Daddy Tried:爸爸盡力了_ 戰勝做父親的種種失敗 The translation was done by Mrs. Jason (Chen) Chen during all her free time while raising her three babies and toddlers, as she and her husband plant a Chinese church in Bloomington. Chen did this as an... read more