Tim Challies

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, a Reformed 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)^[6]
• 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)