“I can’t even text my friend without asking AI what to say first,” one of the girls in my eighth- and ninth-grade small group told me. It’s no surprise that…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
Why Kids’ Books Matter (with Jen Wilkin) – Courtney Doctor, Melissa Kruger, Jen Wilkin
Melissa and Courtney talk with Jen Wilkin about their mutual love of children’s books and why reading to children can be a key part of discipleship (as well as a…
Live, Laugh, Love, and Blame Christian Women – Allyn Bock
On rainy Sunday afternoons in my childhood, I’d go over to my grandparents’ house and watch I Love Lucy. In several episodes, Lucy and Ethel head off to bridge club.…
How Privatized Spirituality Makes Us Lonely – Noah Lewis
Over the past three years, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone say something like “I believe in God, but I’m against organized religion,” “I’m spiritual, but…
Why We Said ‘No’ to IVF and ‘Yes’ to Embryo Adoption – Anna Russell
The 2019 Book of Common Prayer contains a liturgy of thanksgiving for the birth of a child and one of thanksgiving for the adoption of a child. When our daughter…
C. S. Lewis’s Overlooked Apologetics Strategy – Timothy Paul Jones
When you think about C. S. Lewis and apologetics, what books come to mind? Most likely Mere Christianity, Miracles, or The Problem of Pain. These frontal attacks on modern skepticism…
AI: Empire or Infinity Machine? – Andrew Wilson
Plenty of books, articles, and essays about so-called artificial intelligence are a bit boring. They may be accurate, knowledgeable, worthy, even wise, but they often lack the key elements of…
Why Our Baptist Forebears Wouldn’t Support Blasphemy Laws – Matt Martens
In recent weeks, there’s been quite a dustup over a recently released book in which R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argues that “the government…
2 Ways to Fail Your Child – Michael Keller
There are two ways to fail your child, and they move in opposite directions. You can fail by keeping too much out. You can bring up a child so isolated…
On My Shelf: Life and Books with Timothy Larsen – Ivan Mesa, Timothy Larsen
On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Timothy Larsen—historian, Wheaton College professor, and author of The Fires…