For years, we’ve lived with algorithmic AI tools without much noticing them. They’re just bits of technology scattered through daily life. Their ordinary, unremarkable presence seldom invites ethical reflection. I…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
4 Misconceptions About the 4 Senses – Patrick Schreiner
In recent years, evangelicals have shown renewed interest in the hermeneutics of the Church Fathers. Current scholarship has devoted considerable attention to premodern approaches to reading Scripture, but fewer works…
Let’s Reclaim ‘Evangelical’ for the Sake of the Global Church – Walter R. Strickland II
The Christian narrative is a global story composed of a “cloud of witnesses” (Heb. 12:1) from “every nation, tribe, people, and language” (Rev. 7:9, CSB). A striking feature of John’s…
Why AI Will Write Your Next Sermon – Collin Hansen
Generative AI has become a nearly daily part of my life in the last couple years, as it has for many others. I’ve found help for home repairs. Diet and…
Why Adult Children Are Cutting Off Their Parents – Neil Shenvi
Gone are the days when family estrangement was a desperate, last resort of children who suffered through years of abuse and neglect under volatile, violent caregivers. In increasing numbers, adult…
Young Adult Sorrows Need an Ancient Remedy – Allyn Bock
The auditorium was cold. Goose bumps rose on my bare arms, and I reached out to clasp the hands of the women across from me. They were older than me,…
Planning a Preaching Calendar – Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan
How should a pastor decide what to preach next, and how far ahead should he plan? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss the pastoral wisdom behind planning a preaching calendar,…
Hire Wisely from a Stack of AI Résumés – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Kyle Achterhoff, Eileen Ruter
This summer, LinkedIn added a response button to join previous options like “Save,” “Copy link to post,” and “Report post.” The new choice: “Seems like AI slop.” During the first…
‘No Tyndale, No Shakespeare’: How the Bible Made Modern English – Leland Ryken
The book that the famed British Library once called the most significant in the English language was nearly destroyed before it was even printed. That book was William Tyndale’s 1526…
Happy 25th Birthday, ESV: Reflections from John Piper – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, John Piper
Twenty-five years ago this fall, Crossway released the ESV Bible. John Piper was thrilled. “I grew up reading the King James Version,” he said. “As a sophomore at Wheaton in…