’Tis the season for holiday baking and all things sweet—pumpkin pies and frosted cutouts and the chocolate sugar-dusted crinkle cookie. Each year on holiday baking day, I empty the pantry…
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Think About Such Things: Whatever Is Just – Emma Scrivener
“It’s not fair!” As the parent of two small children, I hear this a lot. There’s competition for toys, treats, praise, attention. But their cries are like mine: When I…
Think About Such Things: Whatever Is Honorable – Steve DeWitt
A nearby water tower recently went through a makeover. The city leaders originally designed a water tower that looked better on paper than in reality. No one considered what this…
Behind the Song: LOVKN – Steven Lufkin
In this episode of TGC’s Behind the Song, Brett McCracken interviews Phoenix-based singer/songwriter LOVKN about his story, his songwriting process, and his desire for a renaissance of artistically beautiful Christ-centered…
Economics for Church Leaders: Why Being Poor Is So Expensive – Joe Carter
In the critically acclaimed though rarely seen movie Killer of Sheep (1978) there’s a scene that highlights why being poor can be so expensive. The film is about an African…
Faith & Work: How Should We Think Biblically About End-of-Life Care? – Bill Davis
In this episode of TGC Q&A, the fifth in our six-week series on faith and work, Bill Davis answers the question, “How should we think biblically about end-of-life care?” He…
Think About Such Things: Whatever Is True – Jen Pollock Michel
Media theorist Neil Postman did not live long enough to see the invention of the smartphone or social media, but he predicted our current crisis of truth. In his 1988 book…
Not Your Typical Apologetics Book – Matt Smethurst
Apologetics books tend to focus on rational arguments for God’s existence and the truth of Christianity. Such books are useful (and we should certainly reject irrational arguments!). But in this cultural moment,…
Ask the Economist: Is It Worth Paying for Excellence? – Art Carden
How should I think about paying for excellence? Is it worth buying the nice shirt or nice building or nice piece of art, or should I buy a cheap one…
Why Some Support Abortion (Even When They Know It’s Wrong) – Joe Carter
The Story A new poll finds that various majorities of Americans support Roe v. Wade and oppose restrictions on abortion clinics. Is the pro-life cause losing ground because of Americans’…