In this episode of You’re Not Crazy, Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry delve into 2 Timothy 1:8–18 and reflect on the recurring theme of shame in pastoral ministry, particularly the…
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Common Fallacies in an Age of Outrage – Steve Bateman
In an online world of rampant disinformation, partisan manipulation, and systemic distrust, it’s increasingly difficult—but necessary—for Christians to follow Scripture’s injunctions to discern what’s trustworthy: “do not be deceived” (1…
20 Quotes on Gospel Sanity in an Exhausting World – Matt Smethurst, Ray Ortlund, Sam Allberry
Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry’s new book You’re Not Crazy: Gospel Sanity for Weary Churches (Crossway/TGC, 2023) insightfully explores how gospel doctrine should lead to gospel culture. Here are 20…
One Thing My Parents Did Right: Giving Gifts – Skylar Jones
I knew the American Girl doll sitting in the hotel bathroom was meant for me, yet I refused to acknowledge its presence. Only a few months had passed since I…
Now Available: 50+ Hours of TGC23 Conference Sessions – Staff
Last month, The Gospel Coalition hosted one of its largest national conferences, gathering thousands of attendees who came to Indianapolis from all 50 states and from 41 countries. United around…
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and Stewarding Hard Stories – Brett McCracken
As much as it’s a masterful piece of filmmaking by one of the greatest living directors, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is hard to watch. It’s hard because…
Faithfully Discern Truth amid Godlessness – Juan Sánchez
In his message at TGC’s 2018 West Coast Conference, Juan Sánchez teaches the importance of discerning false teachers and ungodly influences within the church. He discusses the challenge of discerning…
How to Engage Theology from the Majority World – Stephen T. Pardue
For at least two decades, a standard narrative about worldwide Christianity has been affirmed: the church’s center of gravity has shifted southward and eastward as churches in the West contract…
‘All You Want to Do Is Worship’: A Student Reflects on 8 Months After Asbury – J. T. Reeves
In the spring of 2023, J. T. Reeves was a senior at Wheaton College. He and his friends drove to Asbury University when they heard the reports of the spiritual…
‘Weird’ and ‘Weirder’: Why the West Is So Different – Glen Scrivener, Andrew Wilson
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” says the Declaration of Independence. But is it really self-evident? What is the basis of equality? How…