In summer 2016, a group of scientists published a new set of world maps. They didn’t chart new shipping routes or plot unknown parts of the deep sea. Instead, they…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
In a Scrolling World, Are We Numb to the Resurrection’s Shock? – Brett McCracken
Can you remember any top world news headlines from April 9, 2023? What about headlines from April 17, 2022, or April 4, 2021? Probably 2020 was the only Easter in…
Hope When We Sin by Not Doing Anything – Paul Woodburn
I don’t usually talk about sins of omission. I have my common, go-to sin examples I reference when teaching—sins like lying, lust, and greed. Are there really sins we commit…
Rebecca McLaughlin on Jesus Through the Eyes of Witnesses – Rebecca McLaughlin
In this breakout session at TGC23, Rebecca McLaughlin explores what we can learn about Jesus if we pay attention to both the male and female witnesses the Gospels offer us…
Torn for You: A Good Friday Meditation – Samuel Emadi
The Gospels have famously been described as “Passion narratives with extended introductions.” The first half of each Gospel highlights select events and teachings in Jesus’s three-year ministry. But then comes…
Jesus’s Burial Defied All Expectations – Petar Nenadov
At the close of Friday, there was hurried activity. The Sabbath was approaching. All four Gospel writers tell good news before the good news. They tell of an unexpected triumph…
The Plays C. S. Lewis Read Every Year for Holy Week – Andrew Spencer
Familiarity breeds complacency well before it breeds contempt. When was the last time you noticed the color of your living room? How long since you’ve delighted in the flavor of…
Jesus Made Your Moral World (Even If You’re an Atheist) – Nathan Guy
The poet Linda Ellis tells us the most important element on any tombstone is the dash between the years. “It matters not how much we own, the cars, . .…
How to Protect Your Kids from Sexual Abuse – Julie Lowe
Parents, educators, caring adults, and the church have grown more alert to the need to teach kids tangible ways to stay safe from abuse. Since concerned adults like you and…
Hopeful Living in a Weary World – Collin Hansen, Irwyn Ince
Are you experiencing hope fatigue? Are you wearied by our culture of contempt? Are you exhausted by being in a continual state of outrage? If you answered yes, maybe that’s…