In this episode of As in Heaven, hosts Jim Davis and Mike Aitcheson welcome Justin Holcomb to discuss the meaning of “dechurched casualties” and how abuse in a church environment…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
A Gen-Zer Honors Harry Reeder – Luke Engstrom
My dad started attending Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, in October 1993. Dad had just moved to Charlotte for a new job, and one of his friends invited…
6 Truths About the Church’s Future – Bob Thune
We’re hearing a lot these days about dechurching, deconstruction, and decline. Church attendance in America is dropping. Is this a crisis or merely a correction? Is it more of a…
A Word to Gen Z Graduates – Aaron Menikoff
On May 18, 1980, Mount Saint Helens erupted in the state of Washington. I know because I lived in Oregon, 75 miles south of the volcano, and I shoveled gray…
Embracing Hospitality and Building Relationships – Blair Linne, Sharon Dickens, Aixa de López, Soojin Park
In Romans 12, Paul instructs believers to share in the needs of the saints and pursue hospitality. This is the same call for believers today—to help care for the people…
Defining Gender for Ourselves and Our Kids – Gracilynn Hanson
Perhaps more than ever before, people are asking the question “What does it mean to be a man (or to be a woman)?” While many in society are unwilling to…
How to Pray at a Military Grave – Heidi Carlson
When we recently moved to Washington, DC, there was one tourist attraction on the top of my list to visit: Arlington National Cemetery. Eighteen years ago when I went for…
Feast of Weeks: Find Confidence in Christ’s Great Harvest – Joel Busby
Have you ever felt discouraged and weary, worn down by the constant news cycle and the seeming pointlessness of daily life? Me too. Humans since the garden have often lacked…
21 War Movies Celebrating the Virtue of Sacrifice – Brett McCracken
The sacrifices we celebrate on holidays like Memorial Day have become increasingly incomprehensible in the secular West. Why would anyone sacrifice his life for something beyond himself? It makes little…
How to Find Real Contentment in Christ Alone – Lydia Brownback
In her message at TGCW22, Lydia Brownback addresses the topic of contentment and points to where we can find true fulfillment for the things in our life that don’t feel…