The question of using AI during sermon preparation seems to be getting more than a bit of attention these days, and the overall direction of some pastors’ thinking on that…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
‘Loser Theology’ Aims Too Low – Brian Tabb
A new book calls readers to leave the safety of the sidelines and step into the arena. Michael Clary, lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Fort Thomas, Kentucky,…
Skipping Secularism: 2 Clues from the End of the World – Collin Hansen
Maybe it was the whale meat I was eating. Or the earlier round of herring shark. But as I asked questions of my new friends on the Faroe Islands, my…
To Learn to Live on Earth, Think About Heaven – Matt McCullough
We humans are future-oriented creatures. We set goals and pursue them. We have hopes and dreams. We imagine outcomes we’re longing for, and others we long to avoid. And what…
How Substitutionary Atonement Helps in an Abuse Crisis – Alison Brewis
Christians have faced a deluge of abuse crises in the last decade. Whether it’s a well-known pastor exposed as an abuser in the press or an unknown local pastor bullying…
Pastoring Difficult Sheep – Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan
How do you pastor people who consistently drain your time, create relational tension, or make every issue their issue? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan talk candidly about the challenges of…
Allen Levi’s Golden Friends and the Real-Life Theo – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Theo of Golden may be the most unlikely breakout bestseller of all time. So far, the book has sold around 4 million copies, has been on the New York Times…
Prediction Markets: Gambling by Another Name – RaShan Frost
I grew up hearing the phrase “All money ain’t good money.” That simple statement contains a warning that we should never sacrifice our integrity to improve our economic standing. Frankly,…
Allen Levi’s Golden Friends and the Real-Life Theo – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/08153804/REC_The-MOB_FCv3.mp3 Theo of Golden may be the most unlikely breakout bestseller of all time. The book, which has sold around 4 million copies, is the highest selling print book…
Christian, Be a Gardener – Forrest Strickland
Can you imagine what it would’ve been like to live in God’s garden and walk with him “in the cool of the day” (Gen. 3:8)? Imagine being the Lord’s appointed…