On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Joshua Chatraw—the Beeson Divinity School Billy Graham chair for…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
What to Expect When a Loved One Enters Hospice – Kathryn Butler
I recently lost a dear friend to cancer. She’d struggled with treatments and recurrence for years, and when her doctor finally said the heavy word “hospice,” she and her family…
There’s No Profit in Work. But There Is a Reward. – Russell L. Meek
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We prime our children with this question almost from the beginning, urging them to envision themselves as doctors or lawyers,…
How ‘Avatar’ Taps into Gen Z’s Core Longings – Genevie Roby
When the original Avatar released in 2009, journalists observed a phenomenon they called “Post-Avatar Depression,” in which moviegoers were devastated with lingering longings for Pandora’s fantasy world. After the 2022…
Prepare Your Congregation to Die – Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage
According to a study from Faith Communities Today, 33 percent of the members in the surveyed churches are older than 65. The 2020 census revealed that 10,000 baby boomers turn…
Raise Your Kids to Know Their True Identity – Jen Wilkin
In this breakout session at TGC23, Jen Wilkin discusses how the ideals of individualism, personal fulfillment, and self-directed paths to happiness can negatively affect family relationships. Wilkin teaches parents how…
Should Missionaries Serve as Elders? – Sam Martyn
Before our family arrived at our assignment to serve alongside an indigenous church in Central Asia, missionary colleagues advised us to stay in the background as we learned the language…
Human Adoption Is Like and Unlike God’s Adoption – Duke Dillard
My mom loved retelling a conversation she overheard between me and my best friend when I was 5 years old. Mark had just found out how babies were born and…
The FAQs: Southern Baptists Debate Designation of Women in Ministry – Joe Carter
What just happened? The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, is embroiled in a heated intramural debate over the designation of women in ministry.…
Student Loan Forgiveness for Pastors – Amy Artiga
Back in 2007, the federal government set up a new program to encourage and reward employment in the public sector—Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The premise was that college graduates…