Kyle Hoffsmith came of age in what might be one of the world’s most effective youth groups—by the time he and his two brothers hit college, they all wanted to…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
Our Weakness Is God’s Invitation – Kristen Wetherell, Sarah Walton
Let’s be honest: Most of us are exhausted. We’re exhausted from trying to hold everything together. We’re exhausted from pretending we’re stronger than we are. We’re exhausted from believing that…
Help Teens Navigate Friendship in the Social Media Age – Kathryn Eckhardt
One of the questions I hear most from my students is some variation of “What does it look like to be a good friend?” This is an excellent question and…
Hope for the Doubting and Deconstructing – Collin Hansen, Rebecca McLaughlin
How can you believe what the Bible says about sexuality when Christians have acted so hatefully? How can you be a Christian given the church’s record on race? Questions like…
Literal or Symbolic? Reading Revelation Responsibly – Benjamin L. Gladd
Without a doubt, Revelation is one of the most difficult Bible books to understand. It has baffled ancient and modern commentators alike. Yet Revelation continues to capture the church’s imagination.…
Help Your Kids Have a Missionary Encounter with Western Culture – Andrew Spencer, Thomas West
Growing up as a Baptist in rural New York, I thought catechisms were for Roman Catholics. I know I’m not the only one, because I’ve had people assume the same…
‘I Wouldn’t Change Anything’: The Pain and Blessing of Hard Adoptions – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Julie Lowe worked her way through graduate school—an MA and LPC in counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary—as a foster-care social worker. “I hated the system, but there was a need,”…
How Scripture Memorization Helps Me Pastor Well – Andy Davis
I discovered the most important practice for my pastoral ministry while sitting on a bench in Africa. Forty years ago, I was waiting for a bus to Nairobi, Kenya. I…
How Kevin Vanhoozer Bridges Biblical Studies and Theology – Collin Hansen, Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Back in 2024, Kevin Vanhoozer’s Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically won the Christianity Today book award in the academic theology category and also won The Gospel…
Where Constant Pain Meets Constant Prayer – Rachel Culver
August marks two years since my chronic pain developed. Occasional headaches morphed into a series of chronic symptoms with no apparent cause. As I waded through what seemed like endless…