When life doesn’t turn out the way we want, the relentless quest for both self-acceptance and self-perfection leads some people to retreat and consider starting over. It’s time for a…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
What Bible Passage Do You Treasure Most? – Jason Cook
In this episode of TGC Q&A, Crawford Loritts and Jason Cook answer the question, “What Bible passage do you treasure most?” They discuss: 1 Corinthians 1:18—foolishness and folly (0:27) Reasons verses…
Will SCOTUS Overturn the Ruling that Imposed Same-Sex Marriage on the United States? – Joe Carter
The Story: Justices Thomas and Alito warn about the threat to religious liberty in the decision that cleared way for same-sex marriage. Could a conservative majority on the Supreme Court…
Recovering an Overlooked Missions Verse: The Promise of Philippians 1:6 – Elliot Clark
Philippians 1:6 is one of the most familiar verses in Scripture. You may know it well: “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at…
Is the Church a Victim of Success? The WEIRD Truth – Andrew Wilson
On the face of it, two of this year’s most stimulating books would seem to be saying precisely opposite things. Philip Jenkins’s Fertility and Faith: The Demographic Revolution and the…
Beware the Hero Pastor – Steve DeWitt
Many pastors can relate to the following experience (loosely based on my everyday pastoral life; all names changed to protect the innocent): Church member John emails the latest sermon excerpt…
Watch Those Calories! A Digital Diet for Mental Health – David Murray
Calls to crisis helplines have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns, with increases ranging from 40 percent to even 800 percent for different mental-health support groups. Conversations about mental…
What Africa and the West Can Give Each Other – Collin Hansen
It’s not that Africa needs a different kind of Christianity. But common challenges for ministry in much of Africa simply don’t arise in books published in the West. That’s why…
The White Savior Complex in Missions? – Darren Carlson
In 2009, 19-year-old Renee Bach left the United States for rural Uganda, called by Jesus to serve. Between 2010 and 2015, she took in nearly 1,000 malnourished children at the…
We’re More Political Than We Think – Josh Wester
Everywhere we turn, we’re confronted with politics. Political ads on our phones and televisions. Campaign signs on billboards as we commute to work. And politics dominate not only the news…