The Christlike servant attitude to which I’m called in all of life can make me feel, in the workplace, more like a doormat than a human. How do I balance…
Category: The Gospel Coalition
Irwyn Ince and Sean Michael Lucas on Applying Scripture to Racism – Nancy Guthrie
In the years I’ve spent in the church listening to sermons and teaching, I can think of very few times I’ve heard direct applications from the text made to the sin…
The 8 Stages of Long-Term Pastoral Ministry – Phil A. Newton
You’re a recent seminary grad and you’ve just been elected to your first pastorate. What might a young pastor expect in the years ahead? Or perhaps you’re starting year 10…
Despair and Light from the Rubble of Beirut – Marwan Aboul-Zelof
How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my…
How Do I Find Hope in Suffering? – Paul Tripp
In the final episode of our biblical counseling series, Paul Tripp answers the question, “How do I find hope in suffering?” He addresses: The role of lament in suffering (1:00)…
9 Things You Should Know About Death and Dying – Joe Carter
Since the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more than 700,000 deaths, including the death of more than 160,000 people in the United States. Yet while death…
How to Tackle Taboo Topics in Evangelism – Randy Newman
Years ago, while ministering on a college campus, I met regularly with a Jewish agnostic student named Daniel. We talked a lot about Jesus, but we also discussed morality and…
When Your Gray-Haired Parents Get Divorced – Chelsea Stanley
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that “gray divorce” is on the rise in the United States. According to research conducted at Bowling Green University, the divorce rate among adults…
Cultivating Christlike Virtue in a Virtue-Signaling Age – Dustin Crowe
In You Are What You Love, James K. A. Smith critiques American evangelicalism for equating knowledge with spiritual maturity. What we think is often prized above all, leading to “bobblehead…
Susie Spurgeon’s Gospel Initiative – Christy Britton
I’m exceptionally ordinary. I serve in backgrounds, not in spotlights. My gifts and skills, though valuable, are small. So when I’m confronted with the depth of darkness around me, when…