How do I explain to non-Christian colleagues about having left my former church? Sadly, during the pandemic my church pastor and elders announced major changes—to adopt a liberal, egalitarian, and LGBQT-embracing agenda. After…
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The FAQs: What You Should Know About COVID Variants – Joe Carter
What just happened? New variants of COVID are leading to some of the worst outbreaks since the start of the pandemic. Countries in Southeast Asia are seeing rapid rises in…
Are African Americans Really Free at Last? – Carl Ellis
Phillip Holmes moderated a panel with Carl Ellis and Walter Strickland at TGC’s 2021 National Conference titled “Free at Last: The Gospel and the African American Experience 25 Years Later.”…
What Does It Really Mean to Be the Salt of the Earth? – Andrew Wilson
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be…
Netflix’s ‘Pray Away’ Seethes With Contempt for Christianity – Becket Cook
Netflix’s latest original documentary, Pray Away—about the reparative therapy organization Exodus International—is yet another thinly veiled attack on Christianity by Hollywood. It’s not surprising that Netflix would seize on a…
How to Be a Christian in the Mainstream News Media – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
After Randall Palmer graduated from Columbia University journalism school in 1981, he had a hard time finding a job. “Everybody wanted experience,” he said. Except for a paper in Saudi…
Putting Together a Christ-Centered Bible Talk – Nancy Guthrie
You’ve been asked to give a Bible talk. Where do you begin? And how do you make sure you’re understanding and applying the passage rightly? How will you get to…
Fewer Americans Give to Charity (and to Their Churches) – Joe Carter
The Story A new survey finds that fewer Americans give to charity, including to churches and religious organizations. The Background Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy recently released a…
Taste God’s Goodness in the Sweetness of Honey – Andrew Wilson
My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. (Prov. 24:13) Breakfast cupboards are a fairly recent invention. When my…
How to Use Resources to Preach Well (and Avoid Plagiarism) – Chris Colquitt
Preaching is a complex art form—at once creative, communal, and constrained. A preacher must do his own work, but always in conversation with Christ’s church and subject to God’s Word.…