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How Judges Points to Jesus

Few books are as depressing as Judges. The old Methodist commentator Adam Clarke once lamented that some of its worst characters are people whom “humanity and modesty wish to be buried in everlasti...

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Making Decisions with Our Limits in Mind

Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor talk with Jen Wilkin about how to make decisions regarding good opportunities in light of our finiteness. They talk about why quitting is sometimes wise, how to t...

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Men Really Want . . . Intimacy

There’s a “bikini barista” coffee hut just down the street from my office. There are always cars (pick-up trucks, to be precise) in the drive-thru. Sometimes I wonder what would compel a girl to wo...

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The 4 Faces of America’s Nones

The Story: A major new survey reveals the religiously unaffiliated “nones” aren’t all the same. How should that shape our approach to reaching them with the gospel? The Background: In a study of 1...

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Don’t Hand Education Over to AI

For nearly three decades, I’ve worked in Christian education, leading schools in Boston, Missouri, and Illinois. Increasingly, I’m fielding questions about the place of technology in K–12 schooling...

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Is Prayer Difficult? Pray Scripture Back to God.

If there’s a limit to how many books one person should read on a single subject, I’ve probably exceeded it with books on prayer. I keep reading about it because I often feel dissatisfied with my pr...

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The Function and Usefulness of Apocalyptic Preaching

In this lecture, Don Carson explores the distinctive role of apocalyptic literature in biblical theology. Carson highlights how its vivid imagery and symbolism convey transcendent truths about God,...

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How Leviticus Deepens Our View of Substitutionary Atonement

From the beginning, Christian theology has argued that the sacrifices and offerings prescribed in Leviticus were types of Christ. And much of that theology, especially from the Reformed tradition, ...

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Churches, Don’t Dismiss ‘Brain Rot’

“Brain rot” was Oxford’s word of the year in 2024, defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material ...

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Themelios 50.2

The new summer 2025 issue of Themelios has 204 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. It’s freely available in three formats: (1) PDF, (2) web version, and (3) Logos Bible Software. 1. J...

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How to Deal with Loneliness as a Single Muslim Woman

There’s a quiet moment that hits you hardest. Maybe it’s at a wedding where everyone keeps asking, “When is it your turn?” Or maybe it’s late at night, scrolling past engagement posts, feeling th...

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Baptists Still Need Theological Retrieval

“Theological retrieval” is a buzzword in contemporary Christian theology. You don’t have to look far to see an array of theologies celebrating retrieval. Its flowers bloom in many soils. We might ...

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Back-Row Christianity Won’t Build Your Faith

After my third child was born, I listened to seminary courses while I nursed him. I also had curated a lovely worship playlist, a list of favorite podcasts, and a shelf full of books of Christian b...

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The Romans Road: How the Book of Romans Changed the World

Throughout church history, sinners have come to faith in nearly every conceivable way and through the most unlikely people. Justin Martyr, one of the earliest Christian apologists, was evangelized...

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Easing Comer’s Fears on Penal Substitution

Best-selling author and former pastor John Mark Comer has worries about evangelical views of the atonement. In a series of recent Instagram posts, he pointed to Andrew Rillera’s book Lamb of the Fr...

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Missionary, Look for the Glory of God

The glory of God is the driving force of missionary work. The result is secure: “The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea” (Hab. 2:14). In t...

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One Pentecost Was Enough

Recently, Jesus Culture—a well-known worship group connected to Bethel Church in California—posted a clip on X of a song they released today. The lyrics repeatedly declare, “We need another Penteco...

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Editor’s Pick: Resources for Next Generation Ministry

Discipling our children is an especially urgent matter because our character is substantially formed during our early years. Sanctification is a lifelong process, but kids who experience meaningful...

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What happens in church on Good Friday? That would be an ecumenical matter | Letters

Rev Canon Michael Ainsworth and Nigel Eifion Rogers Hartley continue a conversation on communion. Alan Gough says any bank holiday is a feast dayCanon John Longuet-Higgins oversimplifies on the mat...

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The Mercy of Gnats (and Other Outdoor Discomforts)

My 12-year-old daughter and I were camping along Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River. Looking downstream, we watched the sun setting behind a mountain—leaving in its wake a glorious array of pastel-c...

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Weary Christian, Set Your Mind on Things Above

Most American professing Christians (85 percent) believe in heaven, according to Pew’s Religious Landscape Study in 2024. But how often do they think about heaven? Not often, if a survey of popular...

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