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Editor’s Pick: New Picture Books (Spring 2025)

It’s springtime again in the Southeastern United States, so I’ve been watering my hyacinths, spraying pollen off the porch, and listening to Skye Peterson’s song “Resurrection in You”: You can hea...

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‘Now’s the Time’: Gen Z and the Church’s Renewal

It used to be popular to wax eloquent about “kids these days” and our devolving society. But that’s no longer the case. More and more Christian leaders are bullish on Gen Z, as our generation shows...

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Union with Christ Fills Our Deepest Longings

When I announced I was writing a book on union with Christ, a friend messaged me and said, “I am too!” Two years later, not only have we both released books on the subject (Home with God: Our Union...

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Porn Shaped Gen Z Men. The Bible Can Too.

For the modern man, porn isn’t a guilty indulgence—it’s a daily ritual. In a 2020 Psychology Today article, Michael Castleman estimates that, on average, single men watch porn for 25 minutes per da...

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Francis Grimké: A Model for Christian Social Engagement

Francis Grimké’s life is the stuff movies are made of. Remembered as a “Black Puritan,” Grimké journeyed from slavery in South Carolina to seminary at Princeton. His story offers an almost unparall...

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Sacrificial Yeses and Necessary Nos: Discern the Difference

Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger discuss how to make decisions about using your time. They talk about how to think of yourself with sober judgment, the wrong reasons to say “yes” and “no,” and ho...

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Creation Care in an Age of Despair

My professor turned from the chalkboard strewn with soil particle diagrams. “Where does the vast majority of the mass of a tree come from?” The room of 51 college students stared blankly back at hi...

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How Ecclesiastes Finds Its Amen in Jesus

As a young pastor, I valued Ecclesiastes as Holy Scripture but didn’t feel prepared to serve it up to the church family. Ecclesiastes’s author spoke from life experiences still in my future. Beside...

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Pictures of Jesus: The Shepherd of God (John 10:1–21)

In this lecture, Don Carson discusses John 10:1–21, emphasizing Jesus as the Good Shepherd who knows, nurtures, and lays down his life for his sheep. He contrasts Jesus with thieves, showing that, ...

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I’ve Attended Every TGC Conference. Here’s What I Saw This Year.

Back in 2007, at The Gospel Coalition’s first national conference, I was 27 years old and just about to begin seminary. I was mesmerized by Tim Keller’s tour through the Old Testament to show how t...

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Themelios 50.1

The new spring 2025 issue of Themelios has 227 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. It’s freely available in three formats: (1) PDF, (2) web version, and (3) Logos Bible Software (comin...

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Would Jesus Be on TikTok?

Not long ago, I spoke at Liberty University to a large group of undergraduates. The topic was cultural apologetics, and I explained our strategy at The Gospel Coalition. I said we’re happy to meet ...

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The interim pope is a guy called Kevin. Why do people find that funny? | Emma Beddington

The name was good enough for actor Kevin Costner and Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, to say nothing of an actual saint, Kevin of Glendalough. Maybe the papal connection could make it cool againI d...

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Has the Decline of U.S. Christianity Finally Stopped?

“When will American Christianity finally hit rock bottom?” Many church leaders have had that question on their minds as they’ve watched affiliation trends for the past decade. Now, according to Pe...

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5 Warning Signs You Need Anger Management Coaching

Anger is a natural emotion, but when it spirals out of control, it can harm your relationships, mental health, and spiritual well-being. If you’re struggling with anger, Ihsan Coaching has professi...

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3 Truths Your Daughter Needs to Hear About Beauty

“The first comment we make to other women is usually about their looks.” I hadn’t noticed that, but my friend was right. Most of the time when I encounter another woman in church, our greetings in...

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Considering a Christian University? Investigate 2 Things.

We’re in the middle of college decision season. High school seniors are busy reviewing their financial aid packages, exploring options, and preparing for deadlines for housing deposits and offer ac...

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The Triumph and Tragedies of the Black Church

Even if you’ve studied American church history, you may not have progressed beyond the basics of understanding the black tradition. I teach about the civil rights movement to graduate students, but...

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As Pope Francis is laid to rest, is his legacy of a more compassionate Catholicism at risk? | Julian Coman

Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leaderFor Catholics who cherished Pope Francis’s relentless defence of the dignity of migrants an...

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Secular College Students Find Ordinary Christianity Persuasive

I serve as a campus minister at one of the most prestigious and secular universities in the South, and I’ve noticed that many students have become disenchanted with secularism. What once defined t...

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Péter Erdő is a strong candidate to be the next pope – and that’s reason to be fearful | Alex Faludy

The archbishop is traditionalists’ preferred candidate for a reason: his papacy would wind back the progress made under Pope FrancisWho might be the next pope? The question is famously difficult to...

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