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Hope of Heaven and the Church’s Mission

My favorite character in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress isn’t Christian, the main protagonist, but Hopeful, his steady companion. Bunyan’s allegory of the Christian life follows the twists and tu...

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Should Christians Practice Surrogacy?

Whether planned or unplanned, children are a gift from the Lord. The biblical doctrine of creation encourages us to uphold a pro-natalist (i.e., pro-birth) view, so we should remain resolute in aff...

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Books You Should Read This Summer

One of the best parts of summer when I was a kid was bringing an overstuffed backpack home from the bookmobile. I’d walk through that book-lined bus like a raccoon at the county dump, grabbing what...

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Obergefell: 10 Years Later

What year did California ban same-sex marriage? That’s the question I always ask my students in cultural apologetics. They answer anywhere from the 1950s and 1960s, and sometimes the 1980s. I get ...

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Teach Your Kids to Feast on Real Life

As early as 2007, pediatrician Dimitri Christakis suspected that parents should severely restrict their children’s access to television. Two years later, he continued his quest, arguing, The truth...

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What Churches Need to Know About Smart Glasses

Picture this scenario: One Sunday morning, you spot a guest in your church lobby looking around the room oddly. He’s wearing a pair of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, a new piece of tech capable of r...

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Should I Network at Church?

Should one “network” at church? Perhaps you’ve been approached at church by someone selling anything from candles to makeup. Or maybe you’ve wondered if church would be a great place to find a c...

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The Lamb, the New Jerusalem, and the Glory to Come (Rev. 21–22)

In this lecture, Don Carson unpacks the rich symbolism of Revelation 21–22, highlighting the Lamb’s victorious role in bringing about the new heaven and new earth where God dwells fully with his pe...

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Where to Find Your Happy Place

https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/10114255/Happy_Places_m4a_u90_7ass.m4a Listen to the author read his article. One of the most meaningful things we can do with ...

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Grief, Loss, and Gratitude in the Christian Life

Courtney Doctor talks with Whitney Pipkin and Wendy Alsup, two of her friends who have known deep grief. They talk about why grief can be so surprising, why God allows it, and how to talk to a grie...

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Take a Closer Look at Noah’s Ark

At first glance, the flood narrative may seem like a simple tale of an ancient deluge or even God’s love for animal life. That was what I was taught growing up in the church. However, it’s so much ...

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‘The State of Biblical Fatherhood’: Sobering Reality and Substantial Opportunity for Churches

Fathers matter. Study after study confirms that dads play a crucial role in shaping their children’s emotional, academic, and spiritual well-being. As Christians, we shouldn’t be surprised. Scriptu...

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Social Media & Muslim Girls, What Islam Says About Self-Worth

In this modern era, young Muslim girls are facing new challenges that their mothers and grandmothers never had to experience. One of the biggest among them is social media, a constant presence that...

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Tawakkul in Action – Trusting Allah Without Standing Still

Trust in Allah… but what happens when your heart still feels restless? You know what Tawakkul is. You’ve read the verses. You’ve heard the lectures. But when life throws curveballs, job loss, ma...

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Rest for Weary Women’s Ministry Leaders

As a women’s ministry leader, you’re an event planner, a teacher, a mentor, and a counselor. You’re on call when a woman is in crisis. You’re meeting with new moms, empty nesters, and women of ever...

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The Gospel Isn’t Good News Without Justification

According to Genesis, the curse resulting from the fall of humanity is all-encompassing. The breach between humans and God (both judicial and relational) bled into blame-shifting toward one another...

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God’s Righteousness Revealed in Christ (Rom. 3:21–26)

In this lecture, Don Carson examines Romans 3:21–26 as the theological heart of the gospel, where God’s righteousness is revealed apart from the law and made available to all through faith in Jesus...

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Join the (Church) Fraternity

“No one really knows me.” Two-thirds of American men aged 18–23 agreed with this statement in a 2023 report titled “State of American Men.” The male loneliness epidemic has been written about almo...

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Apologetics Doesn’t Have to Be Argumentative

A ministry leader once told me there’s more evidence that Jesus was resurrected than that George Washington was the first U. S. president. He meant well, but any honest investigation into that clai...

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How Charisma Reveals Our Idols

It’s maybe the great paradox of humanity. We want to be able to control the world, or at least our lives. But we don’t actually want to be in control. That’s too much responsibility. So we’re willi...

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Enduring unto Glory: How the Beatific Vision Serves Weary Pastors

Many a pastor hears himself in the words of J. R. R. Tolkien’s character Bilbo Baggins: “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much...

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