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Twice Healed: The Blind Man at Bethsaida

Most Christians struggle to make sense of miracles in the Gospels. They appear random and disconnected from Jesus’s teaching on the kingdom of God. Part of the problem is that contemporary readers ...

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Evangelicals After Obergefell: 10 Years of Living on the Wrong Side of History

I’ll never forget where I was when the push alert came through on my phone. As I sat in the lobbyist bullpen in Kentucky’s Capitol annex, the New York Times alert notified readers that the Obama a...

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Announcing TGC’s 2025 Essay Contest for Young Adults

The Gospel Coalition invites young adults to explore and write about the Bible’s teaching on sexuality and marriage, joy in work, and intergenerational relationships. Writers aged 16–22 may submit...

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Editor’s Pick: 6 Books on Heaven

Evangelicals are sometimes leery of talking about heaven. There are several reasons for this. First, especially in Reformed circles, we often emphasize the continuity of creation between the prese...

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Brick by Brick: The Inspiring Story of Ole Kirk Christiansen

The future founder of LEGO wasn’t yet 6 years old when he created his first toy. The hands that would one day mold plastic into the world’s most popular plaything started with much simpler material...

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A Field Guide to the Beast of Revelation 13

“The beast” in Revelation 13 has been the subject of endless speculation—especially with regard to his “mark” (is it a barcode? a tattoo? a vaccine?). Seen rightly, the beast is such a recurring ch...

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Graduation’s Gift: Reflecting on the Privilege of Motherhood

The first time I saw those double lines forming, I was living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joy—mixed with wonder—overcame me in that moment. A secret only I knew. A message I longed to receive. A treasu...

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5 Reasons to Get Muslim Religious Help for Your Child

Raising children can be challenging, especially for Muslim parents who want to instill strong Islamic values while navigating modern influences. With so much information available, it can be overwh...

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Don’t Overlook the Significance of Jesus’s Ascension

Ascension Day seems to be the Cinderella of the church calendar. Christmas grabs our attention since it celebrates the incarnation of God’s Son, bringing joy to the world. On Good Friday, we recall...

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Let the Bible Replace Your Digital Addiction

“If I were the devil (please, no comment),” J. I. Packer wrote in his foreword to R. C. Sproul’s Knowing Scripture, “one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible. Knowing ...

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Season 1: Your Questions, Our Answers

Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor respond to questions submitted by listeners, such as what advice they have for newlyweds, how women can thoughtfully have relationships with their pastors and eld...

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Scroll Less, Stroll More: A Summer Challenge to Leave Your Phone at Home

Spend less time scrolling and more time strolling. Outside. Unmediated. Just you and your walking shoes. This is my summer challenge. Are you up for it? By now, we’re aware of addictive scrolling...

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The Myth of the ‘Irreligious World’

For the past decade, I’ve taught Intro to Christian Theology courses to undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh. My students come from every continent. Although some bring a deep commitment t...

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Outlaw Pornography. Now.

Last week, The New York Times published an exposé that, in any morally serious culture, would have been met with a wave of bipartisan outrage and urgent congressional action. Instead, it was largel...

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Gender Isn’t Primarily About Function

Sometime in the seventh century BC, Semonides of Amorgos wrote a poem providing a systematic and quasi-scientific classification of wives primarily as animals. Among the 10 types are the sow (her h...

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Meditations on the World to Come for Life in the Meantime

“My future is vulnerable, and my future is up to me.” These are the two basic assumptions of modern life, says Matt McCullough. And these assumptions are making us anxious and miserable. McCulloug...

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I Learned Virtue from Alasdair MacIntyre (1929–2025)

Alasdair MacIntyre (1929–2025) was one of the 20th century’s most significant moral philosophers. He was a highly sought-after professor, with stops at prestigious institutions like Oxford, Brandei...

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When Your Spouse Doesn’t Believe: 3 Postures for Faithful Living

“We need to work on your posture,” the physical therapist told the woman with a fractured femur. “The right posture will make all the difference in your pain levels and safety when walking.” I wor...

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Antisemitic Attack Kills Messianic Jewish Bridge-Builder

The Story: Two Israeli embassy staffers—including one who was a Christian—were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, earlier this week in what authorities describe as an antis...

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When the Pastorate Wasn’t God’s Plan: Trusting the Lord in Shifting Circumstances

We proclaim our belief that God works all things for our good and his glory (Rom. 8:28). We affirm that the Lord will fulfill his purpose for us (Ps. 138:8) and that he’s mapped out every detail of...

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The Zeal of the Lord Is for Your Salvation

Believers appreciate Isaiah 9:2–7 because Isaiah prophesies about the child, a son, who will be named “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.” However, we often ov...

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