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‘Nuremberg’ Ponders the Particularity of Nazi Evil

Nuremberg ends with a sobering quote from R. G. Collingwood: “The only clue to what man can do is what man has done.” It’s a fitting final thought for a film about sinful humanity’s frightening cap...

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Assessing the Ministry of Tim Keller

In this conversation hosted by the Theopolis Institute and moderated by Peter Leithart, Collin Hansen and James R. Wood discuss Tim Keller’s strengths and weaknesses. They consider the legacy of Ke...

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What to Consider When a Loved One Is Critically Ill

https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/05124111/What-to-Consider-When-a-Loved-One-Is-Critically-Ill.mp3 Listen to the author read her article. I drew a breath and said ...

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Editor’s Pick: New Children’s Picture Books

The chemical reaction of words + art that happens in picture books can fuse into a medium with an almost magical power to shape souls. C. S. Lewis wrote that one of his earliest experiences of the...

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Your Wilderness Wanderings Aren’t a Waste

Several years ago, my wife and I got lost on a hike. I’d like to say it was in America’s rugged mountains, but it was only in an Indiana state park. What should have taken an hour became a seven-ho...

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The Post-Literate Pastor

Here’s a thought experiment. Imagine a Gen-Z pastor. He just started a small church with two other men. The church is growing steadily, and he’s been tapped to be the youth pastor once enough teen...

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Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Wrestles with God

Guillermo del Toro’s new cinematic version of Frankenstein is a peculiar creature. On the one hand, it’s a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel, capturing key themes and includin...

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Jesus Among the à la Carte Spiritualities

Forget unbelief. The bigger challenge today is belief in everything. Your coworker might read the Bible and burn sage. Your neighbor might go to church and believe in karma. Your niece might belie...

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What Do Miniature Bibles Teach Us About Sanctification?

Shelved at toddler-eye-level in my church’s nursery is a row of tiny books designed to fit in the palm of a toddler’s hand. Each one tells a Bible story in just a few cardboard pages—Noah and the a...

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Revival Starts Smaller Than You Think

Abraham Lincoln once confessed half-jokingly, “When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees!” Raised by Baptists in the rural Midwest during the Second Great Awakenin...

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How Imperfect Adults Helped Me Overcome Perfectionism

Every few weeks, I sit down and write a letter to my friend Josie. The art in her replies decorates the walls of my tiny dorm room. You see, my pen pal is just 6 years old. Because I’ve been deepl...

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Knowing Jesus Should Make Us Better Stewards of Creation

It’s not every day you’re threatened with hospitalization by a circus clown. I was once a budding environmental activist, and some friends and I were protesting outside a circus that (so we’d been...

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How Ideology Made American Slavery Seem Moral

Today, we fight our culture wars on cable news and social media. The sides are neatly drawn, the moral claims are absolute, and everyone insists history will vindicate his or her opinions. But bene...

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When You Want to Change Your Husband

Melissa talks with Ann Wilson about the power of words in marriage and the importance of speaking life to one’s spouse. Ann recounts a memorable turning point in her 45-year marriage when she real...

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It’s Here: Gen-Z Revival Hits Campuses This Fall

https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/13113259/Its-Here-Gen-Z.mp3 Listen to the author read her article. This fall, Campus Outreach Chicago expansion director Tony D...

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Messianic Momentum of the Davidic King

The New Testament makes it clear that Jesus Christ is the messianic son of David whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament. Not only would he secure the salvation of his people through his dea...

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It’s Safe to Be Sad: The Hidden Blessing of Godly Grief

We’re all sufferers. Few experiences are universal across all human experience, but suffering is one of them. Every person reading this knows something of the sadness of our fallen world, the sadne...

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Love Marriage Problems: Islamic Tips for Peaceful Solutions

Love marriages can be beautifully built on understanding, choice, and affection. Yet even the strongest bonds face challenges, especially when emotions, family expectations, and faith intertwine. I...

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Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive

Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It’s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renouncedRobert Wise’s The Sound of Music, Frank Capra’s It’s...

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Love Marriage from Ahadith: Prophetic Guidance for a Blessed Union

Love and marriage are two concepts that beautifully intertwine in the teachings of Islam. While some might think Islamic marriage is purely transactional, the prophetic traditions reveal a differen...

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When Silicon Valley Started Sounding like a ’70s Prophecy Conference

When a Silicon Valley billionaire starts hosting sold-out lectures on the antichrist, you know we’ve entered strange times. But for those of us who grew up in the 1970s, it’s not just strange; it’s...

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