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Research from Harvard Recommends Surprising Health Hack: Go to Church.

https://media.thegospelcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/02132950/Article-Version%E2%80%94Research-from-Harvard.mp3 Listen to the author read her article. Imagine someone hands you a b...

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What’s the Role of Bodily Habits in Our Holiness?

Polaris is perhaps the most important star for navigation. Its consistent location in the night sky reveals true north. However, the North Star isn’t enough. Mariners need sightings of several star...

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God Loves You Just Because He Loves You

When was the last time you received unconditional love with no qualifiers or disclaimers? My 6-year-old recently reminded me how important this kind of love is. One morning, on our way out the doo...

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Thrive as the Pastor of an Ordinary Church

In a world that celebrates the spectacular and sensational, the quiet faithfulness of ordinary churches often goes unnoticed and undervalued. Yet these humble congregations—with their modest buildi...

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‘Lost Bus,’ ‘Roofman,’ and the Fatherly Wiring of Men

I’m always looking for movies and other pop culture expressions that contain common-grace truth—especially on topics where falsehood or propaganda are more common. Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus a...

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While You Sleep, Jesus Prays For You

While you sleep, Jesus prays for you. Though we must rest, though we must take breaks to recharge, though we must stop our work, the Scriptures affirm that Jesus continually prays for his people. ...

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Pastors Need Wisdom to Navigate AI Well

It’s hard to believe it has only been three years since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT to the public. The speed of AI’s growth makes the adoption of social media and smartphones seem like a slow-moving ...

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Conversational Bridges to Evangelism

Melissa and Courtney talk with Becky Pippert about how to develop godly confidence to engage in evangelistic conversations with love. Becky tells stories about sharing her faith with her own parent...

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We Need Luther’s High View of Scripture

On All Saints’ Eve 1517, Martin Luther changed the shape of Europe and the world forever. However it was done—and I don’t think Luther was beyond the theatrical flourish of nailing his famous Ninet...

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Young Men, Sports Gambling, and a Better Way to Play

Last week, authorities charged an NBA head coach, a Miami Heat guard, and a former NBA player and friend of LeBron James in connection with illegal gambling and sports betting. It’s not the first ...

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Beauty Bears Witness to God

The room was packed with fine suits and floral print dresses. Relatives were poised with homemade signs ready to cheer their graduate on. But first, the commencement speech. A frumpy old man with ...

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To Understand Jesus Walking on Water, Turn to the Old Testament

The Gospel of Mark contains two gripping stories of Jesus performing miracles on the Sea of Galilee. In the first miracle, Jesus famously stills the raging sea (4:35–41). In the second miracle, Je...

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Love Marriage in Islam: What the Quran and Sunnah Say

The debate around love marriages in Islam has long sparked conversation. Some view it as a natural expression of affection, while others question its compatibility with Islamic teachings. But what ...

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Halloween is no ungodly American import – just ask the medieval monks and nuns who marketed it | Michael Carter

During the feast of All Hallows’ Eve, supernatural tales were a way of promoting prayer for the salvation of suffering soulsDr Michael Carter is a curator at English HeritageFor centuries the super...

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Anger Management in Islam: Sunnah-Based Strategies and Modern Tips for Muslims

Anger is one of the most destructive emotions if left unchecked. It starts as a spark but can quickly turn into a fire that damages marriages, strains family bonds, ruins friendships, and even harm...

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Aisha (RA), Khadija (RA), and the Timeless Legacy of Women in Islam | What Religious Consultation Teaches Us Today

Throughout Islamic history, women have not only participated in shaping societies but also stood at the heart of faith, knowledge, and resilience. Two of the most prominent figures are Khadija Bint...

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20 Inspiring Christian Documentaries

A ton of streaming content is at our disposal these days, but precious little of it is worthwhile. Much is at best moderately amusing—or at worst, brain rot. I’m increasingly skeptical of pressing ...

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The Future of Anglicanism Has Arrived: What GAFCON’s Statement Means for Evangelicals

On October 16, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, the leaders of the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) released a statement beginning with the striking w...

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Wait, His Name Isn’t Jesus?

One of my favorite seminary classes to teach is a survey of the four Gospels, where we work through Christ’s life from birth to resurrection. While students have several aha moments, none is bigger...

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Discover Rich Connections Between the New and Old Testaments

The more I study Scripture, the more deeply aware I become of the dependence of the New Testament on the Old Testament. Beyond the quotes, which most of our modern translations identify for us, the...

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Preserving Our Own? The Bible’s Teaching on Ethnicity, Nationality, and the Promises of Christ

Topics like Christian nationalism, mass immigration, and cultural heritage dominate much of the national conversation and social media ecosystem, and for good reason: We want to know who we are as ...

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