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Rejecting Evangelicalism Is Not How We Restore Democracy
Donald Trump is the American equivalent of Adolf Hitler, Robert P. Jones argues in Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy. He will destroy American democracy if his reign of power is not stopped. And as for Christians who support Tru...
From ‘Thou Shalt’ to ‘Once Upon a Time’
In Luke 10:25–37, a lawyer approaches Jesus with a question: “Teacher … what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answers his interrogator with a question of his own: “What is written in the Law? … How do you read it?” The lawyer answers by restating the twin commandments to...
Is Church Membership Biblical?
ABSTRACT: Church membership, despite objections and examples of sub-biblical practices, is a good gift and a crucial component of the Christian life. The kind of membership Scripture describes and expects is a clear and continuing mutual commitment between an individual Christian...
1 Corinthians 2:1–5, Part 1: How Do You Speak So That People Trust God and Not You?
Paul could have come to the Corinthian church with oratorical skill and philosophical wisdom, but he chose not to. Why?Watch Now
Why AI Will Write Your Next Sermon
Generative AI has become a nearly daily part of my life in the last couple years, as it has for many others. I’ve found help for home repairs. Diet and exercise plans. Meal preparation. Trip planning. Personal health assessments. Footnote formatting. Even baseball swing and pitch...
Why Adult Children Are Cutting Off Their Parents
Gone are the days when family estrangement was a desperate, last resort of children who suffered through years of abuse and neglect under volatile, violent caregivers. In increasing numbers, adult children are disowning their parents, cutting off all communication and refusing an...
Faith under fire: a ministry update from Ukraine
Ukraine (MNN) – As Russian drones continue to strike Ukraine, Dan Maley with Horizons International says ministry continues behind the barrage. “We’ve seen the impact and the immediacy of humanitarian aid that will still go on. But really it’s all this other stuff. It’s the long ...
Young Adult Sorrows Need an Ancient Remedy
The auditorium was cold. Goose bumps rose on my bare arms, and I reached out to clasp the hands of the women across from me. They were older than me, their faces tanned and wrinkled and kind and unknown. We’d been paired with strangers to pray for each other. They asked me to sha...
‘Isn’t This the Carpenter?’
“Isn’t this the carpenter?” The people of Nazareth couldn’t make sense of what they were seeing when they encountered a Jesus who healed and taught with authority. Up until that moment, recorded in Mark 6, they’d known him as a local laborer, someone you’d seek for a house projec...
The Light Hell Cannot Hide
Is there a cause worth every risk? John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Christ brings sinners out of darkness into the light of his joy.Watch Now...
Daily Vigilance for Lifelong Productivity
Daily productivity requires often elusive focus and grit. Pastor John offers ten charges to live each day to the glory of God.Listen Now
Planning a Preaching Calendar
How should a pastor decide what to preach next, and how far ahead should he plan? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss the pastoral wisdom behind planning a preaching calendar, from choosing books of the Bible and balancing the Old and New Testaments to determining the length ...
Ukraine’s churches sustain aid amid Russian attacks
Ukraine (MNN) — Ukraine prepares for another difficult winter as Russia increases attacks on infrastructure. A shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles and air defense supplies remains critical. Slavic Gospel Association's Eric Mock explains, “The lack of defensive capacity has m...
Iran’s regional attacks highlight worldview behind conflict
Iran (MNN) — Throughout the past six months of war, Iran has repeatedly retaliated on United States airstrikes by conducting missile and drone attacks on U.S. allies in the Middle East. Last week, U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq reportedly came under fire from Ira...
Christ Makes Every Meal Better
I can still recall, around the age of ten, standing in the kitchen of my childhood home and seeing my mom’s three-ring binder open on the counter. She had inserted patriotic clip art into the front plastic cover with the words “Fourth of July” printed over the top. Inside the bin...
‘No Tyndale, No Shakespeare’: How the Bible Made Modern English
The book that the famed British Library once called the most significant in the English language was nearly destroyed before it was even printed. That book was William Tyndale's 1526 English New Testament, whose 500th anniversary is being commemorated this year. Not only was the ...
1 Corinthians 1:26–31, Part 2: Boasting in Man Ends — Boasting in Christ Is Forever
Our union with Christ grants us every blessing of the Christian life and voids any pride we could take in our own strength. How could we boast in anything but God?Watch Now...
Take a Risk for Life and Fruitfulness
God often uses risks to bring life to others and to end long-standing fruitlessness in our lives. What would it look like to step out for the sake of Christ?Watch Now...
Deep Limitations Teach Deep Trust
My watch alarm buzzed, reminding me that it was time for another dose of my medication. Although prescribed to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, its main effect so far had been nausea. I missed the days of seemingly unlimited energy and stamina, the freedom of a prescri...
Happy 25th Birthday, ESV: Reflections from John Piper
Twenty-five years ago this fall, Crossway released the ESV Bible. John Piper was thrilled. “I grew up reading the King James Version,” he said. “As a sophomore at Wheaton in 1965, I bought an RSV [Revised Standard Version], and I used that for memorization and Bible reading for t...
Update on Our Content and Editorial Standards
For more than two decades, The Gospel Coalition has resourced the church by publishing original articles and, in our earliest days, hosting a number of independent bloggers. We’re grateful for the writers who have helped establish TGC as one of the most trusted Christian websites...
Which Gospel Writer Most Inspired Paul’s Theology?
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Michael Niebauer, From Word to Worship: How the Lectionary Welcomes You into Sacred Time Through Story, Symbol, and Sacrament (Baker Books, 2026) Lectionaries are underrated. Used well, they can be an excellent wa...
Mumbai Churches Fight Anticonversion Law with Consent Forms
Kishore, a construction worker in Mumbai, has worshiped at a local home church for nearly two years. But his pastor recently asked him to fill out a “consent and self-declaration” form to declare he has participated there with “free will and voluntary intention.” The form require...
An Abstract, Artistic Music Album For Your Next Bible Study
When Joshua and Kaitlyn Rose Leventhal first started talking about Tapiseri, they were just two friends who’d met on social media, sharing thoughts about art and faith. Joshua, a musician and worship leader, imagined an album that would weave together stories, scenes, and themes ...
God’s Love in Christ’s Death
Can we glimpse God’s love in the murder of Christ? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show that God reveals his love for us in the death he planned for his Son.Watch Now...
Christianity: Good, True, and Beautiful?
In modern Western culture, Christianity is often seen as anything but good, true, and beautiful. The Bible’s teaching when it comes to sexuality and gender can lead people to think Christianity is actively immoral and harmful. Bible passages about warfare, women’s roles, and eter...
When Christian Nationalism Becomes a Catchall
Some might say the greatest threat to American democracy today is increasing polarization. Others might point to the rising national debt or Islamic terrorism. Still, there are bipartisan concerns about the recent electoral victories of the Democratic Socialists of America, who o...
13th anti-conversion state law goes into effect in India; Christians wary
India (MNN) – Maharashtra state just became the 13th domino in India to fall to religious restriction. The state’s new anti-conversion law went into effect August 28. John Pudaite with Bibles For The World says they’re seeing a pattern with each iteration of anti-conversion laws ...
Beware: Wendell Berry Will Change You.
For a man who called himself a “bad-weather churchgoer,” Wendell Berry (1934–2026) has had a remarkable influence among American Christians. He was recently featured on the cover of Christianity Today. This week he was feted by Commonweal and First Things, which is just one indic...
Church Abuse Survivors Launch Protestant Database
With the help of Catholic abuse survivors, Protestant survivors of abuse have created their own database of church leaders accused of sexual abuse. Chellee Taylor, who has shared the story of her abuse by a Southern Baptist pastor in 2023 and won a settlement from the church, spe...
Why Did Jesus Call Her a Dog?
Did Jesus demean the Canaanite woman he called a dog? Pastor John explains how Jesus’s test revealed her great faith — and her adoption as one of God’s own.Listen Now...
10 Resolutions for AI Use
Christians today need a principled ethical framework for evaluating AI use. The following resolutions are derived from a moral reflection on the Ten Commandments. These are just a starting point, but we pray they'll catalyze conversations about the political issues surrounding AI...