2025 Christmas Gift Guide
2025 Christmas Gift Guide
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: Does God Love Everyone the Same?
God hates the sin that’s in us, but he sent his son Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins so that we can have a relationship with him.
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Christ in All of Scripture – Nehemiah 1
This series of posts pairs a brief passage of Scripture with associated study notes drawn from the Gospel Transformation Bible.
Are You Experiencing FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)?
Because of Christ's assurance of salvation to all believers, we don't need to fear missing out on eternity.
The Story of the Watchmaker Who Forgave Her Enemies
As a watchmaker, concentration camp survivor, teacher, and author, Corrie ten Boom experienced fears that rise from uncertain tomorrows. Yet she learned to walk confidently into each new day.
Carolyn Mahaney, Nicole Mahaney Whitacre
When we come to the house of God—in Solomon’s day, the temple, and in our time, the church—we are coming into the presence of God.
The Biblical Foundation for Church Partnerships
In thousands of cities across the globe, churches large and small haven’t considered the amazing things God could do through them in partnership with others.
Jesus knows that true power only flows through weakness, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities.
Updates to the ESV Bible App for Android and iOS
The ESV Bible app—available for both iOS and Android devices—was designed to facilitate a beautiful and intuitive digital Bible reading experience.
Here’s the principle. Seeing courage spreads courage. Seeing boldness awakens boldness. Seeing fearlessness overcomes fear.
Church, State, and the Authority of Jesus
Imperium means supreme power or absolute dominion, and it gets at the idea of where the buck stops in a society.
The Custom ESV Bible Program allows you to create a custom cover to represent your church, ministry, or organization.
The Demise of the Deified Self
Truly, we are lost in a darkness of our own making, and we got here by dethroning God and enthroning ourselves. We’ve deified ourselves. And it’s led to our demise.
What Does It Mean to Be “Above Reproach”?
What does it mean to be above reproach? Some ears, maybe tender consciences, hear “above reproach” and think that’s unattainable.
Why Bible Study Should Always Lead to Worship
Anytime we spend time gazing at who God is as he’s described in the Scriptures, we cannot help but be drawn into worship.
The Devil’s Doctrine: A Sermon from Lemuel Haynes Against Universal Salvation
The holy Scriptures are a peculiar fund of instruction. They inform us of the origin of creation, of the primitive state of man, and of his fall, or apostasy, from God.
Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do
Human beings are hardwired for awe. We are worshipers. We are searching for joy, hope, and fulfillment.
Pastor, What Do You Preach to People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together?
Titus 2 tells us that it’s the grace of God that teaches us to say no to ungodliness. If people aren’t growing in godliness, Paul says they need more grace.
Tossing Out Beliefs When They Don’t Spark Joy
What’s fascinating (and saddening) is that there seem to be many Christians, particularly in the affluent West, who think of theology, or doctrine, the way Marie Kondo thinks of clutter.
There’s no guarantee that because we’re in a saving relationship with God through Christ that we’re going to be exempt from darkness.
How God Is Present with His People and How His People Abide in Him
What is it for God to be with a people? God may be said to be with men, or present with them, in sundry respects.
Great Moms Are Weak Moms Who Rest in the Power of Christ
We might feel like we need another cup of coffee, that we need an extended vacation, or even just a day at the spa. But deep down inside, what we really need more than anything else is more of God.
The Most Influential Event to Happen in 1776 Isn’t What You Think
In a thousand years’ time, what will people look at as the most important development in this period? And I think it's probably the economic transformation.
Giving should ever express unending gratitude for God’s almost unbelievable grace.
Why Study the Books of 1–2 Peter?
Into a historical moment when many Christians feel disoriented, 1–2 Peter helps us recenter our hope on Christ.
How Does the Old Testament Fit in with the Great Commission?
Recent stats suggest that Christian awareness of the Great Commission has fallen on hard times. Barna Research has stated that only 24 percent of churchgoers know what it is.
Podcast: How to Endure Inexplicable Suffering (Eric Ortlund)
Eric Ortlund looks at the example of Job and how, as Christians, we should respond when we face the kind of suffering that Job did.
Announcing the Completion of the Knowing the Bible Series
Each study in the series covers one or more books of the Bible over 12 weeks, making practical applications and connections between the passage and the rest of Scripture.
What to Do When God Doesn’t Answer
We are called, as was Job, to begin our lives of discipleship with the fear of God and repentance from evil.
Find something for everyone you’re shopping for this Christmas season by browsing our lists separated into different categories of interest.
Meditate on the Psalms with the ‘ESV Devotional Psalter’ on ESV.org
Featuring a brand-new devotion for all 150 psalms in the Bible, the 'ESV Devotional Psalter' is now available as part of the Basic subscription plan via ESV.org.