Everyone Has a Worldview, and Almost No One Has a Worldview
James Eglinton
J. H. Bavinck makes the paradoxical claim that worldview is both everywhere (“Everyone has a worldview”) and nowhere (“Almost no one has a worldview”). How can both these statements be true?
Introducing the ESV Panorama New Testament
View many of the New Testament books in their entirety on a panoramic, two-page spread with this new edition.
Francis Chan: "Knowledge is essential, but not sufficient."
Francis Chan
Your brilliance is worthless if you’re not building up your brother—and even worse if you’re destroying him with your knowledge.
Falling Behind in Your Bible Reading Plan Isn’t Your Greatest Danger
Kristen Wetherell
Perhaps the biggest danger in reading and studying our Bibles is to miss the whole point, which is to miss encountering Jesus, the risen Lord and Savior of us all.
The Christian Leader
We don’t need more information. We need God’s revelation.
Podcast: Jackie Hill Perry on Recording the Entire ESV Bible: “It Changed Everything”
Jackie Hill Perry shares what it was like to spend over sixty-five hours reading God's word aloud in a recording studio with unsaved audio engineers listening in the whole time.
Video: Jen Wilkin on Staying Motivated in Bible Study
Jen Wilkin
In this video, author and Bible study leader Jen Wilkin offers some advice for staying motivated in our reading of God's Word and explains the limitations of topical Bible studies.
How the Gospel Transforms Our Productivity
Ana Ávila
To be productive is to embrace the reality of what God does in us and to respond in worship through our work and our rest.
What Not to Say to a Grieving Person
Nancy Guthrie
Here are three things that grieving people wish no one would ever say to them again.
The Most Shocking Story We've Ever Heard
John Piper
You will never find anything so shocking, so strange, so weird and spellbinding as the story of the incarnation of the Son of God.
There’s No Heaven That Envy Can’t Turn into Hell
Gavin Ortlund
Envy is one of those sins that hides and lurks. And so many times we can be experiencing envy that's robbing our joy, and yet we're not even aware that we're struggling with the sin of envy.
2 Things Pastors Can Learn from Spurgeon’s Preaching
Michael Reeves
One of Spurgeon's great strengths is that he would always seek preach Christ to people where they were at and to their needs.
Does the Old Testament Really Point to Jesus? Jesus Thought So
David M. King
Does the Old Testament really point to Jesus? To answer that question, we should ask an expert. The leading authority on all things spiritual is Jesus himself.
New ESV Study Bible Covers
The ESV Study Bible presents the biblical text amidst a host of supplemental resources offering extra insight into God's Word.
Martin Luther Owned a Dog
Herman Selderhuis
Martin Luther was, at one point, the famous man in Europe. Discover two surprising facts about his quiet life and death.
The Depressing Dead End of “Your Truth”
Brett McCracken
Your truth. Those two words are so entrenched in our lexicon today that we hardly recognize them for the incoherent nightmare that they are.
Infographic: 4 Biblical Ways to Pray
Paul E. Miller
How do you pray biblically? Paul Miller outlines four ways to help you pray biblical prayers.
Coming Soon: ‘The Biggest Story Curriculum’
Releasing in June, The Biggest Story Curriculum will incorporate a host of integrated print and digital components to teach kids key Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation.
Something Scarier Than the Storm
Jon Nielson
Jesus’s miracle in the boat didn’t solve the disciples’ life problems; it gave them a bigger problem. Now they had to figure out what to do with Jesus.
Help! I’m Struggling to Accept the Bible’s Teaching on Men and Women
John Piper
The Bible reveals the nature of masculinity and femininity by describing diverse responsibilities for man and woman while rooting these differing responsibilities in creation, not convention.
2 Ways Leaders Can Exemplify Humility to Those under Their Authority
Gavin Ortlund
Make it your personal ambition to build up those around you, and let them flourish in their gifts.
What Is Distinct about the Theology of Galatians?
Thomas R. Schreiner
No compromise can be accepted or tolerated when it comes to the gospel, and all teachings and teachers must be evaluated and measured by the gospel revealed to us by Jesus Christ himself.
How a Critical Theorist Influenced the Sexualization of Everything
Bradley G. Green
Herbert Marcuse is one of the most fascinating of the critical theorists. He was born in 1898 and died in 1979. His reputation among American activists in the 1960s is legendary.
What Does Perfect Anger Look Like?
Dane Ortlund
Christ got angry and still gets angry, for he is the perfect human, who loves too much to remain indifferent. And this righteous anger reflects his heart, his tender compassion.
How Do We Define “Success” in Ministry?
Nathan Knight
We do the work of pastoral ministry so that our people might treasure Christ together. That’s the often unheralded yet beautiful definition of “success.”
A Devotional on Christlikeness by Florence Nightingale
Leland Ryken
If we have not true religious feeling and purpose, life . . . becomes a mere routine and bustle. . . . Our work must be the first thing, but God must be in it.
5 Ways the Church Makes You Wiser
Brett McCracken
Church can be an indispensable source of stability and growth; a treasure trove of communal and Spirit-infused wisdom that we’d be foolish to neglect.
Why You Need a Sabbath from Your Tech
Tony Reinke
The human body is remarkable in similarities to an efficient machine, but we are physical beings with finite limitations and eternal souls.
What’s Fueling the Sexual Revolution?
Carl R. Trueman
What makes the sexual revolution remarkable is that the transgression of boundaries has now become effectively normative within society.
The Posture of a Man of God
John Currie
The church is led to maturity on her mission through intentional, earnest, persistent intercessory prayer. A man of God leads from his knees!