Church & Ministry Resource Guide
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How Biblical Doctrine Makes Us Beautiful
The Reformation was intimately tied to beauty, goodness, and human flourishing because the Reformers were seeing—through Scripture—God’s glory shine.
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How Not to Share the Gospel at Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to share the hope of Christ with people in your life—both in word and deed.
A Common Misconception About Your Worth
Did our preciousness move God's heart to send Jesus to die for us? If that is the case, what is the purpose of grace?
Why Do Christians Care So Much About Submission to Authority?
You are a creature created in God’s image, called to image him, represent him, and show what he’s like. And so fundamentally, he’s the one with rule.
4 Things to Remember When Reading the Bible
Proper Bible reading begins before we open the book. It begins in our approach.
The Economy’s 3 Essential Ingredients
Economists are looking at things that people have to make trade-off decisions about. That includes material resources, time, and relationships.
Why Christians Must Remain Dissatisfied
The Christian is not merely a man who knows now that he’s been forgiven, and that’s the end of it all. Not at all. That’s merely the introduction.
Are Love and Authority Mutually Exclusive?
But authority in creation and authority and redemption actually work together—for good.
3 Imperatives for Christ’s Early Disciples (and for Us)
Repentance has always been and will always be the way into restored fellowship with God. It is turning away from self, away from whatever we’ve given our allegiance, and toward Christ.
Why Is the Setting of Genesis 3 So Important to the Storyline of the Bible?
We are all born outside of Eden. In the garden, we are entering a world that is before the fall, and then we're watching an unfolding event.
Crossway is excited to announce some new and unique Bible editions. Browse some of the top releases by month.
J. C. Ryle on True Heart Religion and Counterfeit Faith
One of the keynotes of Victorian evangelical piety was “heart religion"—experiential, personal, and emotionally engaged, in contrast to Christian legalism, nominalism, formalism, and barren orthodoxy.
A Plastic World Changed How We Perceive the Self
The notion of the self with which we now intuitively operate in the West is arguably simply one example of a much broader view of the whole of reality.
Rejecting Theistic Evolution ≠ Embracing a God of the Gaps
A God of the gaps argument is an argument that has a formal, logical structure. Logic is known as an argument from ignorance—an informal fallacy.
Podcast: Why Union with Christ Is More Amazing Than You Think (Marcus Johnson)
What is the doctrine of union with Christ, and why is it so misunderstood today?
The Doctrines of Justification and Union with Christ Illuminate One Another
Scripture clearly says that Christians are united to Christ, but it is not intuitively obvious what this means. Union with Christ is a vague term.
The Place of Humanitarian Work Within Missions
Jesus said that Christians’ love for each other should arrest the attention of the world and attest to the truth of the good news. As we love one another, we teach nonbelievers.
Podcast: How Confronting Death Helps Us Live (Matthew McCullough)
How can thinking and being really honest about the reality of death paradoxically free us to find hope and joy in God like never before?
Celebrating God’s Faithfulness in 2020
As we near the end of 2020, we thank God for his continued faithfulness to Crossway over the course of a year full of unexpected challenges.
Interview: Justin Taylor on the 10-Year Anniversary of the ESV Study Bible
In this interview, we sit down with Justin Taylor to discuss the publication of the ESV Study Bible, which first released ten years ago this month.
Why Being Discontent Can Actually Be a Good Thing
While my never-ending desire to explore the unfamiliar can lead to sinful discontent, there’s a holy discontent it reflects too.
Why God’s Promises Are Important for Kids Too
The struggles and complexities of life teach us through the years that we must rely on our heavenly Father. How are God’s promises also for our little ones?
Faking Fruit (of the Spirit) - Hayley DiMarco
Can you truly bear fruit if you aren’t abiding?
God Blesses Holiness, Not Pastoral Talent
If you’re not cleansed from the things that corrupt your life, you’re not a vessel fit for the Master’s use.
Connecting Worship on Sunday to Work on Monday
Many of us are misguided when it comes to how my work connects to the Christian faith.
Consider the last book you read, the last song you sang, or the last prayer you prayed. What was the focus? Was it about God, his glory, his kingdom, and his purposes?
Podcast: Has Christianity Really Caused More Harm Than Good in the World? (Sharon James)
Sharon James makes the case that despite the many failings of many Christians over the centuries, Christianity has indeed been very good for the world.
4 Things at Stake When Your Children Don’t Obey
What’s at stake in practicing correction is probably better gauged by understanding what happens when correction doesn’t get practiced very well.
What Can We Know about the Father’s Involvement in the Crucifixion?
What sort of knowledge of God’s action in Christ’s death may we have? That a man named Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate. What further knowledge about the cross, then, may Christians enjoy?
The Song of Songs: A 7-Day Devotional
Through this video devotional, beging to grasp God’s vision for love and marriage by working through the Song of Songs.