Podcast: What Pastors Can Learn from Richard Baxter (Tim Cooper)
Tim Cooper discusses the importance of Richard Baxter, a Puritan responsible for many key (if not misunderstood or difficult to read) treatises on church doctrine and the role of ministry.
What Does It Look Like to Be Blessed?
William R. Osborne
What is the proof that God is for us? Where else do we need to look other than God giving the most valuable thing in the universe, offering up his one and only Son for his people?
4 Common Misconceptions of What the Church Is
Edward W. Klink III
Before you establish what the church is, you have to define what it isn’t. You have to clear away some of the rubble before you can build and construct something.
What Happens when Doctrine Suffers from Historical Amnesia
Gavin Ortlund
As evangelicals, we tend to go right to the cross and to Jesus dying to save us, and sometimes we forget that’s not the only thing that he did to save us.
Doubting Your Doubts
Philip Graham Ryken
Doubt can be a stimulus to faith, or an ongoing annoyance in the Christian life, or a fatal blow to someone’s loose commitment to Jesus. It all depends on what we do with our doubts.
Clothed in Christ and Unashamed
Heather Nelson
Body shame is the feeling that your body with its imperfections is something of which to be ashamed—something you wish you could hide or change.
How Psalm 145 Saved My Ministry
Paul David Tripp
I can’t tell you how many times in my early days of ministry I questioned if God had really called me into pastoral ministry.
Glenn Harrington: Be Truthful, Not Original
In this six-minute documentary of artist Glenn Harrington, learn what inspires his paintings and how he interprets God's creative power in the natural world.
Why You Should Join an Imperfect Church
Jonathan Leeman
We need the body of Christ to grow and to know what it means to be a mature Christian.
Introducing the ESV Heirloom Single Column Personal Size Bible
Crossway is pleased to add a new Heirloom edition to the popular collection—this time in a portable trim size.
3 Implications of the Fact that God Has Spoken
Joel R. Beeke,
Paul M. Smalley
Hearing and remembering God’s word requires a worldview that takes into account the whole counsel of God in order to guide the whole life.
Why Faces Matter to Us
Michael J. Glodo
More than any other physical feature, we associate the face with a person. Faces matter to people, and so it’s not surprising that faces matter in the Bible.
The Biggest Challenge the Church Faces Today Is to Think Differently than the World
D. A. Carson
The greatest challenge that the church faces today to avoid thinking like the world is the same as the greatest challenge that the church always faces to avoid thinking like the world.
Rebalancing Our Approach to Observing the Sabbath
Guy Prentiss Waters
We don’t want to add to his Word. We don’t want to take away from his Word. We want to observe his Word, and the Sabbath is no exception.
This Day in History: John Newton Was Born (and Surrendered His Life to the Lord)
Tony Reinke
“The day is now arrived when I propose to close all my deliberations on this subject with a solemn, unreserved, unconditional surrender of myself to the Lord.”
ESV.org—How to Read the Greek New Testament
Study the Greek New Testament for Free Did you know you can read and study The Greek New Testament, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge for free on ESV.org? To start reading, navigate to any New …
Teenagers and the Dangers of Relativism
Jaquelle Ferris
There are two pretty big things that young people have to face when trying to follow Christ in a post-Christian world.
Why Being Discontent Can Actually Be a Good Thing
Amy DiMarcangelo
While my never-ending desire to explore the unfamiliar can lead to sinful discontent, there’s a holy discontent it reflects too.
Common Lies Young Girls Believe About Beauty
Kristen Wetherell
It is so easy for girls—young or old—to believe worldly lies about beauty. The world will tell us that our beauty is found in the way that we look, and we better look a certain way.
Why Study the Book of Genesis?
Mitchell M. Kim
Genealogies form the backbone of the book of Genesis.
What Jonathan Edwards's Daughter Can Teach Us about Friendship
Michael A. G. Haykin
Our culture is not one that provides great encouragement for the nurture and development of deep, long-lasting, satisfying friendships.
Podcast: God’s Work in the African Church (Conrad Mbewe)
Conrad Mbewe discusses what American Christians should know about the church in Africa, dispelling common misconceptions and sharing some of the big issues facing local congregations.
Dear Pastor, in a Lonely World, Cultivating Community Is Worth It
Jeremy Linneman
Of all the many things we do, cultivating spiritual community in a lonely world ranks among the most difficult, time-consuming, and personally demanding efforts.
How Can I Get in the Routine of Regular Bible Study?
Glenna Marshall
Choose your time and place and study plan now. Gather your supplies, and put them in your designated location. Then simply apply the Bible study plan tomorrow.
6 Soul-Searching Questions from the Book of Hebrews
R. Kent Hughes
New converts to Christianity typically have few doubts. But years of living and learning often soften their confidence.
What Is Distinct about the Theology of 2 Thessalonians?
Andrew Malone
Other numbered “sets” of New Testament letters exhibit distinct differences. Yet the two Thessalonian letters are customarily treated together. This is an indication of how closely the two letters track.
Free E-Book: Taking God At His Word
In our rapidly changing culture, biblical authority is too important to neglect.
Two of Prayer’s Essential Ingredients
John Onwuchekwa
The resurrection is the most important thing to behold in God’s word to fuel our desire to pray. But really, we need all of God’s word. We also need God’s people.
When the Tyranny of the Urgent Invades Missions
Elliot Clark
We're living at a time in global missions today where the gospel and faithful ministry are threatened because we often sacrifice the important for the immediate, the best for the most pressing.
The Key to True Happiness
James A. Johnston
Everyone wants to have a good life. What will make you truly blessed?