The Journey to Accepting Difficult Doctrines Is Painful (and Rewarding)
Kevin DeYoung
We can think about difficult doctrines in at least a couple of categories. Some of these doctrines are particularly hard to understand. And then there are those doctrines that are hard to accept.
How to Fight the Power of Shame
Heather Nelson
To fight the power of shame, you have to do what is most counterintuitive.
Why Your Parents' Limitations Aren’t Limiting
Lindsey Carlson
Limits force you to come to grips with both your humanity and your sin nature by showing you that you are not God, but you sure want to be.
How Technology Is Changing the Way We View People Created in God’s Image
Brett McCracken
One of the ways that modern technology is changing the way we view other people has to do with the disembodied nature of so much of modern technology.
Body Image, Health Care, and the Incarnation
Bob Cutillo, MD
When God chose to come to the world embodied in Jesus Christ, he accepted life with all of its limitations.
2018 Ministry Update
A year-end update from Crossway’s president and CEO, Lane T. Dennis.
Compromise on Marriage, Lose the Gospel
Who Created Marriage? We must not compromise on same-sex marriage. If we had invented marriage, we could reinvent it—there would be no problem with that. We could make it whatever we wanted it to be. …
10 Key Bible Verses from the Sermon on the Mount
You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
Church-Planting and the Single Woman
Carolyn McCulley
Scripture reveals how important single adults, especially women, are to the church.
Why Ordinary People Matter to God
Philip Graham Ryken
One of the things that I love about the stories in the Bible is how many ordinary people you meet.
Watch the Trailer for 'The Biggest Story: The Animated Short Film'
The Biggest Story connects the dots from the garden of Eden to Christ's death on the cross to the new heaven and new earth.
Anne Bradstreet: Doubting Thousands of Times
Jenny-Lyn de Klerk
The reason I can even have times of doubt and resolution and restored happiness is only because I am alive, because someone created me and is keeping me (and my faith!) going.
Should I "Like" a Social Media Post about Grief?
Nancy Guthrie
By liking a post about grief, you are letting the writer that they are not alone.
Pastor, Are You Content?
Erik Raymond
We are often tempted to find contentment in our circumstances: If things were only going better, then I would be happy.
Gospel-Centered Partnership: The Neopolis Network
We are overjoyed to be able to partner with organizations across the globe who share our passion to bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
ESV.org—How to Change Your Subscription Plan
Lots of Great Resources for One Low Cost Did you know you can change your ESV.org subscription plan at any time? To change your plan, simply click the profile icon at the top right of …
Podcast: What Does It Mean That Women Should “Remain Quiet” at Church? (Claire Smith)
Crossway
Claire Smith discusses what Paul says in 1 Timothy 2, why he says it, and what impact it should have on how men and women view their roles in the church.
Podcast: The Life and Legacy of Elisabeth Elliot (Lucy S. R. Austen)
Lucy S. R. Austen shares insights into Elisabeth Elliot’s missionary work in Ecuador and how her writing in the years that followed impacted thousands of believers around the world.
January 2022 New Releases
Explore a list of new books out this month, like A Dozen Things God Did with Your Sin by Sam Storms and God, Technology, and the Christian Life by Tony Reinke.
Why a Consumer Mentality Doesn’t Work at Church
Jamie Dunlop
Particularly as Western Christians, we need to understand that we’ve been steeped in consumerism our entire lives. It is all through our hearts. One way we see that is in how we think about church.
Christ in All of Scripture – Proverbs 29:23
This series of posts pairs a brief passage of Scripture with associated study notes drawn from the Gospel Transformation Bible.
Resisting the Power of Idolatry
Philip Graham Ryken
One of the things that has really helped me understand the power of idolatry in our own time and place is, strange to say, the plagues in the book of Exodus.
Hebrews 11: A 5-Day Devotional
Recount Hebrews 11 and the stories of faith-filled men and women throughout biblical history whom God commended for believing what they could not yet see.
Faithfulness in This Digital Age Is about Establishing Priorities
Samuel D. James
Faithfulness in the digital age means prioritizing God’s word and prioritizing embodied relationship over these digital tools.
Introducing the ESV Audio Player
We're pleased to announce the release of a free new resource that allows you embed audio from the ESV Bible on your blog or website.
Podcast: How Does Life Change If God Is Actually My Friend? (Mike McKinley)
Mike McKinley talks about what it means for us as Christians to be friends of God, about the friendship that Jesus had on earth, and about what it looks like for us to lean into our friendship with God.