The Crossway Podcast

Podcast: The NT Authors Quoted the OT Way More Than We Do (Greg Lanier)

In today's episode, Greg Lanier talks about the many ways that the Old Testament stands as an indispensable foundation for the New.

Podcast: How to Lament after Two Years of Loss (Mark Vroegop)

Mark Vroegop considers what it looks like to lament the COVID-19 pandemic—and how that lament can help us heal, both individually and as churches.

Podcast: 6 Objections to Studying Theology That Don't Hold Up (Jon Nielson)

Jon Nielson addresses six common objections to studying theology that he's heard over the years as a pastor, including that it's too impractical, too confusing, and too divisive.

Podcast: An Overlooked Problem of Atheism (Mitch Stokes)

Mitch Stokes talks about the many problems with an atheistic worldview—including logical holes that skeptics often prefer to ignore.

Podcast: What Is Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? (Fred Sanders)

In this episode, Fred Sanders answers questions about the Holy Spirit—What does it mean to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Why did Jesus call that sin “unforgivable”?

Podcast: Answering Your Questions about Parenting Adult Children (Gaye Clark)

Gaye Clark answers several listener-submitted questions about how we should handle the difficult dynamic of cultivating a relationship with our adult children.

Podcast: Why Discernment Today Is So Needed Yet So Neglected (Tim Challies)

Tim Challies talks about what spiritual discernment actually looks like, why it's so important for the mature Christian, and how to cultivate it in our own lives.

Podcast: Why You Can't Put Jesus in a Box (Rebecca McLaughlin)

Rebecca McLaughlin discusses a number of unbiblical misconceptions that we may have about Jesus and offers encouragement for those with questions about who Jesus is.

Podcast: Our Pastors Are in Crisis, and You Can Help (Peter Orr)

Peter Orr talks about why he thinks we're facing a pastoral crisis and what regular Christians can do to help stem the tide of pastoral burnout.

Podcast: Does God Choose Who Will Be Saved? (Robert Letham)

Robert Letham talks about predestination, God’s sovereignty, free will, how it all fits together, and how these doctrines are a great source of encouragement for the believer.

Podcast: Was Jesus a Pacifist? (Tom Schreiner)

Did Jesus teach a form of pacifism? How should we square Jesus’s command to love our enemies with the way that God’s people were commanded to conquer their enemies?

Podcast: What If Death Taught Us How to Live? (David Gibson)

David Gibson discusses the intent, message, and way of life that Ecclesiastes has to teach us.

Podcast: How Should We Respond to Our Doubt? (Randy Newman)

Randy Newman explains that when we struggle with questions about our faith, we should view these not as roadblocks to faith but as natural twists and turns that accompany our lives as Christians.

Podcast: The Man behind Calvinism (Derek Thomas)

Derek Thomas discusses John Calvin's enduring legacy, reflecting on the importance of predestination in hius theology and describing what it would have been like to have Calvin as your pastor.

Podcast: The Dark History of Abortion in America (Leah Savas)

Leah Savas talks about some of the forgotten history of abortion and about the efforts to protect unborn life in America that extend back over 300 years, even before the nation's founding.

Podcast: How to Be Like God without Trying to Be God (Jen Wilkin)

Jen Wilkin helps us understand what the Bible teaches us about how we, as redeemed creatures made in the image of God, are called to reflect God’s character to a watching world.

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.

Podcast: Do You Have a Theology of Exercise? (David Mathis)

David Mathis discusses what it looks like to build a theology of exercise, the ways physical training can be of value to Christians, and how this might look in different stages of life.

Podcast: Who’s in Charge of the Church? (Sam Emadi)

Sam Emadi breaks down the different leadership roles that Scripture outlines, explaining how God designed all of them to strengthen the body and glorify Christ.

Podcast: Are We in a Loneliness Epidemic? (Lydia Brownback)

Lydia Brownback talks about her experience of the pandemic and how Christians can rally together and support one another in the wake of two years of social isolation, masks, and lockdowns.

Podcast: What Does It Mean That Women Should “Remain Quiet” at Church? (Claire Smith)

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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: 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.

Podcast: Dragons, Absent Fathers, and Stories That Heal (Kathryn Butler)

Kathryn Butler talks about the power of stories to help our kids grasp and value the true story of God’s redemption and shares about how reading with her kids helped to carry her family through the pandemic.

Podcast: Answering Tough Questions about Raising Teenagers (Jon Nielson)

Jon Nielson discusses some of the most common questions that parents of teens often ask him as a pastor—questions about depression, sexuality, and when a teen should be allowed to get a phone.

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.

Podcast: How to Have Hard Conversations with Those You Love (Caroline Newheiser and Cheryl Marshall)

Cheryl Marshall and Caroline Newheiser discuss how to have hard conversations with others that put the focus on what God has said, not their own opinions.

Podcast: Were the First Christians Socialists? (Greg Forster)

How should believers think about the global economy and what practical difference should our beliefs make in the way that we spend and live?

Podcast: The History and Impact of ‘The New City Catechism’ (Collin Hansen)

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Collin Hansen shares insights on deepening your theological convictions in the age of rampant de-conversion and de-churching with a tool that has stood the test of time: catechisms.

Podcast: Why We Created a New Hymnal (Keith and Kristyn Getty)

Keith and Kristyn Getty discuss the new Sing! Hymnal and how a hymnal can shape the history of the church, form the life of a congregation, and contribute to family worship.

Podcast: The Greatest Act of Redemption in the Entire Old Testament (Ian Vaillancourt)

Ian Vaillancourt talks about why the story of the exodus is so central to the Old Testament as a whole and how the story of Israel's rescue from Egypt pointed forward to the coming of Christ in more ways than one.