Despairing Over the Culture? There's Still a Reason to Get Out of Bed Tomorrow
Carl R. Trueman
Is the world so intent on dismantling what it means to be a human being that society is doomed to collapse, or at least committed to shunting Christians and Christianity to its far margins?
12 Notable Quotes from 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
Technology is not itself bad, nor is it innocuous. Though we’re not all aware of how we are being changed by our digital habits, we are being changed nonetheless.
What Does It Mean to Be Blessed?
William R. Osborne
Just like themes such as law, sacrifice, and covenant, the theme of blessing must be understood within the full biblical story, if it is to be understood biblically at all.
The Power of Double Listening
Tim Chester
Double listening . . . is the faculty of listening to two voices at the same time, the voice of God through Scripture and the voices of men and women around us.
Why the Physical Earth Matters to God
When we fail to value creation, we fail to honor the God who made and sustains it.
Teach Your Kids Their Identity before the World Does
Christina Fox
What do you want to be when you grow up? Who are you? It’s one of the most fundamental questions of life. And the answer our culture has come up with is very far from the truth.
The Contagion of Grace
Rosaria Butterfield
When Jesus walked the earth, he wasn’t afraid to touch hurting people. He drew people in close. He met them empty and left them full and turned everything upside down.
What the Early Church Can Teach Us about Living in This Strange New World
Carl R. Trueman
Traditional Christians are typically those who take history seriously. If only we might be able to return to ancient worlds, we tell ourselves, all might be well.
Does God Care about Gender Identity?
Samuel D. Ferguson
In this video, Samuel D. Ferguson carefully walks through the core beliefs of the transgender movement, comparing them with fundamental truths expressed in Scripture.
Does Singleness Require a Special Calling?
Sam Allberry
Many Christians have taken “the gift of singleness” to mean some special capacity to cope with it. But there are a number of problems with this way of thinking.
How Should Christians Share the Gospel with Practicing Homosexuals?
Kevin DeYoung
You preach the same gospel that you would preach to someone who is not in the homosexual lifestyle.
The Collapse of the Secularization Hypothesis
Gene Edward Veith Jr.
It has long been assumed that the rise of modernity will be accompanied by the decline of religion, but the scholarly consensus today rejects the secularization hypothesis.
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.
Why Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Is a Dead End
Jen Oshman
It's very easy to shelve God and decide we don't really need him, that we just need to believe in ourselves and to invent who we are and what we want to do.
Is Productivity a Godly Goal or an Unhealthy Obsession?
Ana Ávila
Let’s understand productivity correctly—as making the best use you can of the resources God has placed in your hands—and use it as a means of serving our Lord and the people around us.
Podcast: Preparing Our Kids for a Post-Christian World (Rebecca McLaughlin)
Rebecca McLaughlin discusses what it looks like for parents to prepare their teens for a life in a post-Christian world, reflectong on kids' propensity to ask hard questions and why that's a good thing,
How the Bible Tells Us to Pursue Purity
Uche Anizor
In the aftermath of this onslaught against purity culture, are we in danger (and are sometimes guilty) of discarding the baby (purity) with the bathwater (purity culture)?
Podcast: The False Messages Facing Women Today (Lydia Brownback)
What messages are Christian women hearing and imbibing from culture, and what does the Bible have to say?
DNA 101: How It Works and Why It's Astounding
Stephen C. Meyer
The ultimate question in the origin of life is the question of where information comes from.
The (Anti-Christian) Moral Absolutes of Our Culture
Kevin DeYoung
We live in a time of high moral obligation. The question is who gets to determine what those obligations are?
Humanism: You Will Be Like God
James Montgomery Boice
James Montgomery Boice explains the dangers of secular humanism.
What John Stott Learned about Theology from Bird-Watching
Tim Chester
Stott’s obsession with the snowy owl was more than a charming eccentricity. It reflected some important themes in his theology.
The Crisis Facing Our Pastors
Peter Orr
Of course, every Christian faces difficulty—Jesus called us to a life of carrying our crosses as we follow him. However, the challenges of those in pastoral ministry are often more acute.
Don't Let the Culture Train Up Your Children in the Way They Should Go
Kevin DeYoung
We need to be intentional about catechizing our kids with what is truly good, truly beautiful, truly life-changing, and life-saving, and God-glorifying.
How the Bible Talks about Corporate Responsibility and Repentance
Kevin DeYoung
Do we share some responsibility for the sins committed by those who were part of the same immediate family? What about the same religious family?
How to Help Your Teens Use Their Phones for Good
Katherine Forster
How can you help your teen wield their technology for good purposes, while avoiding the inherent dangers?
Men: Don’t Neglect These 4 Key Spiritual Disciplines
R. Kent Hughes
Godliness requires discipline. Here are four categories to commit to growing in.
Why Reading Is a Lost Art
Thoughtful reading is becoming a lost art. Artful reading is dying. Many people believe it’s drawing a final breath on its deathbed.
Help! My Faith Is Being Opposed in the Classrom
Gene C. Fant Jr.
Conflict can be an opportunity to be salt and light, particularly in academic settings.