Podcast: How the Sacraments Help Us Know Who We Truly Are (Kevin Emmert)
Kevin Emmert explains why the sacraments are so central to our lives as believers and why their shaping power is more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with identity and self-expression.
Video: John Piper Speaks at Wheaton College
John Piper recently spoke at Wheaton College, addressing the community with a talk entitled "Race, Repentance, and Rejoicing: Ethnicity in the Christian Church".
Podcast: How Has Evangelism Changed in the Post-Christian West? (David Dockery)
Dr. David Dockery talks about the new challenges that shifting norms and rapid cultural changes present to young Christians.
The Super Bowl and Folk Culture
Joshua Farris Drake
The event around which we gather shows the erosion of folk culture just as much as it fosters it.
#thosepeople - Our Problem with Tribalism (Reactivity Episode 6)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp talks about our culture of tribalism in which we associate primarily with those who agree with us and find it easier to react to anyone who isn't in that group.
Declaring a Cease-Fire to the Mommy Wars
Courtney Reissig
The value of your work comes from service to the Lord, not from a job title, a mother-of-the-year award, or apaycheck.
What Francis Grimké Would Say to the Church Today About Racial Prejudice
Drew Martin
Francis Grimké would have a lot that he would want us to know about racial prejudice. He preached prolifically on this topic and had so many thoughts.
Never Before Published Works from Lloyd-Jones
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Martyn Lloyd-Jones shows how to deal with fear by confronting it, recognizing it, and realizing that the only way to address it is found in the unchanging gospel.
Your Most Basic Need
We must train ourselves to slow down and recognize the greatest need we have is met in Christ’s coming.
#fail - Our Need for Grace (Reactivity Episode 7)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp talks about the differences between a culture of condemnation and a culture of redemption, and he makes an honest confession.
#fightme - Our Problem with Craving Controversy (Reactivity Episode 5)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp talks about the difference between the love of truth and the love of controversy, which is no longer motivated by the two great commands to love God and love your neighbor.
What Are Your Blind Spots?
Our blind spots lead to divisions and disagreements, preventing God’s people from testifying to his grace with one voice.
#meantweets - Our Problem with Anger (Reactivity Episode 2)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp talks about the normalization of emotionally driven responses and especially reactions filled with fear and anger, two of the primary emotions that drive the culture of toxic reactivity.
Preview: ‘Gospel People’ by Michael Reeves
We are pleased to offer a special preview of Michael Reeves’s new book, ‘Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity.’
D.A. Carson on Evangelicalism—from ETS 2009
Dr. D. A. Carson presents a biblical/theological definition of evangelicalism that is rooted in the New Testament’s description of the gospel, and then proceeds to demonstrate its continuing relevance and our need for its scripturally defined boundaries.
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.
#antisocialmedia - Our Problem with Individualism (Reactivity Episode 4)
Paul David Tripp
Paul Tripp discusses the message of individualism in our culture that is destructive to our relationships and is an enemy of the community that God carefully designed for us to live in.
An Interview with Mitch Stokes
In this video, Justin Taylor sits down with Mitch Stokes to discuss his new book.
Sex, Strategic Righteousness, and Eternal Purposes
John Piper
John Piper calls us to not be like the world, but to instead to be like Boaz and Ruth.
How Do You Form Ethical Opinions? Make Ethical Decisions?
John Feinburg, author of Ethics for a Brave New World sheds light on how we can develop our ethical theory and how that informs ethical decision making.
The Origins of the Self-Esteem Movement
Jen Oshman
People threw off the shackles of the church and the state and they began to look inward. They began to look to themselves for what is true and what is real.
If I Could Sit Down with Richard Dawkins
If I could change Richard Dawkins’ mind about something, it would be about this notion of objective morality.
Podcast: The Surprising Health Benefits of Going to Church (Rebecca McLaughlin)
Rebecca McLaughlin discusses how church attendance has positively fought against the levels of loneliness, depression, anxiety, and addiction in the world.
Why Serial Captivates Us
Serial offers us insights into our culture’s longings, revealing God’s truth in the world around us.
Podcast: The Remarkable Legacy of Francis Grimké (Drew Martin)
Drew Martin discusses the life and lasting impact of Francis Grimké and how his ministry exemplifies a well-balanced and secure theologian that we can learn from today.
Podcast: Teach Your Kids About Their Anchored Identity (Christina Fox)
Christina Fox talks about kids’ need for a strong sense of identity that is rooted in an understanding of God as our creator, sustainer, and redeemer.
March Madness & Worship
Matt Chandler discusses March Madness and worship.