10 Things You Should Know about American Criminal Justice
Matthew T. Martens
American founders understood that the power to criminally punish was enormous and the emotional outcry to solve a crime could lead authorities to run roughshod over the rights of the accused.
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.
Why Are Christians Told Not to Love the World? (1 John 2)
Ray Van Neste
If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world— the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
Why Beauty Is a Problem without God
Philip Graham Ryken
I think in a way, for somebody who has not yet surrendered to Jesus Christ, beauty is a problem because beauty is so evident in this world, and it awakens a desire for eternal things.
Unpacking “New Year, New Me”
Jen Oshman
While our collective declaration of “New year, new me” is powerful on January 1, it loses steam quickly. The second Friday in January is known as Quitters Day because so many of us give up by then.
Why We Feel So Tired and Confused by What We See Online
Samuel D. James
The internet makes no distinction between what is relevant to us or what is not relevant to us, what is part of the life that we’re supposed to live or what doesn’t really matter.
When Did I Get a Right to Life?
Scott Klusendorf
Some say that just because we exist as human beings at the embryonic/fetal stage doesn’t mean we have the same rights, including a right to life, at every stage of life. How should we respond to this?
Podcast: How to Wait for Christmas in an Age of Instant Gratification (Jonathan Gibson)
Johnny Gibson discusses what it looks like to truly prepare our hearts for Christmas and talks about how and why the Advent season is meant to be a season of waiting.
Favorite Christmas Traditions from Crossway Kids’ Book Authors
Read what the authors of Crossway kids' books had to say about their favorite Christmas traditions, and perhaps even find inspiration to incorporate new traditions into your own celebrations this year.
A Trial Lawyer Answers the Most Searched Questions about the Criminal Justice System
Matthew T. Martens
Matt Martens is a trial lawyer in Washington, DC who has spent most of his career in criminal law. In this video, he offers clear and candid answers to some of the most searched questions about criminal justice.
Is the Bible Pro-Life?
Scott Klusendorf
Abortion advocates are correct that the Bible does not specifically mention abortion. But what’s the best explanation for its silence?
Before You Gather, Mourn Your Sin
Paul David Tripp
In our avoidance of sadness, we often numb ourselves to death with entertainment. Perhaps what we’re running from is not just sadness; perhaps we’re running from ourselves.
Why I No Longer Support the Death Penalty
Matthew T. Martens
In law school, I was a full-throated supporter of the death penalty, but I have come to the view that, as currently practiced in the United States, the death penalty is unjust as the Bible defines justice.
What Does It Mean to Be Pro-Life?
Scott Klusendorf
A biblical Christian ethic is concerned with the whole life. But the organizational priorities of pro-life organizations are necessarily narrow.
Podcast: The Case for Abortion—and How to Refute It (Scott Klusendorf)
Scott Klusendorf offers pro-life training by actually making a compelling case for abortion so that he can teach us how to refute it through simple logic and reason.
The Sacraments Are a Christian’s Answer to Questions of Identity
Kevin P. Emmert
Put differently, being in Christ is our primary identity as Christians. This is true because Jesus Christ, the Son of God incarnate, is the God-man
Being Constantly Online Has Changed Us More than We Think
Samuel D. James
When you ask, How could being on the internet so much be shaping us?, the real answer is, How could it not be shaping us?
We Forget Just Why We Live in a WEIRDER World
Andrew Wilson
The rate of change in the last two centuries makes the past feel much further away than it actually is, which inclines us to fawn over the future, and either patronize the past or ignore it altogether.
3 Things That Must Change in the American Justice System
Matthew T. Martens
The American justice system has an accuracy problem. And this accuracy problem is a justice problem—a biblical justice problem.
Podcast: The Death Penalty, Plea Bargaining, and Other Problems with the Criminal Justice System (Matt Martens)
Matt Martens sets forth a distinctly Christian vision of criminal justice, highlighting how the great commandment to love God and love our neighbor should inform our approach to both the victim and the accused.
Is “Mental Illness” a Helpful Label?
Tom Karel,
David Murray
Labels can be helpful in beginning to describe or define what we are talking about, but labels can also cause difficulties.
Is Google Making Us Ungodly?
Samuel D. James
Is it true that it's not just the messages that we find on the web that influence us but that it’s the web itself, the process through which the web puts us as we engage its powers?
Unpacking “Love Is Love”
Rosaria Butterfield
“Love is love” proudly pronounced that the lover's authenticity determines the love's integrity. Who can judge love? it asked. But does God define love, or do I? Is God love, or are my feelings my God?
5 Ways the World Would Be Worse without Christianity
Sharon James
Christians are instructed to “check their privilege” and “do the work” to repudiate Christianity’s toxic legacy. But what would the world really be like without Christianity?
Podcast: How the World Found Democracy—and Became Ex-Christian (Andrew Wilson)
Andrew Wilson explains why the idea of democracy was so transformative in the decades following the American Revolution and how industrialization changed the way people thought about the world.
3 Core Beliefs of the Transgender Movement
Samuel D. Ferguson
The transgender revolution is sweeping. Deeper understanding of it requires us to consider three core beliefs that underly it and make it possible.
5 Myths about Gender Identity
Samuel D. Ferguson
While we should be careful not to reduce gender to cultural stereotypes, we must realize that uprooting gender from biology effectively kills it. If gender can be anything, it ends up being nothing.
2 Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Evangelizing Muslims
A. S. Ibrahim
We are called to bring the gospel of hope to our Muslim neighbors, but there are some mistakes that Christians can make—intentionally or unintentionally.
Podcast: Answering Common Questions about Mental Illness (David Murray)
David Murray responds to questions regarding anxiety, depression, and other forms of mental illness and also offers advice on differentiating between normal feelings of sadness and something more serious.
Does the Gospel Need a Feminist Rescue?
Rosaria Butterfield
Men and women and children are to conduct themselves in accordance with a pattern. A woman’s personal gifts do not take priority over the design pattern that God established in the garden.