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Podcast: The Cure to Our Polarization and Outrage: Humility (Gavin Ortlund)
Gavin Ortlund talks about misconceptions we often have about humility—that it corresponds to weakness or that it hides our abilities—and discusses how humility is so foundational for experiencing true joy in Christ.
Preview: ‘The Death of Porn’ by Ray Ortlund
Today, we are pleased to share a special hour-long audio preview of The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund.
The Family Photo of God’s Family Is a Little Surprising
Imagine if we gathered together all of the believers throughout history and lined them up for a massive family photo. Whom would we see? What kinds of people would be there?
How to Cast Out Impure Affection
The best way of casting out an impure affection is to admit a pure one, and, by the love of what is good, to expel the love of what is evil.
How Pride Undermines the Joy of Confession
Confession is like the gateway to freedom. As we confess, repent, and own the wrong things that we have done, we move forward with a lightness of heart.
How to Effectively Bring the Gospel into Your Parenting
Using shame to discourage children's sin isn't what they need—they need forgiveness and acceptance.
Why You Should Read John Owen Next Year
What Owen offers is not quick relief, but long-term, deep growth in grace that can make strong, healthy trees where there was once a fragile sapling.
Podcast: How Can We Trust a God Who Allows So Much Evil? (Collin Hansen)
Collin Hansen addresses questions about the problem of evil and where God is in the face of tremendous suffering and death.
Jesus' Death Should Lead to Your Own Daily Dying
The death of Jesus is not just what cleanses you of guilt, but it is also the means by which you experience transformation.
The root of idolatry is pride.
Podcast: Embracing Spiritual Authority in the Face of Pastoral Failure (David Mathis)
David Mathis discusses the topic of spiritual authority—what it is, who has it, and how we should respond when that authority is abused.
Does America’s History Reveal a Common Consensus on Abortion?
Knowing abortion is murder is not something that is just a result of modern technology. It has been the common sense of people in America for centuries.
Podcast: Why Did God Put Difficult People in My Church? (Jamie Dunlop)
Jamie Dunlop explains how unity—not necessarily uniformity—in the face of diversity glorifies God and strengthens the church's witness.
This gospel meditation by Paul David Tripp laments the effects of sin’s curse on the world.
What Are We Saved from—and What Are We Saved To?
It is very tempting to suggest that Jesus is here to save us from the sad, purposeless lives that we feel, or the lack of meaning in our lives. But that's not what the Bible says.
Don't Go through Life Overcome with Guilt
The Psalms give us language to pray to God when we are guilty and seeking forgiveness.
It happens sooner or later in every relationship: someone will let you down.
The Truth About Sexual Assault
Justin Holcomb shares some important statistics related to sexual assault in our country and around the world.
Tim Chester explains how his book, You Can Change, unfolds.
What Does the Cross Have to Do with Justice?
We are justified by the blood of Christ. And as a justified people, we are then called to seek justice for every image-bearer on the planet.
Zack Eswine explains how Ezekiel 18 provides a summary of the gospel in the Old Testament.
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.
Living with the Enemy That Is Sin
The greatest victory in David’s life was not a victory of David’s at all, but, rather, God’s victory of grace over the sin that had captivated David’s heart.
4 Things You Have in Common with the Prodigal’s Older Brother
If the story of the younger brother reveals God’s grace, in the elder brother we see many characteristics of not truly believing that God is gracious.
Facing the Painful Side of Redemption
Which is more painful? To live without hope or to catch a glimpse of hope only to have it disappear?
Are Your Pleasures Worth More than Your Soul?
God is labouring to bring you back from sin and from Satan unto himself. Open the door of your hearts and the King of glory shall enter in.
Making Sense of the Failures of Godly Leaders, Past and Present
We are sinners and saints at the same time. It’s part of the human condition. That’s an important thing to grapple with and understand and accept that that’s a reality.
If we’re going to defeat the sin of discontentment, we need to be able to spot its lies.
Is Repentance a Work We Perform or a Gift We Receive?
Chris Brauns argues that seeing repentance as a gift vs. a work changes how we pray for ourselves and how we pray for other people.
The Huge Difference Between Worldly Sorrow and Godly Grief
Just because someone gives lip service to saying that they’re sorry doesn’t mean that they’re truly repentant. Even if they are repentant, that doesn’t mean the relationship is fully restored.
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