2026 Christmas Gift Guide
2026 Christmas Gift Guide
From Mecca to the Messiah (Part 4)
The Doctrines of Grace My wife and I returned to North Carolina full of wonder and joy. We were changed. The world sparkled with a newness and freshness we didn’t know was available. Everything was …
Articles on The Gospel
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Jeff Vanderstelt helps us rethink the way we perceive ourselves, reminding us that our identity as believers is first and foremost in Jesus Christ and what he has done on our behalf.
Adapted from Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word by Voddie Baucham.
Afraid of the Dark? Come into the Light
For a variety of reasons, whether single or married, nighttime for many is a daily chore to simply get through.
Serving ourselves hinders our effectiveness and skews our priorities as Christians.
We must train ourselves to slow down and recognize the greatest need we have is met in Christ’s coming.
Video: What Does It Mean to Be Gospel-Centered?
We recently sat down with some Crossway authors and asked them, *"What does it mean to be gospel-centered?"
Linking the Gospel and the Life of the Mind
Bradley Green's book The Gospel and the Mind explores this correlation between the gospel and the mind, and in doing so addresses five theological themes and their relevance to the intellectual life.
The Eternal, Marital Promise of the Gospel
The gospel is calling us to be faithful to the Lord now, during this mere blink of time, so that we then enter into the eternity of his embraces and his love.
When the Gospel Transforms Your Christmas Expectations
Stephen Altrogge reflects on how he can be content at Christmastime.
Matthew’s Unique Approach to Forgiveness
Both Jesus’s suffering/death and his death-defying resurrection are necessary parts of the gospel story, as they should be in our theology.
Serial offers us insights into our culture’s longings, revealing God’s truth in the world around us.
A Devotional for Your Family from ‘The Biggest Story Advent’
There are many stories in the world about kings and dragons and damsels in distress. They’re all true—in a way. All those stories tell us something about good and evil and our need to be rescued.
The Gospel in Worship: An Excerpt from 'Rhythms of Grace'
Designed to help Christians think more theologically about the nature of true biblical worship, Rhythms of Grace shows how the gospel is all about worship and worship is all about the gospel.
Why Do We Need So Many Books on the Gospel?
This post by Dane C. Ortlund was originally published on May 25, 2011. We're reposting it as we celebrate Crossway's 75th anniversary.
Gospel Wakefulness Changes our Theological Pursuit
True theology galvanizes our affections toward God, not toward theology.
Matt Chandler discusses March Madness and worship.
How God’s Word Offers Us Freedom from Shame
Shame is, effectively, a public disgrace. When we think about shame, we’re thinking about three audiences. There’s God, there are fellow believers, and there are outsiders.
Pastor Jeff Vanderstelt explains why he no longer tells people to "go be Jesus" among the lost.
Video: Disability and the Gospel
"Why do we in the evangelical church in the West demand that everyone be “normal” and look the same? Why do we as a culture try so hard (and succeed so well!) at hiding people …
Trevin Wax's Challenge to the Church, to Us
Do our hopes and dreams look the same as the world's? Do we claim Jesus is Lord, and then relentlessly pursue a bigger paycheck, a bigger house, a better job, or more leisure?
Our Union with Christ Saves Us from Having a Dull Testimony
The reality of every Christian conversion is that we have gone from death to life. Every Christian testimony is a story of resurrection—and resurrection is not boring.
How Union with Christ Shapes Our Assurance of Salvation
Many of us will experience seasons where assurance of our salvation gets covered over and feels hidden, almost the way the sun can be hidden behind the clouds.
Studying Hebrews with the ESV Gospel Transformation Bible
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We Must Commit to the Functional Centrality of the Gospel
We must consider the ongoing functioning of the gospel in the lives of Christians and the local church. We must start by setting forth a biblical paradigm for the functional centrality of the gospel.
Podcast: Are We Enjoying Life as Much as God Wants Us To? (Ray Ortlund)
Ray Ortlund encourages Christians to live a life of embodied holiness through boldly enjoying God’s creation.