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Nov 19, 2024 | 
anglican.ink | Bernard N. Howard
I am a conservative evangelical. I attended St Ebbe’s Church when I was an undergraduate. I still admire the ministry of Vaughan Roberts, the Rector of St Ebbe’s. When I want to listen to a sermon on a particular passage, the St Ebbe’s sermon archive is one of the places I turn to. I’m not writing this article because I want to cause harm to Vaughan or St Ebbe’s or conservative evangelicalism.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bernard N. Howard
Some fifteen years ago, I read a piercing observation in The New Yorker about the Roman Catholic child abuse scandal. The writer pointed out that the scandal would never have come to light without the world—“our largely democratic, secularist, liberal, pluralist modern world”—holding the church to account. But, the writer suggested, according to the ideals of Christianity, it’s supposed to be the other way around. At the time, I said to myself, Well, that’s just Roman Catholics.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bernard N. Howard
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Meirav Gonen spent four hours on the phone with her daughter, 23-year-old Romi, who was at the Nova music festival in southern Israel. Meirav tried to calm Romi as rockets from Gaza struck the festival. She stayed on the phone while Romi hid with her friend, Galli, in some bushes; while a man tried to rescue Romi and Galli by driving them away from the festival; and while bullets hammered into the car, killing everyone inside except for Romi.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Zane Pratt |Jen Oshman |Bernard N. Howard |Brett McCracken
Scripture wasn’t written as a random collection of disconnected texts. It’s a coherent narrative with a beginning, middle, and end. The elements of its plot are creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. History is going somewhere, and that somewhere is the new heavens and the new earth (Rev. 21:1–4). Understanding that all history is moving toward this eschatological hope informs our motivation in missions.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jen Oshman |Bernard N. Howard |Brett McCracken |Marine Graaff
“I’m a Christian, but I’m not a fan of the church. It’s a literal cult!”“I think most Christians would be shocked to find out Jesus was probably bisexual.”Advertise on TGC“I have no problem with religion. I have a problem with old white men telling women what to do with their bodies.”Whenever I heard one of these statements from my university peers, I’d think, Here we go. I better get my boxing gloves on.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jason James |Jen Oshman |Bernard N. Howard |Mark Tooley
When Francis Chan spoke to Facebook employees in 2017, he recalled a former gang member he’d baptized who later left his church. Asked why, the man replied, “I just didn’t understand church. I thought that when I got baptized, it was going to be like getting jumped into a gang. . . .
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Liesl Counterman |Jen Oshman |Bernard N. Howard |Mark Tooley
My bride-to-be daughter rushed past the white lace and sequins, the high necklines and capped sleeves, reaching for a sleeveless dress. Excited women crowded around us. We had only one hour to find the perfect dress at the 50-percent-off sellout sample sale. It was wedding season in Utah. This was war. “Do you have a modesty requirement?” our stylist asked. Advertise on TGC“I don’t like plunging necklines, but I want sleeveless,” my daughter replied.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bryan Murawski |Jen Oshman |Bernard N. Howard |Mark Tooley
During my first year of ministry, Chris visited the youth group. He grew up in a Catholic family and had just graduated from CCD, the Catholic catechism class. Chris knew many things about his religion. However, it quickly became apparent he knew little about the Bible. I wondered, How could a young man spend years learning the doctrines of his faith, even memorizing lengthy catechisms, yet not read the Bible—the alleged source of those doctrines––for himself?
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jeremy Jessen |Bernard N. Howard |Jen Oshman |Mark Tooley
I preached my first sermon when I was in eighth grade. Our Baptist church had a “youth Sunday” where teenagers from the congregation led the music, preached the sermon, collected the offering, and served as ushers. My pastor was generous with his time and helped me to do my best as I prepared a sermon for the first time.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Miguel Núñez |Bernard N. Howard |Jen Oshman |Mark Tooley
More Episodes God’s Provision in the Wilderness God’s Rescue Through the Wilderness God’s Sacrifice in the Wilderness God’s Mediator for the Wilderness The Pharisee and the Tax CollectorIn his keynote message at TGC’s 2023 National Conference, Miguel Núñez teaches from Exodus 16 and emphasizes that the wilderness is a place where God often works profoundly in people’s lives, teaching them trust and obedience.
