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Aug 25, 2024 | 
theaquilareport.com | Bradley Bell
In 1 Peter 3:15, the apostle urged his readers toward “always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks [them] for a reason for the hope that is in [them].” Scripture memorization is the best way to do that. Yes, the drilling will be worth it. When I was in third grade, my mother enrolled me in Children’s Bible Drill. It was certainly a well-titled activity.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bradley Bell |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Jay Kim |Justin Taylor
When I was in third grade, my mother enrolled me in Children’s Bible Drill. It was certainly a well-titled activity. After hours of memorizing Bible passages, the class “drilled” together, competing to find and recite passages the quickest—at military attention, no less. I can’t say I enjoyed those drills. But what I’ve enjoyed over the past 30 years is being able to share the gospel using all the Scripture coded into my memory.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Steve Bateman |Garrett Kell |Justin Taylor |Bradley Bell
One evening while scrolling social media, I came across a video of a pastor saying his church sides with Jesus’s gospel on the numerous occasions where Paul’s gospel contradicts it. I was less shocked by his comment than by the Christians who were. This is not a brand-new way to think about Jesus and Paul. Does Paul create a “theological” story about Jesus that contradicts the “social and ethical” gospel Jesus preached?
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Steve Bateman |Garrett Kell |Justin Taylor |Bradley Bell
More By Staff Shane & Shane to Lead Worship at TGCW24Books to Give Kids (and Teens) for Christmas 2023The Gospel Coalition 2023 Book AwardsNow Available: 50+ Hours of TGC23 Conference SessionsTGCW24: Behold and Believe Video TrailerEditors’ note: From now until the end of March, all New City Catechism products are 50 percent off in the TGC store.
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Mar 17, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bradley Bell
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bradley Bell |Bernard N. Howard |Hunter Beaumont |Miranda Carls
“Thirty-one seconds before death.”This is author Brandon Sanderson’s way of ominously foreshadowing the inevitable, of giving insight into the thoughts and feelings of his characters before their demise. You’d think this too morbid for readers seeking the immortal appeal of a fantasy novel. But millions of fans of Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series would disagree. Keeping the end in sight speaks profoundly to their human souls.
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Jul 30, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ryan Currie |Matthew Emadi |Ian Harber |Bradley Bell
I took a deep breath and opened the door to my daughter’s room. This was going to be a tough conversation. She looked at me with tear-filled eyes and said, “I hate this place.” She wasn’t alone. I was wrestling with similar feelings. Every day assaulted me with new sights, smells, and sounds. The world spun around me. For the cross-cultural worker, the lack of the familiar often evokes internal chaos. The specific stressors vary from place to place. But the feelings are the same.
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Jul 29, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Hunter Beless |Matthew Emadi |Ian Harber |Bradley Bell
Books written years ago by missionary Amy Carmichael continue to encourage Christians around the world. But Carmichael didn’t set out to be an author. She turned to writing when she was bedridden, suffering from multiple injuries as a result of a fall that would cripple her with pain and confine her to a bed for the last two decades of her life.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jonathan Prudhomme |Matthew Emadi |Ian Harber |Bradley Bell
In November 2022, the world witnessed a staggering technological advancement—the release of the open AI platform ChatGPT. It’s truly impressive. If you tell ChatGPT to “make a case for the abolition of property taxes, providing citations of legal precedent,” it’ll generate a cogent 400-word response in a matter of seconds. If you tell it to “write a children’s bedtime story appropriate for a 4-year-old,” it’ll do it. But as impressive as ChatGPT is, it presents one hiccup for its users.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Boga |Matthew Emadi |Ian Harber |Bradley Bell
In my years of discipling college students and 20-somethings, I’ve received a consistent question: “Can I, a Christian, date a non-Christian?” Because I’m persuaded the reason Christians should date is to identify their spouse, I believe the fundamental question being asked is “Can I marry a non-Christian?”The Bible presents a simple answer to this question: no. However, over the years I’ve found the simple answer is simply unsatisfactory for many.
