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Nov 28, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jared Larson
Luke 17:11–19 tells the story of 10 lepers calling to Jesus for healing, but only one returns to give thanks. Around Thanksgiving, this passage is often treated as a moralistic lesson: “You need to be more grateful.”But do we need the Bible to tell us that? It isn’t a groundbreaking idea. Scientific studies tell us a grateful person is a happier person. TED Talks and Oprah are full of this stuff. Is this really the primary message Luke gives us here?
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Cyndi Logsdon |Jared Larson |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Brett McCracken
I once heard an international church planter inform his team leader he was moving back to America to care for his aging parents. But the response of this usually levelheaded team leader surprised me: “What do you think Jesus meant when he told his followers to let the dead bury the dead?”I confess, I was a bit offended. Didn’t he understand we’re commanded to honor our father and mother? And yet I know Jesus calls us to forsake all to follow him.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Caleb Batchelor |Jared Larson
Even though Amazon considers 2022’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debut a success—the company touts more than 100 million viewers worldwide and record-breaking Prime Video signups from the show’s launch—many Tolkien fans found the premiere season a mixed bag, if not a total disappointment. I share that feeling.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jared Larson |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Caleb Batchelor |Brett McCracken
“We’re Christians too!” It’s a line you may have heard time and again when sharing the gospel with a Mormon friend. Reasoning with a Mormon about his faith can be incredibly difficult. How should you go about it? I’d discourage you from beginning by telling your friend, “Your Jesus isn’t the Jesus of the Bible.” As a former Mormon, I can tell you that hearing that line from Christian street evangelists hurt far more than it helped.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Chase Replogle |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Caleb Batchelor |Jared Larson
To be a girl today is to be the beneficiary of decades of conversation about the complexities of womanhood, its many forms, and expressions. Boys, though, have been left behind. No commensurate movement has emerged to help them navigate toward a full expression of their gender. It’s no longer enough to “be a man”—we no longer even know what that means. So Christian publishers keep releasing new books for men, but none seems to gain the popularity of past bestsellers.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Tim Keller |Hannah De Cleene |Jared Larson |Trevin Wax
When I became a Christian at Bucknell University in 1970, the small InterVarsity group had perhaps 5 to 15 people coming at various times in the first two years I was involved. Suddenly, in my junior and senior year, the numbers went up 10-fold. A lot of people were becoming Christians. This wasn’t just before cell phones and social media but before answering machines. There was no campaign. There wasn’t any media.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | A. Gibson |Hannah De Cleene |Jared Larson |Trevin Wax
The apostle Paul was a pioneer missionary. His ambition was to preach the gospel where Christ hadn’t “already been named” (Rom. 15:20). A fire burned within him for those who’d never been told to “see,” for those who’d never heard to “understand” the message of God’s grace in Christ (Rom. 15:21). Although he spent much time laboring among churches, Paul always longed to move into “lands beyond” (2 Cor. 10:16). But Paul understood not all gospel workers share his call.
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Mar 17, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Julius Kim |Hannah De Cleene |Jared Larson |Trevin Wax
Episode No. 001Subscribe RSS Apple Spotify Google Stitcher At TGCW22, Julius Kim delivered a powerful message on how King David’s sacrificial love toward Mephibosheth points us to the sacrificial love of God through Christ. As Kim teaches on 2 Samuel 9, he explains that King David’s love for Mephibosheth mimics Christ’s love for us. Kim draws out four key acts in this passage:Advertise on TGC1. David’s pursuit to show kindness2. Mephibosheth’s plight3. David’s promise to do no harm4.
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Mar 16, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Mike McGregor |Jared Larson |Terry Glaspey |Hannah De Cleene
Scripture commends a variety of attitudes and emotions in worship. Joy and love are prominent, of course, and we love to sing songs on those themes. Beyond that, in the Psalms, for example, we see saints trusting God through tears (e.g., Pss. 22; 42; 88). Job and the prophets likewise display sadness while falling on grace. And it’s certain that, on any given week, some in our churches are grieving. No wonder Scripture teaches it’s good to sing songs that voice both joy and sadness.
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Mar 16, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Joe Carter |Jared Larson |Terry Glaspey |Hannah De Cleene
The Story: A state judge in Virginia issued a preliminary opinion that frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel.”The Background: A divorced couple in Virginia are in a legal dispute over two frozen embryos that remain in storage. The woman wants to implant the embryos and raise the children, while the man objects. Prior to their divorce, they signed a statement by the IVF clinic titled “Legal Statement—Embryo Ownership” in which they chose to “own” any embryos jointly.
