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Aug 21, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Elliot Clark |Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze
In the world of evangelical missions, it’s common to appeal to Paul’s example when developing or defending missionary praxis. Many seek to articulate a Pauline approach or critique others for diverting from it. While Roland Allen wasn’t the first to do this, his classic work on Paul’s missionary methods presented them as the plumb line for contemporary missions.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Don Carson |Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze
Don Carson: I do, however, want to spend a few moments before turning to the text itself to point out some of the reasons why we have as much diversity as we do in groups that hold to the integrity and authority of the Word of God. At the risk of considerable oversimplification, there seem to be three things that are desirable in any interpretation of eschatological events. 1.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Vince Greenwald |Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze
You don’t have to be an Olympian to know that a gymnast isn’t done after her in-air activity. No matter how many twists or flips happen in the air, landing is a make-or-break moment. A similar dynamic is at play for the college freshman. Getting to the first semester of college was hard work; it required preparation and discernment. Now, after all the college applications, placement exams, scholarship essays, and FAFSA forms, you’re finally on campus.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Nadya Williams |Kirsten Franze |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Ryan Welsh
The year I turned 30, after a lifetime as a secular Jew, I experienced a crisis that led me to investigate in earnest the existence of God. As any card-carrying academic would do, I read a lot of books. I read such Christian apologetics as C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity (which was intriguing), Tim Keller’s The Reason for God (more powerful), and N. T. Wright’s majestic The Resurrection of the Son of God (most powerful of all).
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Doug Hankins |Kirsten Franze |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Ryan Welsh
In his book The Rise of Christianity, Rodney Stark points to the clear contrast between Christian selflessness and pagan self-interest during the Plague of Cyprian in the third century. Whereas pagans retreated to their country villas to escape the plague, Christians stayed behind in the cities to provide medical care, community support, and God-centered conversation for sufferers. Pagans ran away from their neighbors. Christians moved near.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze |Ryan Welsh
I lived a satisfying life in my 20s as a single guy. I earned two college degrees, did internships in Hollywood and in the U.K., traveled abroad, settled into my first job, published my first book, helped plant a church, and developed deep spiritual friendships with a solid group. I’m grateful for all of it. But my life became so much richer when I became a husband. And it was further enriched when I became a father.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Joe Carter |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze |Ryan Welsh
This week, the Democratic Party will formally adopt their platform at the Democratic National Convention. Last month, delegates for the Republican Party did the same at their convention. The platform is a document that outlines the statement of principles and policies the party has decided to support. Why should Christians care about a document that few non-politicians will ever read? Because of the influence the two major party platforms have on public policy.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ray Ortlund |Sam Allberry |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze
More Episodes Outdo One Another: Final Season of ‘You’re Not Crazy’ Introducing Season 4 and the Center for Gospel Culture How to Build Gospel Culture: A Q&A Conversation Encouragement from Paul’s Final Words What Motivates Us to Preach the Word? Join Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry for this final season of the You’re Not Crazy podcast, as they delve into the transformative chapters of Romans 12–15 and equip you with fresh perspectives for leading and nurturing gospel-centered communities.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Mark Vroegop |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze |Ryan Welsh
Sometimes we don’t get waiting right because we’re not prepared for how hard it is. Underneath our disdain for waiting is often our longing for control. Let me be clear: that desire isn’t fundamentally sinful. Nor is it necessarily wrong if waiting is hard. Gaps in life are part of God’s design for the world. They’re a common element of our human experience for good reason. Imagine what you’d be like if you didn’t have to wait for anything.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Brett McCracken |Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Kirsten Franze |Ryan Welsh
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” (Rev. 21:1–2)If to be exiled is to be separated, displaced from, or cut off from the place or people we most love, then the end of exile must mean, among other things, reunion: the coming back together of what has been kept apart through exile.
