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Jul 10, 2024 | 
bozell.com | Laura Spaulding
Sink or swim. Make or break. Do or die. Pick your idiom. They all meant the same thing for marketers at the beginning of 2020. For Bozell—a storied agency responsible for iconic marketing and advertising campaigns like “Milk Mustache” and “The Greatest Show on Dirt” for the NCAA Men’s College World Series— there was no choice but to swim, and swim like crazy.
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May 8, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Kristie Anderson |Laura Spaulding |Brett McCracken |Ginger Blomberg
After three healthy pregnancies and births, I entered a season of deep sorrow with the miscarriages of my next three babies. These brought not only physical difficulties but also emotional and spiritual wrestling with grief and guilt. Then the Lord provided me with one final pregnancy that turned into an emotional rollercoaster. While serving as cross-cultural workers in Asia, we were stateside for a family emergency.
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May 8, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Kathryn Butler |Laura Spaulding |Brett McCracken |Ginger Blomberg
Dear friend, if you’re among those who cry out to God and yearn for his comfort, know you’re not alone. Your walk in the darkness cannot hide you from the Light of the World (John 8:12). Even when you can’t feel his presence, Jesus remains with you until the end of the age (Matt. 28:20), and nothing—not your shame, your despair, or the agony of depression—can separate you from his love (Rom. 8:38–39). Though every hour may seem hopeless and every day a painful ordeal, healing is possible.
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May 7, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Collin Hansen |David Brooks |Laura Spaulding |Brett McCracken
The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Collin HansenI don’t quite know how to describe David Brooks new book How to know a person the art of seeing others deeply, and being deeply seen published by Random House. In one sense, the premise is quite simple.
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May 6, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jason Seville |John Beeson |Laura Spaulding |Rebecca McLaughlin
The 2011 film Moneyball follows the mostly true story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane piecing together a budget baseball team based on computer-generated analytics. Frustrated with not being able to afford a competitive roster of highly valued all-stars, Beane scrapped the standard approach altogether in favor of affordable, overlooked athletes. It was unconventional but ultimately successful. Question: Can your church “moneyball” its short-term missions strategy?
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May 6, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ivan Mesa |Drew Dyck |John Beeson |Laura Spaulding
On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. Advertise on TGCWhat’s on your nightstand right now? I have a few on my nightstand. I’m reading Remaking the World by Andrew Wilson. I love books with a big bold thesis, so I’m finding it fascinating. Frankly, I’m blown away by the breadth of Wilson’s knowledge. No one should be that smart. It’s not fair.
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May 5, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jerry Riendeau |John Beeson |Rebecca McLaughlin |Laura Spaulding
When I was a college student, I had a weird relationship with the concept of “home.” As I approached the end of a semester, I longed to go back home to my parents’ house for break. I looked forward to the familiarity, the family, and the rest. After some time at my parents’ house, though, that longing for home would return. My sense of home had shifted from my parents’ house to my college dorm or apartment.
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May 4, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ginger Blomberg |Rebecca McLaughlin |John Beeson |Laura Spaulding
I vividly remember taking my youngest daughter to a zoo when she was about 20 months old and telling her, “When we walk around this next corner, you’re going to see the biggest land animal in the whole world!” We stepped past the trees, and there was an elephant right in front of us, with its trunk raised in salute. My daughter’s eyes grew wide with amazement, admiration, and maybe a little fear as she pointed in wordless wonder at the gigantic creature. “Guess what?” my husband said to her.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
bozell.com | Laura Spaulding
Robin Donovan and Kim Mickelsen – the two marketing and advertising gurus who led Bozell to new elevations over the past 23 years – have officially retired and capped their careers at the storied agency they helped save in 2001.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Laura Spaulding |Brett McCracken |Melissa Kruger |Andrew Spencer
Before my first child was born, I determined to get parenting “right.” This was before “right” included gender-reveal parties and monthly photoshoots, but not before it meant tracking everything from feedings to playtime, maniacally measuring development on milestone charts, and enrolling in the right schools and extracurriculars. A recent Washington Post article, “Millennials Are Tired of Trying to Be Perfect Moms,” highlights this illusory parenting ideal.
