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Jun 16, 2024 | 
archive.is | Chelsea Harvey |Jennifer R. Littlejohn |Luke Simmons |Thomas Krumenacker
CLIMATEWIRE | In November 2022, the United Nations resolved that Russia should pay reparations for the losses, damages and injuries caused by its invasion of Ukraine. Now, some scientists say those payments should include compensation for climate damage, too.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Steve Bateman |Matthew Emadi |Luke Simmons |Bradley Bell
Jesus preached his last public sermon on or about Tuesday, March 31, AD 33. The message, found in Matthew 23:1–39, warns against hypocrisy—especially of proud preachers who “preach, but do not practice.” On Friday, April 3, history’s greatest preacher was executed outside Jerusalem in history’s most extraordinary display of humility. Advertise on TGCThree days separated his last sermon from his last breath. Every pastor will preach his last sermon—but unlike Jesus, most of them won’t know it.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Greg Phelan |Luke Simmons |Philip Graham Ryken |Brandon Cooper
I’m struggling to transition between university and adult life—things like handling finances and finding energy to do anything after work. You’re not alone. While I don’t know the particular struggles you face, there are some difficulties common to recent grads. The rhythms and routines of life outside of college are distinctly different from those in university. That can create new challenges but also new opportunities.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Kristin Kellen |Luke Simmons |Philip Graham Ryken |Brandon Cooper
Alan Noble describes an experience many of us have but don’t want to talk about: the struggle to go on living life amid deep suffering. Some of us experience quiet anguish simply from the demands of continuing to exist. That’s not to say all of us, each and every day, have to drag ourselves out of bed to keep moving forward. But we all go through seasons of what Noble calls “mental affliction”: the deep, powerful weight that calls into question life itself and dampens the drive to keep on living.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bradley Bell |Luke Simmons |Jen Wilkin |J. T. English
“Well, what do you think?” That was my question. And I’m pretty sure she only took about 30 seconds before saying anything. But the awkward silence felt like an eternity. I’d just flown home from East Africa to raise support for my next term as a missionary. While there, I’d finally found the courage to tell a girl I was in love with her. Since I was headed back overseas within a few days—meaning no time for dating—there was a lot on the line.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Matthew Emadi |Luke Simmons |Jen Wilkin |J. T. English
Early in pastoral ministry, I became a police chaplain for the department of Sandy, Utah. I didn’t last long. The head chaplain was a Mormon, and he wanted all the chaplains to unite together regularly for prayer. When I explained to him that I couldn’t do so because we didn’t worship the same God, he was shocked I’d say such a thing. He didn’t understand that using the same terms—God the Father, Son of God, Jesus Christ, Holy Ghost—didn’t mean we meant the same thing.
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Jul 22, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Jamaal Williams |Timothy Jones |Luke Simmons |Paige Pippin
While the sequel to Luke’s Gospel is typically titled “the Acts of the Apostles,” it’s often said the book could just as easily be named “the Acts of the Holy Spirit.” Luke mentions the Spirit more than 50 times in this book. From beginning to end, he stresses the Spirit’s power behind God’s mission (Acts 1:8; 13:9; 15:8, 28; 16:6, 7; 20:28; 28:25). The Spirit empowered the apostles to cast out demons, heal the sick, and supernaturally escape imprisonment.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Andrew Spencer |Cap Stewart |Luke Simmons |Paige Pippin
When I was a student athlete, I’d sometimes respond to jibes from other teams with a cheer: “Heck no, we don’t glow.” That’s the result of living near the only commercially operated nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the United States. In the early 90s, an attempt to use the site for low-level radioactive material storage failed on a community vote. I was pleased.
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Jul 21, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Brandon Cooper |Cap Stewart |Luke Simmons |Paige Pippin
Over the past few years, you’ve invested heavily in your unbelieving neighbor’s life. While she’s eager to hang out with you, she’s deeply resistant to Christianity. You invited her to your church’s Christmas Eve service, but she refused. You invited her on Easter. Again, nope. You invited her to bring her children to your Backyard Kids’ Club, but she saw that as brainwashing camp. So when after facing a crisis, she agreed to join you in church this week, you just about fell out of your chair.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Luke Simmons |Cap Stewart |Paige Pippin |Joe Carter
Wait a second. . . . Those big, beautiful warriors are elves? I was so confused watching The Lord of the Rings for the first time. I hadn’t read the books (gasp!) and was finding out the magical creatures of Rivendell were unlike any elves I’d ever heard of. In my understanding, elves were small—they lived in trees baking cookies or at the North Pole assembling toys. They scurried around more like ants than archers. Advertise on TGCBut J. R. R.
