Russell Meek

Apr 14, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Russell Meek |Justin Dillehay |Joe Carter |Trevin Wax

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We prime our children with this question almost from the beginning, urging them to envision themselves as doctors or lawyers, firefighters or police officers. “What do you do?” That’s the easiest go-to question when we meet a new person. Based on the answer, we make an array of assumptions about a person’s worth in the world. Advertise on TGCI know a guy who farms maggots.

Mar 13, 2023 | thegospelcoalition.org | Russell Meek |Miranda Carls |J. D. Greear |Trevin Wax

As a young boy, I watched my grandmother die from cancer. I remember vividly her hair slowly falling out from chemo, her body emaciated as it succumbed to the disease, and the nurse comforting me as I crumpled into a ball outside the door where she took her last breath. I remember even more vividly her singing “Amazing Grace” and speaking about God’s faithfulness during the whole ordeal.