Wendy Alsup

Jul 12, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Wendy Alsup

When Deuteronomy 22 was written, there were few sexual protections for women. This law therefore moved culture forward by giving women some protection, creating a counterculture in its wake. It held the man responsible for the consequences he created in his sin against the woman. He had to pay her father a price worthy of the woman he violated, and he could never divorce her.

Jul 9, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Joe Carter |Wendy Alsup |Steve Bateman |Justin Taylor

This past weekend, men hoping to become Donald Trump’s running mate have vied to see who can be more pro-choice on abortion. Florida senator Marco Rubio previously cosponsored federal legislation that would ban abortion after 15 weeks. But when about whether the GOP platform should include a long-standing call to ban abortion, he said, “I think our platform has to reflect our nominee” (referring to, and aligning himself with, Trump’s objection to a federal ban on abortion).

Jul 9, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Jen Wilkin |Wendy Alsup |Steve Bateman |Justin Taylor

When I was 10 years old, I attended a screening of a movie called A Thief in the Night. It offered a vivid depiction of end-time events, images that would terrorize me well into young adulthood and leave me paralyzed to read the book of Revelation. One of the scenes that caused me the greatest anxiety involved the tattooing of a barcode on the forehead of one of the main characters.

Jul 8, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra |Wendy Alsup |Justin Taylor |Steve Bateman

Twenty-five years ago this month, a full-page advertisement appeared in the middle of a small-town newspaper in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. The ad showed a cartoon of Jesus in the style of the TV show South Park. He was standing on top of a globe, wearing only shorts and a pair of boxing gloves. His fists were raised, like he’d just gone 12 rounds with somebody. Advertise on TGCImmediately, the 663 residents of Berkeley Springs started asking questions.

Jul 8, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Dave Harvey |Wendy Alsup |Justin Taylor |Steve Bateman

When a leader falls, his local church feels the collateral damage. They’re like a crowd standing too close to the curb on a rainy day. The crisis drives by and splashes everyone. It drenches the elders who stood close to the leader, and it sprays shame across the whole community (1 Cor. 12:26). Judgments often follow the embarrassment. Some church members instinctively sympathize with the leaders and staff who remain after a crisis.