The Gospel Coalition

The Gospel Coalition aims to empower the upcoming generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders to center their lives and ministries on the gospel message.

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Look Beneath the Bravado When Guiding Young Men

1 week ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Trevin Wax

Every time I read Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, I walk away with fresh insight into the human heart and new applications for contemporary challenges. This year, reading through Michael Katz’s new translation, I was struck by Kolya Krasotkin—a 13-year-old on the precipice of manhood whose past history and present insecurities result in outward bravado. Kolya is a minor character in Dostoevsky’s towering work of Christian moral vision.
AI and the Threat of Mutually Assured Boredom

1 week ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Trevin Wax

For several years, the world has been buzzing about artificial intelligence and the peril we face if large language models (LLMs) slip past human oversight or evolve into autonomous entities that outperform humans at nearly everything. Industry experts are alarmed, with some acknowledging we already struggle to understand these machines’ reasoning processes. Others warn of frightening scenarios that resemble science fiction: sentient robots engaging in deception or sabotage, for destructive ends.
The Power of Stability in a World of Chaos

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Trevin Wax

That may be the single most crucial advice I can offer leaders my age and younger. We’re living in turbulent times—with church leaders rising and falling all around us, shifting tides that unsettle congregations, and a relentless stream of challenges surging in from every side. When the sea is tempestuous, the most countercultural presence we can offer the world is single-mindedness. Steadiness. We can be consistent. Predictable. Stable.
Churchiness Is Back

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Trevin Wax

A core value of the seeker-sensitive movement of the 1980s and 1990s—and still an underlying principle in many prominent megachurches—was the conviction that the way to reach people was to get rid of the stuffy, old-fashioned elements of church. Worship services were reimagined to help non-Christians feel at home. Old hymns gave way to contemporary worship anthems (and sometimes secular songs). Big pulpits were replaced by tables or music stands.
The Everyday Pastor: Funerals

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Matt Smethurst

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Ligon DuncanWe do want the service to be personal, but we want to remember we’re here to worship God. We’re not here to worship the person. We’re not here to talk about how good the person was. We’re here to talk about how good his God was, or her God was.
Holy Spirit Come in Fullness!

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Scotty Smith

More By Scotty How to Foster a Praying Church Fostering a Praying Church A Biblical Theology of Worship How to Care for Victims of Abuse A Biblical Theology of Worship “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place… All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:1-4). “Don’t get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit” (Eph.5:18). Heavenly Father, on the church calendar it’s Pentecost Sunday—a day for celebrating the person and...
How I Found Hope After My Mother’s Suicide

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Ashley Eneriz

Four hundred feet. That’s the distance that changed my life—the distance my mother plunged to her death after a long battle with depression and bipolar disorder. This wasn’t her first suicide attempt. Since I was 12 years old, I’ve witnessed God’s loving hand spare her from several attempted overdoses and even a hanging. After every attempt, she’d apologize to me and reassure me of her love. Fast forward 12 years to her last failed attempt.
Love Every Gospel Preposition!

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Scotty Smith

More By Scotty How to Foster a Praying Church Fostering a Praying Church A Biblical Theology of Worship How to Care for Victims of Abuse A Biblical Theology of Worship “As I have loved you and do love you, love each other.” This is the clearest indication you belong to me and understand the Gospel. (Paraphrase of Jn.13:34-35). “Be kind and tenderhearted to one another”—not resentful and impatient. Eph. 4:32. “Forgive someone 7 times? No, think in the grace-realm of 77 or 490 times”...
Don’t Put on a Happy Face. Put on Christ.

3 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Scotty Smith

More By Scotty How to Foster a Praying Church Fostering a Praying Church A Biblical Theology of Worship How to Care for Victims of Abuse A Biblical Theology of Worship “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines… I will rejoice in God my Savior. The Sovereign Lord is my strength” (Hab.3:17-19)—“my portion and my double portion” (Lam.3:24, Isa.61:7), “my peace and my joy” (Eph.2:14, Ps.16:11). Lord Jesus, thank you for including Habakkuk’s faith-struggle in your...
‘Life of Chuck’ Misses the Vibe Shift

3 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Brett McCracken

In one sense, The Life of Chuck is timely. With its depiction of the “last times,” Mike Flanagan’s apocalyptic drama (rated R for language) reflects a real cultural sense that the end is near. Whether by climate catastrophe, global pandemic, depopulation crisis, AI superintelligence exterminating all humans, or geopolitical fragility finally cracking in the sort of nuclear scenario Annie Jacobsen depicts, potential causes of doom are mounting.