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Don’t Waste Your Food Preparation This Thanksgiving

On holidays like Thanksgiving, many of us will stand for hours over a hot stove, whisk until our wrists ache, or rise early to stuff a bird while everyone else sleeps in. Preparing holiday meals re...

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The Challenge and Opportunity of Metamodern Christianity

Metamodernism is our cultural moment and has been since the late ’90s, and especially since September 11, 2001—a date that put the final nail in the coffin of postmodernism. Most normal people don...

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Consider the World That Books Have Made

My technology addiction began at an early age. I’d become so focused while staring at the object in my hands that I could block out the raucous chatter on the school bus every day. I carried my fav...

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The Gospel Coalition 2025 Book Awards

In a November 1863 sermon on 2 Timothy 4:13, Charles Spurgeon extolled the value of reading for all Christians: You need to read. Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as mu...

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Should Holiday Parties Be Saved?

According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 4 percent of Americans attended or hosted social gatherings on a given weekend or holiday in 2024. Party City has gone out of busine...

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Love Languages: Learn How to Apply Them in Your Marriage

Why Love Languages Matter in Every Marriage Did you know that 65% of divorces are linked to communication breakdowns (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2023)? The way you speak love to you...

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Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall

Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fightingThe supreme court can’t do it – it’s packed with conservative...

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What’s the Point of Longevity?

Bryan Johnson wants you to join his new religion. It’s called “Don’t Die.” This isn’t a joke. The most interesting thing about Johnson isn’t that he previously used injections of his son’s blood i...

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Before You Say No to Childcare

In recent years, I’ve talked with several young moms who’ve said they “just don’t do childcare.” One mom told me that hiring a babysitter was “out of the question” when I suggested that a date nigh...

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On My Shelf: Life and Books with Nadya Williams

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Nadya Williams—an editor and the author of multiple books, including Chri...

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Who knew it would take an American pope to remind us of the value of art and good taste? | Jason Okundaye

Anti-AI and pro-beauty, Leo XIV has proved an unlikely custodian of culture – and a patron of meaningful work in a world of algorithmic slopSo, who figured that Pope Leo XIV would end up being kind...

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Lazarus: Story of Hope for Our Loved Ones

Have you ever struggled to relate to the healing miracles in the Gospels? It may seem like an odd question—after all, these miracles confirm Jesus’s identity as the Messiah and the divine Son of Go...

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Trees of Life and Death in ‘Train Dreams’

Trees are a major character in Train Dreams. They aren’t just beautiful (though they certainly are beautifully shot by cinematographer Adolpho Veloso). They’re meaningful. In the haunting new film ...

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Generative AI, Africa, and the Gospel

Generative AI (GenAI) is becoming the most rapidly adopted technology in history. Yet as the world marvels at conversing with machines, my continent, Africa, is in a familiar place: Her people are...

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Why the Beatitudes Still Turn the World Upside Down

I recently flew to South America on a mission trip. Leaving Wisconsin’s pumpkin-spice season for springtime in Santiago, Chile, was like stepping into an upside-down world. Swapping seasons in a ma...

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BONUS: Preparing for a Holiday That Will Disappoint

Courtney and Melissa talk about the gap between our high expectations for the holidays and the disappointment we often feel in others or in ourselves. They discuss how to be proactive in preparing ...

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Is the Rise of Reenchanted Spirituality Good?

As a Christian in these times, it’s hard not to celebrate when we see cracks in the sidewalks of secularism. In recent decades, atheism and agnosticism have been widespread among society’s elites, ...

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To Foster Biblical Literacy, Teach People to Read

Last fall, The Atlantic published “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books.” The professor interviewed in the article was dismayed to discover that many students had made it all the way to ...

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5 Christian-Made Games You Should Check Out

Think back to the last time you played a game. Was it a boisterous family game night with a board game like Ticket to Ride? A nostalgic weekend exploring the Oblivion remaster? A few hurried rounds...

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A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory

If gender is constructed, it can be deconstructed. If we built it, we can tear it down. Now you know why some activists have been so determined to convince us that gender is something we assign, r...

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Let Scripture Wash You Clean

George Herbert, a 17th-century poet and English clergyman, used his literary gifts to encourage the church. His poem “The Holy Scriptures” stands as a remarkable love song to the Bible. Its stanzas...

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