It’s maybe the great paradox of humanity. We want to be able to control the world, or at least our lives. But we don’t actually want to be in control. That’s too much responsibility. So we’re willi...
Many a pastor hears himself in the words of J. R. R. Tolkien’s character Bilbo Baggins: “I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much...
Most Christians struggle to make sense of miracles in the Gospels. They appear random and disconnected from Jesus’s teaching on the kingdom of God. Part of the problem is that contemporary readers ...
I’ll never forget where I was when the push alert came through on my phone.
As I sat in the lobbyist bullpen in Kentucky’s Capitol annex, the New York Times alert notified readers that the Obama a...
The Gospel Coalition invites young adults to explore and write about the Bible’s teaching on sexuality and marriage, joy in work, and intergenerational relationships.
Writers aged 16–22 may submit...
Evangelicals are sometimes leery of talking about heaven. There are several reasons for this.
First, especially in Reformed circles, we often emphasize the continuity of creation between the prese...
The future founder of LEGO wasn’t yet 6 years old when he created his first toy. The hands that would one day mold plastic into the world’s most popular plaything started with much simpler material...
“The beast” in Revelation 13 has been the subject of endless speculation—especially with regard to his “mark” (is it a barcode? a tattoo? a vaccine?). Seen rightly, the beast is such a recurring ch...
The first time I saw those double lines forming, I was living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joy—mixed with wonder—overcame me in that moment. A secret only I knew. A message I longed to receive. A treasu...
Raising children can be challenging, especially for Muslim parents who want to instill strong Islamic values while navigating modern influences. With so much information available, it can be overwh...





