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Youth Sports and the Church: 8 Ministry Strategies for Engaging Families

One of the top concerns of youth pastors and ministry leaders is how often families are skipping church for travel sports. There’s no survey calculating how many families choose sports over church,...

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Even Incomplete Comfort Is a Blessing

Read Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s han...

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The Hidden Danger of Online Sermons

When I was growing up, my family rarely ate out. Going to a restaurant was an occasional treat, but our daily diet was filled with my mom’s home-cooked meals. We were healthier for it. As Christia...

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TGC Editorial Staff: Books We Enjoyed in 2025

Many of my favorite reading experiences have come through others’ recommendations. The librarian’s recommendation of The Hobbit changed my childhood and set me on a trajectory of love for Tolkien. ...

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To Fight Sexual Temptation, Remember Christ’s Victory

Sexual immorality appears to be the 800-pound gorilla in our culture today that few, if any, can slay. The statistics are staggering. According to a 2024 survey, more than half of practicing Christ...

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My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2025

It might have been the most memorable image of the year. The world’s most popular podcaster held up a replica of P52, the oldest fragment of the New Testament, in a sprawling interview with young C...

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‘David’ Is the Best Animated Bible Movie Since ‘Prince of Egypt’

Faith-based film and television’s improvement is by now a well-known, welcome trend. I no longer find the majority of the genre embarrassingly bad. Yet faith-based masterpieces are still rare. And ...

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Themelios 50.3

The new December 2025 issue of Themelios has 252 pages of editorials, articles, and book reviews. It’s freely available in three formats: (1) PDF, (2) web version, and (3) Logos Bible Software. 1....

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Discover Penal Substitutionary Atonement in Hebrews

Few modern songs have enjoyed the popularity and cross-denominational appeal of Keith Getty and Stuart Townend’s “In Christ Alone.” It may surprise you, then, that the Presbyterian Church (USA) vot...

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Let Homer Teach You About Hunger for God

Tertullian famously asked, “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” Aware of the intellectual riches available in the Greco-Roman tradition, early Christians faced a choice: Should they appropriate ...

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Transformed Together: Ryan Kwon on Ephesians 4:25–5:14

In this plenary message from TGC25, Ryan Kwon exposits Ephesians 4:25–5:14. He explains that God’s indicatives always lead to God’s imperatives, and the grace of God gives believers a new desire to...

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What Wicca’s Origins Teach Us About Christian Nationalism

In 1921, an Egyptologist named Margaret Murray accidently invented a religion. Murray wrote a book and an Encyclopaedia Britannica entry that claimed the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centurie...

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The Christian Cure for Loneliness Isn’t Just More Friends

My 20s were probably the hardest years of my life because of one word: loneliness. It’s not that I was completely alone. I had friends. I had roommates. I’d go on the occasional date. I saw my fam...

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The Bible Is for You

Melissa and Courtney talk with Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams about how they learned to love the Bible. They discuss both the challenges and rewards of studying Scripture, memorizing it, a...

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Make Room at Church for Special-Needs Families

My husband, Lee, stood next to the table at the county’s autism awareness walk and resource fair. Among the therapy providers, safety equipment salesmen, and lawyers advertising their services, the...

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Why I Changed My Mind on Mixed Martial Arts

I used to love mixed martial arts (MMA)—the submissions, the knockouts, the five-round wars—all of it. And I didn’t just love it from the couch. I’ve spent years on the mats. As a Brazilian jiu-jit...

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Practice Paul’s 6 Marks of Discipleship

During his three years in Ephesus, the apostle Paul invested deeply in people’s lives. He taught them God’s Word, trained leaders, and modeled faithful obedience. He wept with them, prayed with the...

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How Sacrifice in Leviticus Leads Us to Christ

Whether we admit it or not, one of the central desires of every human heart is to come before God and be approved by him. That’s the root of the psalmist’s questions: “Who shall ascend the hill of ...

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Amid Holiday Busyness, Remember How God Worked This Year

Read Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished...

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Why We Should Recover Cultural Apologetics

For many, apologetics is associated with arguments over rational, philosophical proofs. It’s a matter of the head instead of the heart, a debate over facts instead of feelings. But no matter what k...

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Emotional Disconnection in Marriage: Signs & How to Heal

Emotional disconnection in marriage can leave you feeling confused and alone, especially when your spouse is devout, dedicated to prayer, and spiritually grounded. Despite their commitment to faith...

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