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What Is the Biblical Way of Progress?

It’s the perfect symbol of progress. The United Nations headquarters was built in the aftermath of war and designed—appropriately enough—in the modernist style. Since work began in 1948, it has sto...

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What Could Be Better than Pursuing Happiness?

Walk through Times Square in New York City, and you can’t miss it. The place just screams pleasure. The lights. The noise. The people. It’s a stimulation overload. Crowds go there to be entertained...

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Executive Pastor, Remember Your Call

My first job in ministry was working for a large summer day camp that averaged close to a thousand campers a week. Naturally, that involved a lot of planning, hiring, leading, and troubleshooting. ...

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From Enslaved to Shepherd: The Remarkable Life of Gowan Pamphlet

I met Gowan Pamphlet (1748–1807) when he was sitting on a bench outside a cemetery. It wasn’t really Pamphlet, of course; it was a man named James Ingram, who portrays the colonial-era Baptist prea...

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The Future of Youth Ministry Is Family-Shaped

Around 40 million American adults who used to attend church have stopped coming. After 25 years of continual growth, the number of “nones,” or those who claim no religious affiliation, now outnumbe...

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How Your Church Witnesses to the World

When we receive applications for fellows at The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, we ask them to answer the question “What one thing should Christians do right now to introduce their neighbor...

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Met police arrest former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson - UK politics live

The arrest followed search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas, police saidBridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has been speaking about the Send reforms at an event ...

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6 Moves Churches Must Make to Reach and Disciple Young Adults

Young adults are disappearing from our churches at an alarming rate. In 2023, nearly 4 in 10 claimed no religious affiliation, and many raised in Christian homes disengage from the church before ag...

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On My Shelf: Life and Books with Winfree Brisley

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Winfree Brisley—editor of several books, including the Disciplines of Dev...

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TGC Adds 8 New Council Members

The Gospel Coalition is pleased to announce the addition of eight new members to its Council, the group of mostly pastors who provide direction and leadership to TGC. These are the newly appointed ...

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Sharing the Gospel Starts with Meeting the Lost

One of my seminary classes required students to share the gospel with at least one lost person each week and submit a report about how it went. The assignment was simple enough, but it proved more ...

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Generations Together for the Glory of Christ

Our culture is fractured along generational lines. Social media algorithms isolate us. Political movements polarize us. Even our humor and entertainment are segmented by generation. However, the d...

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Embrace Your Life by Enjoying Quiddity

The average American adult’s screen attention time is 47 seconds. Two decades ago, it was 150 seconds. The generational trend line looks grimmer. Gen Z averages nearly two hours per day on TikTok. ...

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Your Kids Should Learn About Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman’s life teaches us that sometimes it’s worth risking everything for justice and goodness. In a world that values safety and comfort, we need reminders that real change in society rare...

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A Distinctively Christian Approach to Marriage

“Marriage is a window, not a wall.” In this talk recorded at TGC25, Stephen Witmer explains how Ephesians 5 presents a joyful, liberating, and distinctively Christian approach to marriage. We see ...

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Working Together or One Work? Getting the Trinity Right

Imagine you’re working on a minor home repair and you need a knife, a Phillips screwdriver, and a flathead screwdriver. Thankfully, you have a multi-tool in your pocket. When you need the knife, yo...

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Bring Your Pastoral Regrets to God

It’s been nearly four years since I retired from my lead-pastor role to serve in a global church ministry. Yet most every week I’m seeing, hearing, or learning something that I might do differently...

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Kickstart Your Prayer Life

Courtney and Melissa discuss helpful practices they’ve used in their prayer lives, including developing regular rhythms, alternating prayer with Scripture reading, and incorporating confession of s...

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Surviving Winter in Ukraine: A Pastor’s Report from Odesa

I was hoping to get to bed at a decent time last night, but the thump-thump of air defense wouldn’t let me drift to sleep. Instead, our family gathered in the living room, said a prayer, and watche...

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How History Helps Us Love Our Country Without Losing Our Soul

My high school history courses emphasized big themes and simple explanations for cause and effect. Those classes were designed to give some sense civilization formed in the Fertile Crescent, why th...

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Where Gen Z Is Finding Jesus

Two weeks after the school year started last September, I got an email from the vice president for academic affairs at Dordt University. Her name is Leah Zuidema, and she told me that faculty and s...

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