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Little Patch of Ground, Little Patch of Time: Lessons from Wendell Berry

Much will be written about Wendell Berry (1934–2026) in these days and weeks following his death. (Hopefully none of it will be AI-written . . . Berry would hate that.) His writing has shaped my s...

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10 Resolutions for AI Use

Christians today need a principled ethical framework for evaluating AI use. The following resolutions are derived from a moral reflection on the Ten Commandments. These are just a starting point, ...

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God-Given Tools for Fighting Anxiety (with Blair Linne)

Courtney and Melissa talk to Blair Linne about her struggle with anxiety and panic attacks and the tools that have helped her to fight anxiety. They discuss the mind/body/spirit complexities of a...

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Beware: Wendell Berry Will Change You.

For a man who called himself a “bad-weather churchgoer,” Wendell Berry (1934–2026) has had a remarkable influence among American Christians. He was recently featured on the cover of Christianity To...

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When Christian Nationalism Becomes a Catchall

Some might say the greatest threat to American democracy today is increasing polarization. Others might point to the rising national debt or Islamic terrorism. Still, there are bipartisan concerns ...

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Christianity: Good, True, and Beautiful?

In modern Western culture, Christianity is often seen as anything but good, true, and beautiful. The Bible’s teaching when it comes to sexuality and gender can lead people to think Christianity is ...

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Update on Our Content and Editorial Standards

For more than two decades, The Gospel Coalition has resourced the church by publishing original articles and, in our earliest days, hosting a number of independent bloggers. We’re grateful for the ...

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Happy 25th Birthday, ESV: Reflections from John Piper

Twenty-five years ago this fall, Crossway released the ESV Bible. John Piper was thrilled. “I grew up reading the King James Version,” he said. “As a sophomore at Wheaton in 1965, I bought an RSV...

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‘No Tyndale, No Shakespeare’: How the Bible Made Modern English

The book that the famed British Library once called the most significant in the English language was nearly destroyed before it was even printed. That book was William Tyndale’s 1526 English New Te...

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Hire Wisely from a Stack of AI Résumés

This summer, LinkedIn added a response button to join previous options like “Save,” “Copy link to post,” and “Report post.” The new choice: “Seems like AI slop.” During the first two weeks, more th...

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Young Adult Sorrows Need an Ancient Remedy

The auditorium was cold. Goose bumps rose on my bare arms, and I reached out to clasp the hands of the women across from me. They were older than me, their faces tanned and wrinkled and kind and un...

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Why Adult Children Are Cutting Off Their Parents

Gone are the days when family estrangement was a desperate, last resort of children who suffered through years of abuse and neglect under volatile, violent caregivers. In increasing numbers, adult ...

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Why AI Will Write Your Next Sermon

Generative AI has become a nearly daily part of my life in the last couple years, as it has for many others. I’ve found help for home repairs. Diet and exercise plans. Meal preparation. Trip planni...

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Let’s Reclaim ‘Evangelical’ for the Sake of the Global Church

The Christian narrative is a global story composed of a “cloud of witnesses” (Heb. 12:1) from “every nation, tribe, people, and language” (Rev. 7:9, CSB). A striking feature of John’s kingdom visio...

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4 Misconceptions About the 4 Senses

In recent years, evangelicals have shown renewed interest in the hermeneutics of the Church Fathers. Current scholarship has devoted considerable attention to premodern approaches to reading Script...

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AI Can Assist Your Work. But Should It?

For years, we’ve lived with algorithmic AI tools without much noticing them. They’re just bits of technology scattered through daily life. Their ordinary, unremarkable presence seldom invites ethic...

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C. S. Lewis on Why God Seems Silent

Many love C. S. Lewis because of the heartwarming world of Narnia and the logical precision of Mere Christianity. But Lewis considered his true masterpiece to be Till We Have Faces, his dark retell...

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Why ‘The Uprising’ Is a Fitting September 11 Release

What does a film about the English Peasant’s Revolt of 1381 have to do with the September 11 attacks? British director Paul Greengrass is releasing The Uprising on the 25th anniversary of one of Am...

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Collin Hansen: I Don’t Understand 9/11. But I Praise God Anyway.

One of comedian Nate Bargatze’s most famous bits recalls his days as a water-meter reader for Wilson County, Tennessee, outside Nashville. After the 9/11 attacks, his employer asked him and the oth...

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Should the Bible Be Taught in Public Schools? No.

Earlier this summer, the Texas State Board of Education approved a list of mandated texts, making it the first state in the nation to have a statewide required reading list. Out of the roughly 200 ...

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Should the Bible Be Taught in Public Schools? Yes.

The state of Texas, where I live, is making the news for its updated mandatory reading list for public schools, which includes passages from the King James Bible. One think tank describes the guide...

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