The Gospel Coalition

“I’m just . . . disconnected,” a friend said, pausing before emphasizing the last word.

What if I told you that one of the most powerful evangelical revivals of the 20th century, and one of the greatest missionary success stories of all Christian history, gave way in one generation to the most enduring, notorious, oppressive, anti-Christian,…

After writing numerous books and Bible studies for adults, Jen Wilkin has stepped into the world of children’s picture books.

A few years ago, I co-led the pastoral search for a thriving, midsize church in a small city.

Last week, Mere Orthodoxy released a powerful, free online tool for reading old Christian books.

Christianity is, and has always been, a faith in translation.

A map can only help if you know where you are.

Four years ago, I was diagnosed with stage 4, “highly aggressive,” allegedly incurable cancer.

What is the right amount of time to rest each day?

One third of the psalms are prayers of lament.

In recent years, evangelicals have in many ways rediscovered the riches of the Christian past.

In this live recording from TGCW26, Courtney and Melissa talk with Nancy Guthrie and Jen Wilkin about how to persevere in faith for the rest of your life.

Late in Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) says to another character, “Your definition of bad and my definition of bad are vastly different.”

I keep a running list of books I think are useful for helping Christians understand technology and our relation to it.

What does it look like to faithfully follow Christ in the work you do every day?

My daughter dipped her brush into her watercolors.

In a scene that horrified me in fifth grade, the protagonist of H.

AI is already so deeply embedded in our daily lives that it’s naive to suggest we should have a binary position for or against it.

Days before our first baby arrived, I had one job left on my list: assemble the crib.

Pastoral ministry can be deeply joyful, but it can also be profoundly discouraging.

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers.

“Alexa, please can you turn off the lights?”

You’ve probably heard the quote attributed incorrectly to Francis of Assisi: “Preach the gospel at all times; use words if necessary.”

In corners of the internet not far from where you’re reading this, young men are discussing beauty tips and ways of “maximizing” their physical appearance.

Why are we so compelled by “solitary man surviving in the wild” stories?

When men and women work together toward a shared mission and vision in Christ’s church, we get a fuller representation of what it means to bear the image of God.

Jethro criticized Moses.

Tim Keller spent some of his last days on earth thinking through the stories our culture tells us.

Years ago, a woman wrote me with an agonized question.

I (Jared) began seminary in 2001.

When I’m in the United States, people can’t understand my Australian accent.

I want to tell a story about how I learned something that changed my life.

Discipling kids at home and in the church is an ever-changing challenge.

My church in Singapore is preparing to plant a church.

I work for a Christian organization that does not have a healthy culture.

Everyone has a story.

I’m walking through a season of suffering in the form of cancer.

I talk about my soon-to-be missionary parents often, and there’s pride on my face each time.

Does the gospel have the power to bridge the chasms within our polarized society?

Not long ago, our church got an unexpected lesson in the importance of religious liberty.

“I can’t even text my friend without asking AI what to say first,” one of the girls in my eighth- and ninth-grade small group told me.

Melissa and Courtney talk with Jen Wilkin about their mutual love of children’s books and why reading to children can be a key part of discipleship (as well as a delight!).

On rainy Sunday afternoons in my childhood, I’d go over to my grandparents’ house and watch I Love Lucy.

Over the past three years, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone say something like “I believe in God, but I’m against organized religion,” “I’m spiritual, but I’m not religious,” or “I have faith, but I don’t need to be a part of a church.”

The 2019 Book of Common Prayer contains a liturgy of thanksgiving for the birth of a child and one of thanksgiving for the adoption of a child.

When you think about C.

Plenty of books, articles, and essays about so-called artificial intelligence are a bit boring.

In recent weeks, there’s been quite a dustup over a recently released book in which R.

There are two ways to fail your child, and they move in opposite directions.

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers.