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A La Carte (June 4)
The pastor as anti-professional / On grieving when your loved one's faith was ambiguous / God's mercy in withholding wealth / Not mere memories: God's...
Before You Use AI, Read Ecclesiastes
A generation is looking for advice from a source that cannot access the wisdom of God. This isn’t the first time that’s happened....
Bargatze’s ‘Breadwinner’ Should Be Funnier
There’s much to commend about ‘The Breadwinner.’ But it’s not the laugh-out-loud enjoyment it had the potential to be....
Presents or Presence: What Dad Really Wants for Father’s Day
I asked dads what they actually want for Father's Day. The answer was clear: presence matters more than presents—but a few books, good coffee, heartfe...
A La Carte (June 3)
Ben Sasse's theology of suffering for a death-phobic culture / You don't need testosterone therapy / While I was busy helping save the free world / Th...
Nancy Guthrie and the Reformation of Women’s Ministry
Over the last 20 years, women all over the world have started to dig into the Bible not just with their hearts but with their minds....
C. S. Lewis, the New Atheists, and the Failure to Disprove God with Alister McGrath
Alister McGrath joins Collin Hansen to discuss C. S. Lewis, Tim Keller, and the role of apologetics in preaching and cultural engagement....
Parents: Use Children’s Literature to Point Toward Christ
‘Stories Woven in Silver’ helps families see how fiction can point children to the gospel and reinforce a love for God’s truth....
10 General Market Books I Have Enjoyed Recently
While I am committed to reading and reviewing Christian books, I also enjoy reading a steady diet of books published for the general market. Though my...
A La Carte (June 2)
Millennials tried being angry—it didn't work / The life God didn't let you live / He's not nice, but He is good / Creating passive parenting wins / AI...
Is Imputed Righteousness Biblical?
Only the Hebrew text of Isaiah 53:11 refers to God’s crediting of righteousness to the ‘many’ on behalf of the servant’s work....
Women Are Leaving the Church. Let’s Reverse the Trend.
For two millennia, the church has been so attractive to women that attendance tipped female, often by far. How can we make it a place of refuge for wo...
The Color of Money is Gray: Rethinking Wealth and Inheritance for the Next Generation
Christians are living longer and accumulating more wealth than ever—but our habits for passing that wealth on haven't kept pace. Here's a biblical fra...
A La Carte (June 1)
The habits of birds / Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas / Praying in the Spirit / Drifting from the gospel / The distance we keep / What to wear / News h...
Announcing TGC’s 2026 Essay Contest for Young Adults
Write an essay. Win $500. TGC invites young adults to write about kicking unhealthy habits, committing to the church, and staying human in an AI world...
Works & Wonders (May 31)
Works & Wonders—Interesting and uplifting pieces on: Not something but someone, fence digging, weird bird sounds, as __ as __, you can tell the world,...
Amandus Polanus: Classical Theism’s Reformed Ally
Polanus’s perspective is invaluable because it draws from both the reformers and the broader Christian tradition....
Summer Reading Recommendations for Your Kids
It’s not enough for kids to read anything. Parents should want kids to read books that delight and instruct....
Weekend A La Carte (May 30)
Think pieces and long-form articles on: Fifteen questions / The unretirement / Nihilism with a business model / 10 Guideposts for young men / The grea...
Young Men, Don’t Let AI Steal Your Work Ethic
How might we disciple young men to embrace their identity as workers at a time when the future of work feels so up in the air?...
Free Stuff Fridays (B&H Publishing)
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Finding Hope When Life Falls Apart
In my deepest pain, God met me....
‘Pressure’: D-Day Drama About the Weather
‘Pressure’ presents a compelling portrait of strong leadership in the crucible moments that define history’s heroes....
New and Notable Christian Books for May 2026 (+ a Preview of June)
New Christian books in May included titles from: Tom Schreiner, Laura Story, Winfree Brisley, Duane Garrett, Dannah Gresh, Erwin Lutzer, John Piper, a...
A La Carte (May 29)
The Commodification of Christianity / Can Christians smoke weed? / Having Kids when there's never a good time / The curse of climate anxiety / Advice ...
The Life Story of Jesus in Romans
The work of Christ in Romans includes references to key points in Jesus’s life as they are presented in the Gospels....
Don’t Take a Vacation from Spiritual Growth
Courtney and Melissa discuss the importance of pursuing spiritual growth during the summer, despite disrupted routines....
Bart Ehrman Gives One Cheer for Christianity
Instead of cleanly arguing that Christianity shaped the ethics of the Western world, ‘Love Thy Stranger’ presents a tangled knot of assumptions and as...
A La Carte (May 28)
Stephen Colbert didn't get cancelled / Raising kids in a world that's changing fast / Christian nationalism and AI maximalism / Ben Sasse on the indoo...
Where to Look When Your Life Is Changing
Let the expectation of God’s mercies to come pull you away from getting mired in nostalgia or grief....
Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ and Sin’s Downward Spiral
Visually stunning and stylistically daring, the new ‘Lord of the Flies’ series is a largely faithful adaptation of the novel....
What Does It Mean to Be Discerning?
Though I have heard it said of others, I have never had anyone tell me that I am a man of discerning tastes. I do not have a discerning palate or a di...
A La Carte (May 27)
Sinful desires, concupiscence, & "Gay Christians" / Against anti-aging / The beauty of the unnamed / Take it on the chin / When the church stops singi...
Can Agentic AI Pastor Your Church?
Agentic AI raises serious challenges for preaching and pastoral ministry. Here are four....
Another Look at the Stilling of the Storm
Matt Harmon and Ben Gladd examine Mark 4:35–41 and show how the stilling of the storm reveals Jesus as the faithful prophet, the greater David, the tr...
Why Francis Schaeffer Still Matters
‘Why Truth Matters’ is a timely book, for it reminds Christians that the pressure to accommodate secular culture isn’t new....
A La Carte (May 26)
Judson's last ride / How commercial surrogacy targets military families / Should Christians flip tables like Jesus? / What's wrong with boys? / The si...
The Absurdity of Autonomy
The modern world has given us kingly powers to claim and control. But the more we’ve achieved this magical touch, the more the world becomes dead to u...
The Power of the Pulpit (with H. B. Charles Jr.)
H. B. Charles Jr. shares why faithful preaching still changes lives—and how pastors can endure the weekly grind of ministry with confidence in the pow...
You May Not Need Nearly as Much House as You Think You Do
Our house is emptier than it has ever been, and that makes it feel bigger than it has ever been. It’s funny how the home that often felt just a little...
A La Carte (May 25)
Clearer thinking about sterilization / You did it again / The trouble underneath / Why don't our sermons change people? / The whining Christian / Kind...
My Army Buddy’s Witness Led Me to Christ
Your imperfect Christian life can have an amazing influence on others for the kingdom of God....
Works & Wonders (May 24)
Interesting and uplifting content for Sunday: Proclamation rather than proof, Fill This House, On Rainbow Wings, strange sea creatures, a faith crisis...
What God Is Doing While You Wait for Your Prayer to Be Answered
Let the psalms be your guide and the Lord be your refuge as you live with prayers that haven’t yet been answered....
Weekend A La Carte (May 23)
Work will always matter / The rise of techno-feudalism / The gospel according to Karl Marx / The challenge of Eastern Orthodoxy / My manifesto on AI a...
Don’t Overlook Adult Children of Divorce
‘Gray divorce’ now accounts for 36 percent of all divorces, and the unseen carnage is the adult children....
Porch Culture in a Post-Christian World
Abraham Kuyper contended for the church to construct new ‘forecourts’—that is, front porches—from which Christians can have a missionary encounter wit...
25 Edifying Movies to Appreciate America at 250
To mark America 250, here are 25 edifying movies that capture the distinctive textures, history, and common-grace goods of this nation....
How Men Can Use Their Authority Well
There are few topics that have proven trickier to navigate than the topic of authority. We know we need authority to function as families, churches, a...