- Abortion Isn’t Just a Political Issue—It’s About the Dignity and Sanctity of Human Life. Randy Alcorn writes “Long before it was ever a divisive political issue in our country, abortion was a moral issue, and one which God has a clear and emphatic position on. I encourage you to consider what God’s Word says about unborn children, and what the people of God throughout history have said about abortion.”
- How to Understand the Debate About Late-Term Abortion. Joe Carter writes “It’s helpful to examine four primary viewpoints that dominate the abortion discourse, especially regarding late-term procedures. These perspectives each bring distinct philosophical, emotional, and practical considerations to the table. Understanding these viewpoints is thus crucial for engaging meaningfully in the ongoing debate surrounding abortion in America.”
- How’s Your Posture This Election Season? John Pletcher writes “Let disillusionment with leaders always point you toward the one true King, the only one who can truly fill your heart, fuel your soul, grant forgiveness, and empower you with all the hope-filled resources you need, both now and forever!”
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- Win Them with Dinner: Practicing Hospitality in Post-Christian Places. Rosaria Butterfield writes “Practicing hospitality — loving strangers — is one vital way to bring together our personal relationship with Jesus with honoring him as King. We can practice hospitality with joy in a post-Christian society — and we must.”
- Should Our Sexual Desires Determine Who We Truly Are? In this short video, Carl Trueman addresses this question.
- Will God Forgive My Worst Sin? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question from a woman who had an abortion “Does God even want to forgive me for this? Does he want me and still have the plans for me that he did before, or are those plans gone? I’m disgusted with myself. I just hope that there’s still hope for me, which I know that even wanting that is selfish and unwarranted at this point.”
- Why Do I Exist? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper looks at Isaiah 43:6–7, and draws out the points we need on this text.
- American Church, Is Your Christ Too Cheap? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question that reads in part “What can Christians do to encourage one another in faith and treasuring Christ? I am saddened and worried about the future of the church and Christianity because of what I see being normalized in the church today.”
- What Does It Mean That Christ Is the Author and Perfecter of Our Faith? Hebrews 12:2states that Jesus is the “author and finisher of our faith.” Burk Parsons helps us understand what this verse means and how to apply this truth to our lives.
- The Busy Soul Learning to Wait on God. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “What does an active person like me need to learn about waiting on God to act? What does waiting look like for an active person like me?”
- What Does the Upper Room Discourse Show Us about the Heart of Christ? In this video, Sinclair Ferguson shares the significance of Christ’s dialogue with His disciples in the Upper Room.
- Divine Immutability Explained. What does it mean that God is immutable? By itself, the concept of immutability can either be good or bad. But if you’re God, immutability is a very good thing. In this installment in Kevin DeYoung’s explainer video series, he examines God’s incommunicable attribute of “Divine Immutability.”
- 5 Things You Should Know About Hell. Aaron Garriott writes “Much of what we learn about hell, in fact, comes from the loving Jesus Himself, whose teaching concerning hell expands on the teaching of the Old Testament.”
- Always Ready: Sanford 2024 Conference. Recently, Ligonier Ministries hosted an Always Ready youth apologetics conference in Sanford, Florida, to prepare students to respond to these ideas with the truth of God. Eric Bancroft, Nathan W. Bingham, Stephen Nichols, and Burk Parsons provided an overview of key issues in apologetics to help equip students to defend their faith and be a light for Christ among their friends. You can watch these messages here.
- Anchoring Truths, Natural Law, and Moral Order — A Conversation with Professor Hadley Arkes. On this episode of the Thinking in Public podcast, Albert Mohler visits with founder and director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding, Professor Hadley Arkes, about his most recent book Mere Natural Law.
- Gathered worship reminds us that we are not alone, that we have a family, that our family consists of peoples from all tribes, tongues, and nations, and that one day we’ll all be together loving each other and worshiping our Savior face to face. Burk Parsons
- I have reason to praise him for my trials, for, most probably, I should have been ruined without them. John Newton
- The more joyful we are as Christians, the more we glorify Christ. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- We love until we are betrayed. Jesus continued to the cross despite betrayal. We love until we are forsaken. Jesus loved through forsakenness. We love up to a limit. Jesus loves to the end. Dane Ortlund
- God will give us what we need but not until we need it. One day at a time. Kathy Keller
- Do you imagine that the gospel is a nose of wax which can be shaped to suit the face of each succeeding age? Is the revelation once given by the Spirit of God to be interpreted according to the fashion of the period? Charles Spurgeon
- The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. Tim Keller
- The gospel isn’t advice, instructions, threats, or warnings. It isn’t our response to the gospel: not our repentance, faith, or obedience. It’s not our story or our testimony. It is the good news of victory of all God has accomplished for us through Christ by the Spirit. Burk Parsons
- Prayer is one of the necessary wheels of the machinery of providence. Charles Spurgeon
