- Is Living Together Before Marriage Really a Sin? Daniel Darling writes “Is living together a healthy trial run for marriage? Is it a good way for two people to see if they’re compatible enough to make a lifelong commitment? If not, why?”
- 12 Fresh Ways to Read Your Bible in 2025. Tim Challies writes “A new year offers a new opportunity—an opportunity to rethink and refresh the way you read your Bible. While some have found a pattern or habit they love and will never deviate from, others like to look for new ways to read, digest, and apply the Word. For those who may be interested in trying something new, here are a few ideas that may be worth considering.”
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- What is the Wrath of God? Robert Rothwell writes “The wrath of God is the response of our holy and righteous God against sin and sinners that have not been covered by the atonement of Christ.”
- Will I Suffer My Singleness Forever? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question that reads in part “My question is, if I die unmarried, yet remained faithful to Christ and have kept myself pure, will I have the same grief in my heart that Jephthah’s daughter dealt with in those last two months of her life for everything that I will never experience as well?”
- Does God Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner? Andrew Walker answers this question in this episode of Honest Answers.
- How Does God Deliver Me from Pain by Pain? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “First, how does God deliver us from our affliction through affliction? And second, what kinds of suffering would God use in our own lives to get our attention today? For the believer, will there be any mistaking it when it comes into our lives, when God is trying to ‘open our ears’ by it? Is it possible for us to miss it?”
- 3 Questions about Creation: Who, How, and Why? Kevin DeYoung writes “When considering the creation of the universe, there are three principal questions we can ask: Who? How? and Why?”
- My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2024. Collin Hansen shares his top 10 theology stories for 2024.
- Can I Passionately Follow Jesus and Not Care About Good Doctrine? In this short video, Kevin DeYoung states “If a Christian is really intent on following God, knowing God, and they’re fired up and want to be passionate about God, don’t make the mistake of thinking that doctrine and head knowledge is the opposite of passionate heart knowledge.”
- Editor’s Choice: The Best of 2024. Collin Hansen Shares his annual list of the best articles, interviews, conference talks, and podcasts from The Gospel Coalition in 2024.
- We’re called out of darkness and into the light and then called to go back into the darkness and shine. Burk Parsons
- Doctrine divides, but doctrine also unites. It binds together the hearts of God’s people who celebrate the truth of God. R.C. Sproul
- The product of a true, growing, gospel-centered nature is often gentleness. Tim Keller
- When God begins a fresh work, He sets His people to praying. Matthew Henry
- Sorrow and grief drive you into God and show you resources you never had and never knew you needed. Tim Keller
- You can live without knowing the future because your Lord holds the future in his hands. Paul Tripp
- God has made us for Himself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Him. Augustine
- In the kingdom of God, true greatness is measured by our service, not by the number of our servants. It’s seen not in how high up the ladder we’ve climbed, but in how far down we’re prepared to climb for the sake of others. Sinclair Ferguson
- We don’t produce good works in order to acquire God’s love but because we have his love. We obey, not in order to obtain God’s salvation, but because God has saved us. Dan Doriani
