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Article by: Dan Olson Our aim at TGC is to promote gospel-centered ministry for the next generation. We do this by gathering, equipping, and resourcing Christians to live out the gospel of Jesus
Article by: Kristen Wetherell “It feels like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.” I sat on the edge of our bed with tears in my eyes, attempting to describe to my husband the silent,
Article by: Ben Peays The Gospel Coalition is excited to welcome four newly elected members to our Council and four Council associates. Each
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Article by: Joe Carter Our country is in pain. A series of inexplicable killings, including five police officers in Dallas, has occurred this week. Many of us are anxious and hurting. All of us are
Article by: Greg Forster Joe Carter is right: Christians should affirm the declarations of the
Article by: Ivan Mesa Two more police shootings of black men—Alton Sterling in Louisiana and
Article by: Staff Speaker: David Platt Date: May 18, 2016 Event: The Gospel Coalition 2016 Council Colloquium in Chicago, Illinois Article by: Joe Carter The Story: A church in Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the state’s civil rights commission because a state law threatens to censor the
Article by: Micah Fries What do you think of when you consider a church that contextualizes the gospel? Maybe you think of some uber-contemporary worship service with a pastor arrayed in
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Article by: Aaron Wilson In our polarized culture it’s rare to find a spiritual phrase that receives broad agreement from a large cross section of the population. Nevertheless, the popular
Article by: Benjamin Vrbicek If you loved the show 24, where every season Jack Bauer managed to save the world in just one day, you probably remember the entertainment vacuum after a season ended. You
Article by: Jennifer Marshall The news several years ago that single women outnumbered married women for the first time in U.S. history was a Rorschach
Article by: Victoria Wilson During my first pregnancy, I drank the birth junkie Kool-Aid poured out by my foremothers. I practiced relaxation techniques and did my Kegel exercises. I read childbirth books and
Article by: Staff “If God can do everything . . . why does he condition it on our prayers? Why do we pray, and he supplies? Because he's a father, and he wants us near. He wants us to
Article by: Adam Mabry White-haired, suit-wearing Presbyterian lawyers don’t typically garner the fandom of teenagers, but Mr. Z did. Each week dozens of us would gather in his home. He would feed us
Article by: Mike Pettengill Before I discuss the pitfalls of being a missionary tourist, I suppose I should clarify what I mean. A missionary isn’t a tourist just because he takes selfies, buys
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