23+ hour, 56+ min ago  (501+ words) Christians, especially pastors, need thoughtful resources to equip themselves to reach Latter-day Saints with the gospel. Beshears provides just such a resource, written with the charitable tone he hopes evangelicals will adopt when engaging Latter-day Saints. One thing is clear…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1062+ words) In 1994, Robert Zemeckis released a film that went on to win six Oscars, gross over half a billion dollars, and launch Tom Hanks into superstardom. The film tells the story of Forrest Gump, a kindhearted, Alabama boy with intellectual disabilities…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (628+ words) This cohort teaches you to do both. What You'll Learn to Do Who This Is For With your registration you'll receive: Are you on a church staff or considering this cohort as a group at a church? If so, we…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1865+ words) Recently, a man noticed major construction on a 120-year-old church building in Aberdeen, Scotland. Curious, he approached someone who seemed to be involved with the project. "Is this going to be another hotel?" he asked. "So I understand why he…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (731+ words) Put yourself in a young man's shoes (unless you are a young man). Then imagine how frustrating it must feel to be told that manhood conditions every facet of your life, and yet you're offered no clear guidance on how…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (802+ words) The Pastor's Toolkit is an ongoing series of practical resources for pastors, particularly focused on preaching and leadership. Find more pastoral ministry resources at our TGC Pastors page. Today, the table is celebrated less frequently and more languidly by many....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (650+ words) As gospel-believing Christians, we know that God has sovereignly guided the church throughout all its history. Does this mean we're obligated to believe everything the church has ever believed? If not, what are we to hold on to from the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (776+ words) Some of us are embarrassed by the Bible's difficult passages on slavery. We wish it simply said, "Earthly masters, free your slaves. Slaves, leave your earthly masters," and we can't help but feel more antislavery than the Bible. So we…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (531+ words) Can the Bible be funny? It's one of those questions Christians love to debate, and it was on my mind as I sat down to watch The Promised Land, a situation comedy in which the situation is ancient Israel's 40 years…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (790+ words) It's not hard to see why. Van der Kolk validates the reality that trauma significantly affects the body, arguing it reshapes the brain by imprinting on a person's nervous system and causing physiological responses that persist even when the person…...