The Gospel Coalition’s 2024 Women’s Conference is happening June 20–22 in Indianapolis, and this year’s theme is Behold and Believe: Encountering Jesus as the Great I AM. More than 5,000 women have already registered for the conference, which will examine the seven “I AM” statements of Jesus recorded in John’s Gospel: the Bread of Life the Light...
In her breakout session at TGC23, Ruth Chou Simons teaches how to navigate life’s challenges by focusing on God’s unchanging character, which guides and sustains believers through life’s wilderness. As we look for God’s attributes in everyday life and align with his purpose for our lives, we find fulfillment and resilience amid our struggles. Through...
With the publication of an English translation of Herman Bavinck’s Christianity and Science in 2023 and the growing literature on his thought, more and more readers are now considering his theology and the neo-Calvinist tradition he represents.1 Picking up Bavinck’s Reformed Dogmatics, Christianity and Science or Philosophy of Revelation, however, can...
Track and field athletes want to run fast, jump high, and throw far. I’m a varsity coach at a small Christian school, and I want this for our athletes too. I even want them to win. This may sound strange, but I hope other schools want to win against us too. I don’t say this because rivalry draws out better performances, though often it does. I want...
Reading the mail of significant figures is a long-treasured practice, no matter the distance in time or difference in culture. Some of the most beloved letters among Reformed thinkers include those of John Calvin (1509–64). Calvin’s correspondence reveals his inward meditations; he utilized letter writing as a form of self-examination, in the context...
The Story: The Department of Education’s new rule’s expanding protections for LGBT+ students could lead to punishment for those who disagree with transgender orthodoxy. The Background: On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released a 1,577-page document issuing its final regulation under Title IX, intended to clarify sex discrimination by...